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Astrotischeria casila Diskus & Stonis 2018

Authors :: Stonis, Jonas R.
Di��kus, Ar��nas
Remeikis, Andrius
Lewis, Owen T.
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Zenodo, 2020.
Abstract: Astrotischeria casila Di��kus & Stonis, 2018 Figs 16, 85��86 Astrotischeria casila Di��kus & Stonis in Stonis et al., 2018a: 37, 43, figs 127��159. Tischeria sp. 9 �� Lewis et al. 2002: 872. Diagnosis External characters are not sufficient for the identification of this species. In the male genitalia, the combination of a unique, helmet-like anellus, a large dorsal lobe on the uncus and weakly divided apical lobes of the phallus in the male genitalia distinguishes A. casila from all other congeneric species. Material examined Holotype BELIZE �� &male;; Cayo District, Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Las Cuevas; 16��43��53�� N, 88��59��11�� W; alt. 550 m; 29 Jun. 1998; O.T. Lewis leg.; mining larvae on Montanoa atriplicifolia (Pers.) Sch.Bip. (Asteraceae); field card no. 3954-29/6; genitalia slide no. 010316219&male; (former no. AD939); NHMUK 010289244. Paratypes BELIZE �� 9 &male;&male;, 6 &female;&female;; same locality and host-plant data as for holotype; 2 Apr. 1998 and 13 Jun.��12 Jul. 1998; O.T. Lewis leg.; field card nos 2850, 3676 to 3679, 3944, 3953, 4202, 4247, 2.096, 3.030, 23.029, 27.046, 30.026; genitalia slide nos 010316220&male; (former no. AD849), 010316221&male; (former no. AD295), 010316223&female; (former no. AD940); NHMUK 010289245 to 010289253 and NHMUK 010289255 to 010289260 �� 1 &male;; Cayo District, San Ignacio, secondary forest; 17��09��15�� N, 89��04��04�� W; alt. 85 m; 17��18 Apr. 1998; R. Puplesis and S.R. Hill leg.; at light; genitalia slide no. 010316222&male; (former no. AD934); NHMUK 010289254. Description The species was described and illustrated by Stonis et al. (2018a: 37, 43, figs 127��159). Biology Host plant: Montanoa atriplicifolia (Pers.) Sch.Bip. (Asteraceae). The leaf mine is a blotch which forms a translucent window in the leaf. This species was listed as �� Tischeria sp. 9�� by Lewis et al. (2002). Of 213 mines reared successfully, 59 (27.7%) produced parasitoids. Flight period Based on reared specimens from Las Cuevas, adults occur during April and June��October. Distribution Currently known only from the Cayo District of Belize (Las Cuevas and San Ignacio).<br />Published as part of Stonis, Jonas R., Di��kus, Ar��nas, Remeikis, Andrius & Lewis, Owen T., 2020, Exceptional diversity of Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera) from a single tropical forest site in Belize, Central America, pp. 33-76 in European Journal of Taxonomy 723 on pages 52-54, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.723.1143, http://zenodo.org/record/4250536<br />{"references":["Stonis J. R., Diskus A., Carvalho Filho F. & Lewis O. T. 2018 a. American Asteraceae-feeding Astrotischeria species with a highly modified, three-lobed valva in the male genitalia (Lepidoptera, Tischeriidae). Zootaxa 4469 (1): 1 - 69. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4469.1.1","Lewis O. T., Memmott J., Lasalle J., Lyal C. H., Whitefoord C. & Godfray H. C. J. 2002. Structure of a diverse tropical forest insect-parasitoid community. Journal of Animal Ecology 71 (5): 855 - 873. https: // doi. org / 10.1046 / j. 1365 - 2656.2002.00651. x"]}