Stigmella micromelis Puplesis, 1985: 59

Stonis, Jonas R. & Rocienė, Agnė, 2013, Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) of East Asia (1). Re-examination of the male genitalia of types deposited at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Zootaxa 3652 (1), pp. 1-59 : 13

14. Stigmella micromelis Puplesis, 1985: 59 , 60.

Morphology update ( Figs 45–49 ): A more thorough examination of the male genitalia of the holotype reveals very little difference from that of the original description ( Puplesis 1985: fig. 4 and Puplesis 1994: fig. 300).

Material examined: 1 ♂, holotype, Primorskiy Kray, 20 km E Ussuriysk, Gornotayezhnoe , larva on Micromeles alnifolia 8–15.ix.1982, ex pupa 12.iv.1982, field card no. 2127 , leg. R. Puplesis, genitalia slide no. AG 406 ( ZIN) .

Figures

FIGURES 45–49. Male genitalia of Stigmella micromelis Puplesis, holotype, slide no. AG 406 (ZIN). 45, general view (aedeagus removed); 46, ventral view; 47, inner lobes of valvae; 48, aedeagus (broken); 49, same, other view to cornuti and cathrema. Scale bar 100 µm.