Stigmella taigae Puplesis, 1984a: 112

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 : 15

16. Stigmella taigae Puplesis, 1984a: 112 , 113.

Morphology update ( Figs 54–56 ): Valva with papillae on inner lobe ( Fig. 54 ). Aedeagus with larger clusters of spine-like cornuti ( Figs 55, 56 ).

Material examined: 1 ♂, holotype, Primorskiy Kray, 20 km E Ussuriysk, Gornotayezhnoe , larva on Rhamnus sp. 25.vii.1983, ex pupa 5.viii.1983, field card no. 3025 , leg. R. Puplesis, genitalia slide no. AG 405 ( ZIN) .

Figures

FIGURES 54–59. Male genitalia of Stigmella species. 54, S. taigae Puplesis, general view (aedeagus removed), holotype, slide no. AG 405 (ZIN); 55, same, aedeagus and dorsal view of cornuti; 56, same, ventral view of cornuti; 57, S. amuriella Puplesis, general view (aedeagus removed), paratype, slide no. AG 409 (ZIN); 58, same, aedeagus, ventral view of cornuti and cathrema; 59, same, dorsal view. Scale bar 100 µm.