Coptotriche forsteroniae Stonis & Diškus, 2008

Stonis, Jonas R., Diškus, Arūnas, Remeikis, Andrius & Lewis, Owen T., 2020, Exceptional diversity of Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera) from a single tropical forest site in Belize, Central America, European Journal of Taxonomy 723, pp. 33-76 : 71

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2020.723.1143

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A10E8F27-8E1F-42F8-B2A3-C441B237C859

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4332298

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/883487D0-3241-FFC7-DAD7-FE58A92EC9C7

treatment provided by

Valdenar

scientific name

Coptotriche forsteroniae Stonis & Diškus, 2008
status

 

Coptotriche forsteroniae Stonis & Diškus, 2008 View in CoL

Figs 32–34 View Figs 21–34 , 135–142 View Figs 132–138 View Figs 139–142

Coptotriche forsteroniae Stonis & Diškus, 2008: 104–105 View in CoL , fig. 5a–c.

Tischeria View in CoL sp. 8 – Lewis et al. 2002: 872.

Diagnosis

External characters are not sufficient for the identification of this species. In the male genitalia, Coptotriche forsteroniae resembles C. pulverea ( Walsingham, 1897) ; however, C. forsteroniae is distinguishable from the latter and all other species of Coptotriche by the rhomboid apex of the phallus ( Fig. 138 View Figs 132–138 ). The host plant, Forsteronia myriantha Donn.Sm. (Apocynaceae) , makes C. forsteroniae unique among all other Tischeriidae (the morphologically similar C. pulverea feeds on Terminalia amazonia (J.F.Gmel.) Exell (Combretaceae) .

Material examined

Holotype

BELIZE • ♂; 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. 31446; NHMUK 010289325 View Materials . GoogleMaps

Paratypes

BELIZE • 4 ♂♂; same collection data as for holotype; genitalia slide no. 31445♂; NHMUK 010289326 View Materials to 010289329 View Materials GoogleMaps 6 ♂♂; Cayo District, Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Las Cuevas ; 16°43′53″ N, 88°59′11″ W; alt. 550 m; 3–16 Apr. 1998; R. Puplesis and S.R. Hill leg.; at light; genitalia slide no. 010316200♂; NHMUK 010289330 View Materials to 010289335 View Materials GoogleMaps 4 ♂♂; same locality as for preceding; 24 Mar. 1998; O.T. Lewis leg.; mining larvae on Forsteronia myriantha Donn.Sm. (Apocynaceae); genitalia slide nos 010316199♂, 010316201♂; NHMUK 010289336 View Materials to 010289339 View Materials GoogleMaps .

Description

The species was described and illustrated by Stonis & Diškus (2008: 104–105, fig. 5a–c). Here, on the basis of the studied material, we are the first to provide photographic documentation of the male genitalia of the species ( Figs 135–142 View Figs 132–138 View Figs 139–142 ).

Biology

Host plant: Forsteronia myriantha Donn.Sm. (Apocynaceae) . Larvae mine leaves in March and probably at other times of the year. The leaf mine has a blotch shape (not preserved with the reared specimens by the collector and therefore not studied in detail and undocumented). This species was listed as ‘ Tischeria sp. 8’ by Lewis et al. (2002). Of 6 living mines reared successfully, none were parasitised.

Flight period

Based on specimens collected at light, adults occur in April. Based on reared specimens, adults also occur in March.

Distribution

So far this species is known from a single locality in Belize, Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Las Cuevas, at an elevation of about 550 m.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Tischeriidae

Genus

Coptotriche

Loc

Coptotriche forsteroniae Stonis & Diškus, 2008

Stonis, Jonas R., Diškus, Arūnas, Remeikis, Andrius & Lewis, Owen T. 2020
2020
Loc

Tischeria

Lewis O. T. & Memmott J. & Lasalle J. & Lyal C. H. & Whitefoord C. & Godfray H. C. J. 2002: 872
2002
Loc

Coptotriche forsteroniae Stonis & Diškus, 2008: 104–105

Coptotriche forsteroniae Stonis & Diškus, 2008: 104–105 , fig. 5a–c.
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