Illustrated review of the leaf-mining Nepticulidae of the central Andes (Peru and Bolivia)
Author
Stonis, Jonas R.
Author
Diškus, Arūnas
Author
Remeikis, Andrius
Author
Karsholt, Ole
Author
Torres, Nixon Cumbicus
text
Zootaxa
2017
4257
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journal article
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10.5281/zenodo.556874
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1175-5326
556874
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12.
Stigmella imperatoria
Puplesis & Robinson, 2000
(
Figs 1
,
32
,
37
)
Stigmella imperatoria
Puplesis & Robinson, 2000
: 30
–31, figs 23, 113–116.
Stigmella imperatoria
Puplesis & Robinson, in
Stonis
et al
. 2016d
: 49
–51, figs 18, 27, 128–132.
Material
examined.
3 ♂
(
holotype
and
paratypes
),
PERU
, Dept.
Ancash
,
35 km
SE of Huaraz
,
Cerro Cahuish
,
Quabrada Pucavado
,
4100 m
,
15–18.ii.1987
,
O. Karsholt
, genitalia slide nos
Diškus
195 (
holotype
),
Diškus
196 (
paratype
) (
ZMUC
).
Diagnosis.
This relatively large species differs from other
Stigmella
species, including the Andean species, in the long and narrow uncus, gnathos and phallus, and also by bulged inner lobe of valva and the copper-gold lustre of forewing. The configuration of the cornuti in the phallus is highly diagnostic.
Male
(
Fig. 32
). Described in
Puplesis & Robinson, 2000
: 30–31. Forewing length:
4.1–4.3 mm
; wingspan: 9.0–
9.6 mm
.
Female
. Unknown.
Male genitalia.
Illustrated in
Stonis
et al
. 2016d
: figs 130–132.
Bionomics.
Adults fly in February. Otherwise unknown. As all other members of the same
S. imperatoria
species group, we expect it will be found to be a
Rosaceae
leaf-miner (
Stonis
et al.
2016b
), with cocoons spined inside of mines.
Distribution
(
Figs 1
). This species occurs in the high Peruvian Andes (
Peru
:
Ancash
Departamento) at altitudes about
4100 m
.