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Issue: Vol. 4399 No. 3: 22 Mar. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-03-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4399.3.6
Page range: 361–370
Abstract views: 87
PDF downloaded: 77

Discovery of Ulmaceae-feeding Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera, Tischerioidea), Tischeria ulmella sp. nov., and the first report of the Quercus-feeding T. naraensis Sato in China

Leafminer Group, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Jiangxi 341000, China.
Leafminer Group, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Jiangxi 341000, China.
Leafminer Group, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Jiangxi 341000, China.
Department of Biology and Chemistry, Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences and Baltic-American Biotaxonomy Institute, Studentu St. 39, Vilnius LT-08106, Lithuania.
Department of Biology and Chemistry, Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences and Baltic-American Biotaxonomy Institute, Studentu St. 39, Vilnius LT-08106, Lithuania.
Lepidoptera China leaf miners new species Tischeria Zeller Tischeriidae Ulmaceae

Abstract

We provide the first report of Tischeriidae on Ulmaceae, a novel host-plant family, and describe Tischeria ulmella Xu & Dai, sp. nov., a new species discovered in the Yellow River Scenic Area of Zhengzhou (Henan Province, China), feeding on Ulmus pumila L. We also provide a redescription of the Quercus-feeding Tischeria naraensis Sato discovered in China for the first time. Both species are illustrated with photographs of the adults, male and female genitalia, and the leaf mines.

 

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