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Issue: Vol. 5507 No. 2: 12 Sept. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-09-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5507.2.1
Page range: 201-223
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How high can trumpet moths occur: documentation of mountainous leaf-mining Tischeriidae, featuring a species from record-high elevations

State Research Institute Nature Research Centre; Akademijos g. 2; Vilnius 08412; Lithuania
Vilnius 08412; Lithuania; Vytautas Magnus University; K. Donelaičio g. 58; 44248; Kaunas; Lithuania
State Research Institute Nature Research Centre; Akademijos g. 2; Vilnius 08412; Lithuania
State Research Institute Nature Research Centre; Akademijos g. 2; Vilnius 08412; Lithuania
Museo de La Plata; Paseo del Bosque s/n; 1900 La Plata; Argentina
Lepidoptera Andes Astrotischeria Baccharis leaf mines new species taxonomy trumpet leafminer moths trumpet moths

Abstract

This publication describes four new high-altitude species of Tischeriidae, all within the genus Astrotischeria Puplesis & Diškus: A. peruanica Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov., A. montivaga Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov., A. viscacha Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov., and A. andina Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov. Notably, A. andina sp. nov., is the highest-recorded Tischeriidae species, documented at an elevation of 3,600 meters, the highest altitude recorded for the family worldwide to date. The study also provides a summary of current species distribution data, indicating that species from altitudes up to 2,000 meters are predominant, with high-elevation species above 3,000 m comprising about 5% in the tropics and 2% globally. It is hypothesized that there is a high probability of discovering more high-elevation Tischeriidae within the genus Astrotischeria, particularly those feeding on Baccharis L. in the Andes, South America. Additionally, a new elevation record for the mountainous species Astrotischeria parapallens Diškus & Stonis is documented. The article is illustrated with 63 figures, including photographs of the adults, male and female genitalia, leaf mines and their habitats, a molecular topology, and graphics depicting trends in Tischeriidae occurrence across different elevations.

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