First report on Paratischeria from Asia (Lepidoptera: Tischeriidae)

Abstract

We provide the first report on the leaf-mining Tischeriidae genus Paratischeria Diškus & Stonis from Asia. We describe Paratischeria jingdongensis Xu & Dai, sp. nov., a new species discovered in Yunnan, China, feeding on Dalbergia assamica Benth., Fabaceae and redescribe P. hestias (Meyrick, 1915), comb. nov., a hitherto very little known species from India, which has been recently discovered in northern Vietnam, feeding on Helicteres viscida Blume, Malvaceae. We also report on the Fabaceae family as a novel host-plant family of Tischeriidae. The described and redescribed Paratischeria species are illustrated with photographs of the leaf-mines, adults, genitalia, and habitats. We also provide maps of new Paratischeria findings, and, along with a diagnostic scheme to the genus, present some data on global distribution of Paratischeria occurring in tropical and subtropical regions on both sides of the Equator. In addition, we designate a new Paratischeria neotropicana species group and provide two more new taxonomic combinations: Paratischeria heteroterae (Frey & Boll, 1878) comb. nov. and P. capnota (Meyrick, 1915) comb. nov.

Are dominant plant species more susceptible to leaf‐mining insects? A case study at Saihanwula Nature Reserve, China

“…Our 8 years of experience with leafminer collection in China, which began in 2007, has made us thoroughly familiar with most types of leaf mines, allowing us to easily identify plants with leaf mines and some leafminer groups (Bai, Xu, & Dai, 2015, 2016; Dai et al., 2013, 2014, 2018; Liao, Liu, Xu, Staines, & Dai, 2018; Liu et al., 2015; Xu, Dai, Liao, Diškus, & Stonis, 2018; Xu et al., 2017). According to our rearing records and leaf mine characteristics, leafminers in Saihanwula belong to four insect orders: Lepidoptera (moths), Diptera (flies), Coleoptera (beetles), and Hymenoptera (sawflies).…”

“…Our 8 years of experience with leafminer collection in China, which began in 2007, has made us thoroughly familiar with most types of leaf mines, allowing us to easily identify plants with leaf mines and some leafminer groups (Bai, Xu, & Dai, 2015Dai et al, 2013Dai et al, , 2014Dai et al, , 2018Liao, Liu, Xu, Staines, & Dai, 2018;Liu et al, 2015;Xu, Dai, Liao, Diškus, & Stonis, 2018;Xu et al, 2017).…”

Discovery of leaf-mining Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera) in Colombia and their distribution in the Neotropics

“…Both of the newly discovered species have a strongly developed and thickened dorsal plate of the anellus, which was unknown for Astrotischeria, except for A. casila Diškus & Stonis (Stonis et al 2018). Previously, it was believed that such an elaborate anellus occurred only in Paratischeria (Xu et al 2017. It is also interesting to note that the uncus of A. ochrimaculosa also exhibits a unique morphology, with a very large, undivided dorsal lobe and two large ventral lobes.…”

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

“…Ulmaceae has never been reported as a host-plant family for the Tischeriidae. Prior to this publication Xu et al (2017) listed the following sixteen host-plant families for Tischeriidae: Euphorbiaceae, Rosaceae, Rhamnaceae, Fagaceae, Betulaceae, Malvaceae (including former Sterculiaceae), Combretaceae, Ericaceae, Symplocaceae, Anacardiaceae, Theaceae, Hypericaceae, Apocynaceae, Asteraceae (Diškus & Puplesis 2003a, 2003bDiškus 2005;Kobayashi et al 2016), Urticaceae (Stonis et al 2017), and Fabaceae (Xu et al 2017).…”

“…The descriptive terminology of morphological structures and the classification of Tischeriidae follow Puplesis & Diškus (2003) and Xu et al (2017).…”