What are the smallest moths (Lepidoptera) in the world?

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4942 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-289
Author(s):  
JONAS R. STONIS ◽  
ANDRIUS REMEIKIS ◽  
ARŪNAS DIŠKUS ◽  
SVETLANA BARYSHNIKOVA ◽  
M. ALMA SOLIS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
East Asian ◽  
The South ◽  
The World ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
A New Species

The world’s smallest moths in Lepidoptera (Insecta) and the complexity in making such a determination are examined and discussed. The forewing length and wingspan of 650 species were measured and the same data were retrieved from published papers to determine which species and family have the smallest moths in the world. The minimal recorded forewing length was found to be around 1.2–1.3 mm and the wingspan around 2.6–2.8 mm in two families, the Gracillariidae and Nepticulidae. Among Lepidoptera, the following species have the smallest moths globally: the European Johanssoniella acetosae (Stainton), the Peruvian Simplimorpha kailai Stonis & Diškus, the Mexican Stigmella maya Remeikis & Stonis, the Mediterranean S. diniensis (Klimesh), the Mediterranean Parafomoria liguricella (Klimesh) (Nepticulidae), the South East Asian Porphyrosela alternata Kumata, and the Central African P. desmodivora De Prins (Gracillariidae). Additionally, in the Nepticulidae, we provide a measurement update for Stigmella maya Remeikis & Stonis, one of the tiniest species with a forewing length of 1.3 mm and wingspan of 2.8 mm, and describe a new species, Stigmella incaica Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov., with a forewing length of 1.75 to 1.95 mm and a wingspan of 3.8 to 4.3 mm. 

scholarly journals New species of the genus Ypsolopha Latreille, 1796 (Lepidoptera: Ypsolophidae) from the south of the Russian Far East

2020 ◽  
Vol 421 ◽  
pp. 14-26
Author(s):  
M.G. Ponomarenko ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Genetic Distance ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Russian Far East ◽  
Far East ◽  
The South ◽  
Asian Species ◽  
A New Species ◽  
The Russian Far East

An analysis of the mtCOI sequences in the species from the genus Ypsolopha Latreille, 1796 made it possible to confirm a new species for science, Y. occultatella sp. n., morphologically similar to the East Asian species Y. yasudai Moriuti, 1964. The genetic distance between the mtCOI sequences in Y. occultatella sp. n. and Y. yasudai is 0,066–0,069 (6,6–6,9 %). However, the minimal genetic distance, 0,038–0,042 (3,8–4,2 %), was determined between the mtCOI sequences of the new species and Y. blandella (Christoph, 1882), while these species differ well in the forewing pattern.

scholarly journals The identity of the ascidians Styela mammiculata Carlisle and S. clava Herdman

1960 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 509-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. H. Millar
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Introduced Species ◽  
South Coast ◽  
The South ◽  
The World ◽  
Favourable Environment ◽  
Range Of Variation ◽  
A New Species

Carlisle (1954) described Styela mammiculata, a new species of stalked ascidian from the Plymouth area, and suggested that it had been brought into British waters, probably with oysters. Its recent discovery on other parts of the south coast of England (Houghton & Millar, 1960) supports the idea that it is an introduced species which is now spreading through a favourable environment. It is well, therefore, to consider whether this may not be a species known from another part of the world. Tokioka (1955) examined one of Carlisle's specimens and suggested that it fell within the range of variation of S. clava Herdman. As many specimens of S.mammiculata are now available, a more extensive comparison has been made and is reported in this paper.

First record and a new species of Megarthrus Curtis (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Proteininae) from the Colombian Central Andes

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2916 (1) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
MARGARITA M. LÓPEZ-GARCÍA ◽  
DIANA M. Méndez-Rojas ◽  
JOSÉ LUÍS NAVARRETE-HEREDIA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Central America ◽  
First Record ◽  
Central Andes ◽  
South American ◽  
The South ◽  
The World ◽  
Northern South America ◽  
A New Species

The genus Megarthrus Curtis 1829 with about 139 species described around the world, is the largest of the subfamily Proteininae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) (Cuccodoro 2011). Megarthrus is distributed worldwide (Cuccodoro 1999) but it is apparently more diverse in the Holartic region (Navarrete-Heredia et al. 2002). However, the South American fauna is underestimated because many of the collected specimens are not yet described (Cuccodoro 2011). Newton et al. (2005) cited the genus as probable in Colombia because some species are known from Central America and northern South America, but until now, no species has been published from Colombia. Therefore, M. andinus sp. nov. represents the first record of the genus and subfamily for this country.

Drosophilidae (Insecta: Diptera) of Three Torres Strait Islands, With Description of a New Species of Drosophila.

1981 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 907 ◽  
Author(s):  
SF Mcevey
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
East Asian ◽  
The South ◽  
Australian Species ◽  
Torres Strait ◽  
A New Species

Drosophilidae were collected from three Torres Strait islands: Thursday, Moa and Mount Adolphus. A total of 17 species of the six genera Drosophila, Mycodrosophila, Lissocephala, Sphaerogastrella, Microdrosophila and Leucophenga were collected, the largest island having the most diverse fauna. The new Torres Strait records given here extend the known distributions of several Australian species and link the ranges of other species found in Australia with south-east Asian records. A new species of the subgenus Scaptodrosophila, Drosophila moana, is described. An unidentified taxon of the south-east Asian nmuta subgroup, possessing entire frontal pollinosity, is also recorded.

A new species of Eoperipatus (Onychophora) from Vietnam reveals novel morphological characters for the South-East Asian Peripatidae

2013 ◽  
Vol 252 (4) ◽  
pp. 495-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivo de Sena Oliveira ◽  
Stefan Schaffer ◽  
Pavel V. Kvartalnov ◽  
Eduard A. Galoyan ◽  
Igor V. Palko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
The South ◽  
A New Species

Lythrum netofa (Lythraceae) a new species from a temporary flooded plain of Israel

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 437 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-50
Author(s):  
ANTOINE GAZAIX ◽  
SHMUEL MAZAR ◽  
SHIR VERED
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Mediterranean Area ◽  
Lythrum Salicaria ◽  
Temporary Pools ◽  
The World ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
A New Species

Species of the genus Lythrum Linnaeus (1753: 446) (Lythraceae) occur in temporary pools and wetlands (Morris, 2007) with about 35 species around the world (Graham, 2007). In the Mediterranean area, there are more than 10 species that mostly occur in temporary pools (Castroviejo Bolibar et al., 1997; Tison et al. 2014). Most of the species are also present in East and Central Asia (Webb, 1968). However, some species are limited to Europe, mostly Western Europe, e.g. L. flexuosum Lagasca (1816: 16) and L. baeticum González-Albo (1936: 141) (Castroviejo Bolibar et al., 1997), some are limited to West Asia, e.g. L. silenoides Boissier & Noë (in Boissier 1856: 55) (Ghazanfar, 2016), while Lythrum salicaria Linnaeus (1753: 446), the loosestrife, is widely distributed in Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania and introduced in North America.

scholarly journals OCYS PHOCEUS N. SP., A NEW INTERESTING OROPHILOUS SPECIES OF CENTRAL GREECE (Coleoptera, Carabidae) (*)

2012 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pier Mauro Giachino ◽  
Dante Vailati
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Ground Beetles ◽  
Central Greece ◽  
The World ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
A New Species ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

<p>(*) Results of the programme “Research Missions in the Mediterranean Basin” sponsored by the World Biodiversity Association onlus. XXVIIIth contribution.</p><p>A new species of Trechinae ground beetles (Coleotera, Carabidae), <em>Ocys phoceus</em> n. sp., is described from Kokkiniás Mt. in the Vardoússia Mts. (Prefecture of Fokída, Greece). <em>Ocys phoceus</em> n. sp. is strictly related, and represents the Western vicariant, of<em> O. rotundipennis</em> Huber and Marggi, 2001, of the Parnassós Mt.</p>

scholarly journals Salmoneus kekovae, a new species of alpheid shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) from the south-western coast of Turkey

2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. GRIPPA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Western Coast ◽  
The South ◽  
Gobiid Fish ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Alpheid Shrimp

A new species of Salmoneus collected in Turkish waters is described. It appears to live in burrows associated with gobiid fish or thalassinidean decapods, as do other species in the genus. Previously, twenty Salmoneus species have been recognised worldwide, two of which are known from the Mediterranean. Some morphological features are discussed in order to determine their taxonomic value. A table summarises the geographical distribution of the 21 species currently recognised.

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