A remarkable new species of Stephensia Stainton (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) from Belize rainforest (Central America).
Stephensia armata sp. n., a remarkable species is described from Belize (Central America). The external features and genitalia of the male are figured and described in detail. A distribution map for all six Elachistidae species, currently recorded from tropical America, is given: Perittia smaragdophanes (Meyrick), P. punatensis Kaila, Elachista albisquamella Zeller, E. saccharella (Busck), E. vasrana Kaila and Stephensia armata Sruoga, sp. n.
Department of Zoology, Vilnius Pedagogical University, Vilnius, Lithuania. sruogavir@vpu.lt
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D000818:Animals; D001531:Belize; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005843:Geography; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013045:Species Specificity