Checklist of African Tischeriidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera) with a redescription of the formerly neglected Tischeria urticicolella from Equatorial Africa.
Tischeria urticicolella (Ghesquière, 1940)--a poorly studied species from the Democratic Republic of Congo and formerly known as a member of the Gracillariidae--is redescribed and reported as belonging to the Tischeriidae for the first time. The external features and male genitalia are figured and described. A checklist and distribution map for all 18 Tischeriidae species currently recorded from Africa (including the Canary Islands) are given.
Puplesis
Rimantas
R
Department of Zoology, Vilnius Pedagogical University, Lithuania. r.puplesis@vpu.lt
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Arūnas
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D000349:Africa; D000818:Animals; D003710:Demography; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D013045:Species Specificity