title: Checklist of American Coptotriche (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Tischeriidae) with descriptions of two new species from the tropical forest of Belize (Central America).
abstract: Two new species are described from the tropical forest of Belize: Coptotriche singularis (host-plant unknown) and C. forsteroniae (leaf-miner on Forsteronia myriantha, Apocynaceae). The external features and male genitalia are figured and described for both species. A checklist of Coptotriche species comprising 31 species currently known from the Americas is given. Most of the species are known from mainland USA and Canada, and only a few from the Neotropics (the Caribbean and Belize).
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Vilnius Pedagogical University, 39, Studentu str., Vilnius LT-08106, Lithuania. stonis@vpu.lt
authors.forename: Jonas Rimantas
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Stonis
authors.forename: Arūnas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diskus
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001531:Belize; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity; D014197:Trees / Q000502:physiology*; D014329:Tropical Climate