Checklist of American Coptotriche (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Tischeriidae) with descriptions of two new species from the tropical forest of Belize (Central America).
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).
Stonis
Jonas Rimantas
JR
Department of Zoology, Vilnius Pedagogical University, 39, Studentu str., Vilnius LT-08106, Lithuania. stonis@vpu.lt
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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