title: Astrotischeria neotropicana sp. nov.-a leaf-miner on Sida, Malvaceae, currently with the broadest distribution range in the Neotropics (Lepidoptera, Tischeriidae).
abstract: This paper describes Astrotischeria neotropicana Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Tischeriidae), a new leaf-miner on Sida (Malvaceae) with a broad distribution range in tropical Central & South America. The new species is currently recorded from the Amazon Basin in Peru and Ecuador to tropical lowlands in Guatemala and Belize (including the Caribbean Archipelago). The new species is illustrated with photographs of the adults, male and female genitalia, and the leaf-mines; distribution map is also provided.
authors.affiliation: Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences and Baltic-American Biotaxonomy Institute, Studentų St.39, Vilnius LT-08106, Lithuania; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Arūnas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diškus
authors.affiliation: Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences and Baltic-American Biotaxonomy Institute, Studentų St.39, Vilnius LT-08106, Lithuania; Email: stonis@leu.lt.
authors.forename: Jonas R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Stonis
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D001531:Belize; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D006166:Guatemala; D008297:Male; D019660:Malvaceae / Q000469:parasitology; D009036:Moths / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D009929:Organ Size; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000469:parasitology