title: Revised classification and catalogue of global Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera, Nepticuloidea).
abstract: A catalogue of all named Nepticulidae and Opostegidae is presented, including fossil species. The catalogue is simultaneously published online in the scratchpad http://nepticuloidea.info/ and in Catalogue of Life (http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/database/id/172). We provide a historical overview of taxonomic research on Nepticuloidea and a brief 'state of the art'. A DNA barcode dataset with 3205 barcodes is made public at the same time, providing DNA barcodes of ca. 779 species, of which 2563 are identified as belonging to 444 validly published species. We recognise 862 extant and 18 fossil species of Nepticulidae in 22 extant genera and the fossil form genusStigmellites. We count 192 valid Opostegidae species in 7 genera, without fossils. We also list seven dubious Nepticulidae names that cannot be placed due to absent type material and poor descriptions, 18 unavailable names in Nepticulidae that cannot be placed and we also list the 33 names (including four fossils) that once were placed as Nepticulidae or Opostegidae but are now excluded. All synonyms and previous combinations are listed. The generic classification follows the Molecular phylogeny that is published almost simultaneously. Subfamilies and tribes are not recognised, Trifurculinae Scoble, 1983 is synonymised with Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 and Opostegoidinae Kozlov, 1987 is synonymised with Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893. The status ofCasanovulaHoare, 2013,EtainiaBeirne, 1945,FomoriaBeirne, 1945,GlaucolepisBraun, 1917,MenurellaHoare, 2013,MuhabbetanaKoçak & Kemal, 2007 andZimmermanniaHering, 1940 is changed from subgenus to full genus, whereas two genera are considered synonyms again:ManoneuraDavis, 1979, a synonym ofEnteuchaMeyrick, 1915 andLevarchamaBeirne, 1945, a synonym ofTrifurculaZeller, 1848. We propose 87 new combinations in Nepticulidae and 10 in Opostegidae, largely due to the new classification, and re-examination of some species. We propose the following 37 new synonymies for species (35 in Nepticulidae, 2 in Opostegidae):Stigmella acerifoliellaDovnar-Zapolski, 1969 (unavailable, =Stigmella acernaPuplesis, 1988),Stigmella nakamuraiKemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 (=Stigmella palionisiPuplesis, 1984),Nepticula amseliSkala, 1941 (unavailable =Stigmella birgittaeGustafsson, 1985),Stigmella cathepostisKemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 (=Stigmella microtheriella(Stainton, 1854)),Stigmella populneaKemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 (=Stigmella nivenburgensis(Preissecker, 1942)),Nepticula obscurellaBraun, 1912 (revised synonymy, =Stigmella myricafoliella(Busck, 1900)),Nepticula mandingellaGustafsson, 1972 (=Stigmella wollofella(Gustafsson, 1972)),Stigmella rosaefoliella pectocatenaWilkinson & Scoble, 1979 (=Stigmella centifoliella(Zeller, 1848)),Micropteryx pomivorellaPackard, 1870 (=Stigmella oxyacanthella(Stainton, 1854)),Stigmella crataegivoraPuplesis, 1985 (=Stigmella micromelisPuplesis, 1985),Stigmella scinanellaWilkinson & Scoble, 1979 (=Stigmella purpuratella(Braun, 1917)),Stigmella palmataePuplesis, 1984 (=Stigmella filipendulae(Wocke, 1871)),Stigmella sesplicataKemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 (=Stigmella lediella(Schleich, 1867)),Stigmella rhododendrifoliaDovnar-Zapolski & Tomilova, 1978 (unavailable, =Stigmella lediella(Schleich, 1867)),Stigmella oaKemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 (=Stigmella spiculiferaKemperman & Wilkinson, 1985),Stigmella gracilipaeHirano, 2014 (=Stigmella monticulellaPuplesis, 1984),Nepticula chaoniellaHerrich-Schäffer, 1863 (=Stigmella samiatella(Zeller, 1839)),Bohemannia piotraPuplesis, 1984 (=Bohemannia pulverosella(Stainton, 1849)),Bohemannia nipponicellaHirano, 2010 (=Bohemannia manschurellaPuplesis, 1984),Sinopticula sinicaYang, 1989 (=Glaucolepis oishiella(Matsumura, 1931)),Trifurcula collinellaNel, 2012 (=Glaucolepis magna(A. Laštuvka & Z. Laštuvka, 1997)),Obrussa tigrinellaPuplesis, 1985 (=Etainia trifasciata(Matsumura, 1931)),Microcalyptris vittatusPuplesis, 1984 andMicrocalyptris arenosusFalkovitsh, 1986 (both =Acalyptris falkovitshi(Puplesis, 1984)),Ectoedemia castaneaeBusck, 1913,Ectoedemia heinrichiBusck, 1914 andEctoedemia helenellaWilkinson, 1981 (all three =Zimmermannia bosquella(Chambers, 1878)),Ectoedemia chloranthisMeyrick, 1928 andEctoedemia acanthellaWilkinson & Newton, 1981 (both =Zimmermannia grandisella(Chambers, 1880)),Ectoedemia coruscellaWilkinson, 1981 (=Zimmermannia mesoloba(Davis, 1978)),Ectoedemia piperellaWilkinson & Newton, 1981 andEctoedemia reneellaWilkinson, 1981 (both =Zimmermannia obrutella(Zeller, 1873)),Ectoedemia similigenaPuplesis, 1994 (=Ectoedemia turbidella(Zeller, 1848)),Ectoedemia andrellaWilkinson, 1981 (=Ectoedemia ulmella(Braun, 1912)),Nepticula canadensisBraun, 1917 (=Ectoedemia minimella(Zetterstedt, 1839)),Opostega reznikiKozlov, 1985 (=Opostega cretatellaChrétien, 1915),Pseudopostega cyrneochalcopeplaNel & Varenne, 2012 (=Pseudopostega chalcopepla(Walsingham, 1908)).Stigmella caryaefoliella(Clemens, 1861) andZimmermannia bosquella(Chambers, 1878) are taken out of synonymy and re-instated as full species. Lectotypes are designated forTrifurcula obrutellaZeller, 1873 andNepticula grandisellaChambers, 1880.
authors.affiliation: Naturalis Biodiversity Center, PO Box 9517, NL-2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Erik J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: van Nieukerken
authors.affiliation: Naturalis Biodiversity Center, PO Box 9517, NL-2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Camiel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Doorenweerd
authors.affiliation: Landcare Research Ltd., Private Bag 92-170, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Robert J B
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hoare
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, MRC 105, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA.
authors.forename: Donald R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Davis
keywords: Taxonomy; checklist; history; leaf miners; new combinations; new synonyms