Stigmella crataegivora Puplesis, 1985: 60–62

Stonis, Jonas R. & Rocienė, Agnė, 2013, Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) of East Asia (1). Re-examination of the male genitalia of types deposited at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Zootaxa 3652 (1), pp. 1-59 : 14

15. Stigmella crataegivora Puplesis, 1985: 60–62 .

Morphology update ( Figs 50–53 ): A more thorough examination of the male genitalia of the holotype shows little difference from that of the original description ( Puplesis 1985: fig. 3 and Puplesis 1994: fig. 297). Gnathos with larger caudal and anterior processes ( Fig. 52 ).

Material examined: 1 ♂, holotype, Primorskiy Kray, 20 km E Ussuriysk, Gornotayezhnoe , larva on Crataegus maximowiczi 17.ix.1982, ex pupa 3.iv.1983, field card no. 2149 , leg. R. Puplesis, genitalia slide no. AG 407 ( ZIN) .

Figures

FIGURES 50–53. Male genitalia of Stigmella crataegivora Puplesis, holotype, slide no. AG 407 (ZIN). 50, general view; 51, inner lobe of valvae; 52, gnathos; 53, dorsal view. Scale bar 100 µm.