Stigmella aurora Puplesis, 1984a: 119

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 : 12

13. Stigmella aurora Puplesis, 1984a: 119 .

Morphology update ( Figs 41–44 ): Valva with triangular process on inner lobe ( Fig. 43 ). Gnathos with large anterior processes ( Figs 41–43 ). Cornuti small, denticulate, spine-like to irregular ( Fig. 44 ).

Material examined: 1 ♂, holotype, Primorskiy Kray, 20 km E Ussuriysk, Gornotayezhnoe , larva on Crataegus sp. 1 .vii.1982, ex pupa 18.vii.1982, field card no. 2018 , leg. R. Puplesis, genitalia slide no. AG 397 ( ZIN) ; 1 ♂ (non-type), Primorskiy Kray, 20 km E Ussuriysk, Gornotayezhnoe , larva on Crataegus pinnatifida 18.vii.1982, ex pupa 3.iii.1983, field card no. 2040 , leg. R. Puplesis, genitalia slide no. AG 396 ( ZIN) .

Figures

FIGURES 41–44. Male genitalia of Stigmella aurora Puplesis, holotype, slide no. AG 397 (ZIN). 41, general view (aedeagus removed); 42, dorsal view; 43, reconstruction; 44, aedeagus. Scale bar 100 µm.