First report on Paratischeria from Asia (Lepidoptera: Tischeriidae)

Abstract

We provide the first report on the leaf-mining Tischeriidae genus Paratischeria Diškus & Stonis from Asia. We describe

Paratischeria jingdongensis Xu & Dai, sp. nov., a new species discovered in Yunnan, China, feeding on Dalbergia assamica

Benth., Fabaceae and redescribe P. hestias (Meyrick, 1915), comb. nov., a hitherto very little known species from

India, which has been recently discovered in northern Vietnam, feeding on Helicteres viscida Blume, Malvaceae. We also

report on the Fabaceae family as a novel host-plant family of Tischeriidae. The described and redescribed Paratischeria

species are illustrated with photographs of the leaf-mines, adults, genitalia, and habitats. We also provide maps of new

Paratischeria findings, and, along with a diagnostic scheme to the genus, present some data on global distribution of

Paratischeria occurring in tropical and subtropical regions on both sides of the Equator. In addition, we designate a new

Paratischeria neotropicana species group and provide two more new taxonomic combinations: Paratischeria heteroterae

(Frey & Boll, 1878) comb. nov. and P. capnota (Meyrick, 1915) comb. nov.

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