New Neotropical Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) from the western Amazonian rainforest and the Andes of Ecuador

Synopsis 19 Introduction 19 Material and methods 20 Abbreviations of institutions 20 Acknowledgements 21 Descriptions of new species 21 Enteucha Meyrick 21 Stigmella Schrank 23 Fomoria Beirne 26 Acalyptris Meyrick 27 References 34 Index 34 Fieldwork in 2000–2001 in the upper Amazon basin and the Andes (Ecuador) has yielded 16 new species of Nepticulidae, described here. Four genera are represented: Enteucha Meyrick (two species: E. acuta , E. guajavae ), Stigmella Schrank (four species: S. montanotropica , S. nubimontana , S. rubeta , S. austroamericana ), Fomoria Beirne (two species: F. repanda , F. tabulosa ) and Acalyptris Meyrick (8 species: A. ecuadoriana , A. onorei , A. basihastatus , A. pseudohastatus , A. articulosus , A. rotundus , A. amazonius , A. insolentis ); the authors of all new taxa are Puplesis & Diskus. Larvae have been reared from three genera of different plant families: Psidium (Myrtaceae), Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) and Rubus (Rosaceae). The adult moths of all 16 species treated are illustrated in black and white, with line drawings of genitalia and, for four species, drawings of leaf-mines.