Integrative taxonomy reveals a new species of Callisto (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) in the Alps

By

Kirichenko, Natalia
Huemer, Peter
Deutsch, Helmut
Triberti, Paolo
Rougerie, Rodolphe, 1974-
Lopez Vaamonde, Carlos

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

473

Pages

157-176

Subjects

COI , contact zone , DNA barcoding , histone H3 , leaf-mining moths , mitochondrial-nuclear discordance , new species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.473.8543

 

Abstract

Europe has one of the best-known Lepidopteran faunas in the world, yet many species are still being discovered, especially in groups of small moths. Here we describe a new gracillariid species from the south-eastern Alps, Callisto basistrigella Huemer, Deutsch & Triberti, sp. n. It shows differences from its sister species C. coffeella in morphology, the barcode region of the cytochrome c oxidase I gene and the nuclear gene histone H3. Both C. basistrigella and C. coffeella can co-occur in sympatry without evidence of admixture. Two C. basistrigella specimens show evidence of introgression. We highlight the importance of an integrative approach to delimit species, combining morphological and ecological data with mitochondrial and nuclear sequence data. Furthermore, in connection with this study, Ornix blandella Müller-Rutz, 1920, syn. n. is synonymized with C. coffeella (Zetterstedt, 1839).