Dichrorampha dinarica, new species, a century of confusion in European lepidopterology (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) resolved by combining morphology and DNA barcoding

Abstract

Dichrorampha dinarica, new species, is described from the Dinaric mountains (Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina). The newspecies was formerly confused with D. ligulana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) from the Alps and D. rilana Drenowsky, 1909 fromthe Rila mountains (Bulgaria). Therefore, a re-description of D. rilana is provided based on topotypical specimens. The diag-nostic morphological characters of the involved species, supported by significant divergence of the mtDNA barcode (COI fragment of 658 bp), are discussed in detail.

DNA barcoding as a screening tool for cryptic diversity: an example from Caryocolum, with description of a new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)

“…1 ). Such deep intraspecific splits often suggest the possibility of cryptic diversity (for examples in Lepidoptera , see Dinca et al 2011 , Hausmann et al 2009 , Huemer and Hebert 2011 , Huemer et al 2012 , Huemer et al 2013 , Kaila and Mutanen 2012 , Landry and Hebert 2013 , Mutanen et al 2012a , b , 2013 , Segerer et al 2011 , Wilson et al 2010 ). A morphological cross-check in one of these taxa, Caryocolum amaurella , proved the existence of a hitherto overlooked species with validity independently supported by morphology, biological data, and the DNA barcode.…”

Coleophora nepetellae Baldizzone & Nel, a new species of the C. lixella group (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae) from France and Italy

“…However, some specimens in four BINs (BOLD:AAB2197, BOLD:AAC8630, BOLD:ACM4218, BOLD:ACM4689, also labelled as ‘ lixella -group I–IV in Fig. 14) were characterized by pronounced barcode divergence similar or exceeding those of described species, suggesting that they constituted putative undescribed diversity, as has been documented elsewhere in Lepidoptera (for examples, see Huemer and Hebert 2011, Huemer et al 2012, Huemer et al 2013, Kaila and Mutanen 2012, Landry and Hebert 2013, Mutanen et al 2012a, b, Segerer et al 2011, Wilson et al 2010). Additionally, specimens identified as Coleophora lixella on the basis of genitalia separated into three different BINs which showed the shortest inter-group distances (1.4–1.6%) among all species analyzed.…”

Taxonomy of Palaearctic scythridids: description ofFalkovitshella hindukushisp. nov. andScythris wadiqeltellasp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Scythrididae)

“…As previously noted , the use of molecular techniques (DNA Barcode) strongly supports the phylogenetic revision of Scythrididae, helping to obtain a better definition of species, as achieved for several taxonomic groups within Lepidoptera (Hebert et al 2010, Huemer et al 2012, Kaila & Mutanen 2012.…”