DNA Barcoding the Geometrid Fauna of Bavaria (Lepidoptera): Successes, Surprises, and Questions

BACKGROUND: The State of Bavaria is involved in a research program that will lead to the construction of a DNA barcode library for all animal species within its territorial boundaries. The present study provides a comprehensive DNA barcode library for the Geometridae, one of the most diverse of insect families. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: This study reports DNA barcodes for 400 Bavarian geometrid species, 98 per cent of the known fauna, and approximately one per cent of all Bavarian animal species. Although 98.5% of these species possess diagnostic barcode sequences in Bavaria, records from neighbouring countries suggest that species-level resolution may be compromised in up to 3.5% of cases. All taxa which apparently share barcodes are discussed in detail. One case of modest divergence (1.4%) revealed a species overlooked by the current taxonomic system: Eupithecia goossensiata Mabille, 1869 stat.n. is raised from synonymy with Eupithecia absinthiata (Clerck, 1759) to species rank. Deep intraspecific sequence divergences (>2%) were detected in 20 traditionally recognized species. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: The study emphasizes the effectiveness of DNA barcoding as a tool for monitoring biodiversity. Open access is provided to a data set that includes records for 1,395 geometrid specimens (331 species) from Bavaria, with 69 additional species from neighbouring regions. Taxa with deep intraspecific sequence divergences are undergoing more detailed analysis to ascertain if they represent cases of cryptic diversity

The Tineoidea of Kyrgyzstan with the description ofNemapogon kalliesiGaedike, sp. n. and a list of speciesfrom adjacent countries(Lepidoptera: Meessiidae, Tineidae)

Nemapogon kalliesiGaedike, sp. n., is described from Kyrgyzstan and new country records are presented forTrichophaga ziniellaZagulajev, 1960 and Tinea bothniellaSvensson, 1953. Sixteen species are now known from Kyrgyzstan. A list is given of the taxa of Meessiidae and Tineidae of Kyrgyzstan and the adjacent countries Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.Se describe Nemapogon kalliesiGaedike, sp. n., de Kirguizistán y se presentan nuevos registros del país para Trichophaga ziniellaZagulajev, 1960 y Tinea bothniellaSvensson, 1953. Ahora se conocen dieciséis especies de Kirguistán. Se ofrece una lista de los taxones de Meessiidae y Tineidae de Kirguizistán y de los países adyacentes Kazajistán, Turkmenistán, Uzbekistán y Tayikistán

New or poorly known West Palaearctic Meessiidae (Lepidoptera: Tineoidea)

Three species of Meessiidae are described as new to science: Eudarcia albocapitata Gaedike sp. n., Eudarcia lakoniacola Gaedike sp. n. and Infurcitinea mayri Gaedike, sp. n. The hitherto unknown female genitalia of Infurcitinea olympica Petersen, 1958 are described and illustrated for the first time. The first records of several species from various countries are published.</jats:p

Tinagma armeniacum Gaedike, sp. n. and a list of Douglasiidae of the Caucasus region (Lepidoptera: Douglasiidae)

Tinagma armeniacum Gaedike, sp. n. is described from Armenia. New country records are presented for Tinagma anchusellum griseellum Budashkin, 2003, Tinagma columbella (Staudinger, 1880) and Tinagma ocnerostomella (Stainton, 1850). Nine species are now known from the Caucasus region.</jats:p

Die Acrolepiidae und Epermeniidae der Nepal-Epeditionen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung M\ufcnchen sowie eine neue Epermenia aus China (Insecta, Lepidoptera)

Volume: 19Start Page: 221End Page: 22

Nuevos datos sobre Tineidae y Meessiidae de las Islas Canarias, España (Lepidoptera: Tineoidea)

Se actualiza la lista de Tineidae y Meessiidae de las Islas Canarias. Se describen dos especies: Rhodobates carsteni Falck, Gaedike &amp; Vives, sp. n. (Spain: Lanzarote) y Tinea laurisilvaella Falck, Gaedike &amp; Vives, sp. n. (Spain: La Gomera, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Portugal: Madeira). Se describe la hembra de Infurcitinea canaricola Gaedike, 2019 (Spain: La Palma), sólo se conocía de un macho. Por primera vez, se registran dos especies nuevas de las Islas Canarias: Nemapogon variatella (Clemens, 1860) (Tenerife) y Elatobia fuliginosella (Lienig &amp; Zeller, 1846) (Tenerife) y se remueve una especie de la lista Tinea trinotella Thunberg, 1794. Se ilustra el adulto y la genitalia de la nueva especie I. canaricola. Los resultados taxonómicos son respaldados por el código de barras de ADN de la secuencia del fragmento de 658 pb del gen mitocondrial COI.</jats:p