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Microgeographic Variation of Genetic Polymorphism in Argyresthia mendica (Lep.: Argyresthiidae)
1988
Field studies on the genetic structure of populations show a considerable amount of heterogeneity in space and time. In many cases, these heterogeneities can be related to structures in the environment, such as properties of soil, availability of special food resources, topographic conditions or climate. In other cases the genetic structure can be explained by properties of the plant and animal species under study, e.g. ability and speed of migration and colonization (Karlin and Nevo 1976; Endler 1977; Nevo 1978; Nevo and Yang 1979; Nevo et al. 1981; Seitz and Komma 1984; Wohrmann 1984).
The enigmatic case of the genus Argyresthia in the Azores Islands (Lepidoptera Argyresthiidae)
2020
The species composition of the genus Argyresthia Hübner, 1825 in the Azores is examined. Argyresthia brumella, sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Terceira and Flores Islands. Argyresthia minusculella Rebel, 1940, syn. nov. and Tinea poecilella Rebel, 1940, syn. nov. are synonymized with Argyresthia atlanticella Rebel, 1940. The high variability of A. atlanticella is revealed through the polymorphic wing pattern and the intraspecific genetic divergence of the DNA barcode COI in the specimens examined.