Mercantouria neli Huemer, Lopez-Vaamonde & Triberti, 2016

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SUBFAMILY Gracillariinae
GENUSMercantouria
SPECIES neli
AUTHORHuemer, Lopez-Vaamonde & Triberti, 2016
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONMercantouria neli Huemer, Lopez-Vaamonde & Triberti, sp. n.
TYPE LOCALITYFrance, Dep. Alpes-Maritimes, Col de la Cayolle, 2080 m 19.vii.2013, leg. Mayr.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES Latitude: 44°16'49" Longitude: 6°44'21"
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Huemer TIN 94♂, TLMF; Paratypes 2♀, 1♂, genitalia slides Huemer TIN93♀, 95♂, J. Nel 24139♀, TLMF.
STATUSSpecies
COMMENTThis species could be a representative of the genus Caloptilia (Huemer et al. 2016: 157). In this case Mercantouria will be a synonym of Caloptilia (JDP comment).
PUBLICATION Huemer, P., Lopez-Vaamonde, C. & Triberti, P. 2016. A new genus and species of leaf-mining moth from the French Alps, Mercantouria neli gen. n., sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae). - ZooKeys 586:145-162.
PAGINATION 150-158, Figs 1-7
DNA VOUCHERS PHLAH556-12, LECRT028-15, LECRT027-15

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France   Huemer, P., Lopez-Vaamonde, C. & Triberti, P. 2016. A new genus and species of leaf-mining moth from the French Alps, Mercantouria neli gen. n., sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae). - ZooKeys 586:145-162. 158