Research Project: Systematics of Hyper-Diverse Moth Superfamilies, with an Emphasis on Agricultural Pests, Invasive Species, Biological Control Agents, and Food Security

Location: Systematic Entomology Laboratory

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

The sterigma of Fagitana littera Guenée (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and its correspondence to structures in the male clasping architecture - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Goldstein, P.Z. 2022. The sterigma of Fagitana littera Guenée (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and its correspondence to structures in the male clasping architecture. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 124(2):251-263. https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.124.2.251.

Global Nepticulidae, Opostegidae, and Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera): temporal dynamics of species descriptions and their authors - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dobrynina, V., Stonis, J.R., Diskus, A., Solis, M.A., Baryshnikova, S., Shin, Y. 2022. Global Nepticulidae, Opostegidae, and Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera): temporal dynamics of species descriptions and their authors. Zootaxa. 5099 (4):450-474. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5099.4.2.

The South American Rheumaptera mochica (Dognin, 1904) (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae), illuminated after more than a century of anonymity - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Vargas, H., Solis, M.A., Vargas-Ortiz, M. 2022. The South American Rheumaptera mochica (Dognin, 1904) (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae), illuminated after more than a century of anonymity. ZooKeys. 1085:129-143. https://doi.org/10.3897/Zookeys.1085.76868.

Documenting leaf-mining trumpet moths (Tischeriidae): new Neotropical Coptotriche and Astrotischeria species, with notes on Sapindaceae as a host-plant family - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Stonis, J.R., Diskus, A., Remeikis, A., Fernandez-Alonso, J.L., Baryshnikova, S., Solis, M.A. 2021. Documenting leaf-mining trumpet moths (Tischeriidae): new Neotropical Coptotriche and Astrotischeria species, with notes on Sapindaceae as a host-plant family. Zootaxa. 5047(3):300-320. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5047.3.4.

The undiscovered frontier of aquatic moth caterpillars on river weeds - (Other)
Bethin, J., Solis, M.A., Philbrick, C.T., Krell, R.K. 2021. The undiscovered frontier of aquatic moth caterpillars on river weeds. News of the Lepidopterist's Society. 63(3):143-146.

A Checklist of the Bees of Massachusetts (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Screening aids for Cydalima perspectalis, the box tree moth, an invasive species new to the U.S - (Other)
Young, J., Passoa, S.C., Solis, M.A. 2021. Screening aids for Cydalima perspectalis, the box tree moth, an invasive species new to the U.S. World Wide Web. For Internal & State Collaborator Distribution: USDA-APHIS.

In pursuit of the smallest Lepidoptera in the world - (Other)
Stonis, J.R., Solis, M.A. 2021. In pursuit of the smallest Lepidoptera in the world. News of the Lepidopterist's Society. 63(2):97.

Diatraea postlineella Schaus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from Guatemala; molecular identity and host plant - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Solis, M.A., Scheffer, S.J., Lewis, M.L., Rendon, P. 2021. Diatraea postlineella Schaus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from Guatemala; molecular identity and host plant. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 123(3):638-651. https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.123.3.637.

A synopsis on the classification of the “tomato leafminer”, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Gelechiidae, Gelechiinae, Gnorimoschemini) based on cladistic analysis of morphology - (Other)
Corro Chang, P., Metz, M. 2021. A synopsis on the classification of the “tomato leafminer”, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Gelechiidae, Gelechiinae, Gnorimoschemini) based on cladistic analysis of morphology. Newsletter of the International Network of Gelechioid Aficionados. 10:11-16.

Meet Lepidopterist Alma Solis - (Other)
Solis, M.A. 2021. Meet Lepidopterist Alma Solis. Electronic Publication. www.https://biodiversity.utexas.edu/news/entry/meet-lepidopterist-alma-solis.

Diagnostics of Manitisheria gen. nov., an Old-World genus of leaf-mining Tischeriidae, composed of new species and species formerly in Tischeria Zeller - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Stonis, J.R., Diskus, A., Solis, M.A., Monro, A.K. 2021. Diagnostics of Manitisheria gen. nov., an Old-World genus of leaf-mining Tischeriidae, composed of new species and species formerly in Tischeria Zeller. Zootaxa. 4964(2):251-287. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4964.2.2.

New leaf-mining Nepticulidae: potential pests of aromatic Lamiaceae plants from equatorial Andes - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Stonis, J.R., Diskus, A., Fernandez-Alonso, J.L., Remeikis, A., Solis, M.A. 2021. New leaf-mining Nepticulidae: potential pests of aromatic Lamiaceae plants from equatorial Andes. Zootaxa. 4926(3):363-382. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4926.3.3.