Publications

Stonis, J.R., Diškus, A., Remeikis, A., Orlovskytė, S. 2025. Dvidulopsis gen. nov., a rare Neotropical genus of pygmy moths (Nepticulidae) endemic to lowland humid forests, a biome of conservation priority. Zootaxa, 5609 (4): 583–599. https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5609.4.8

Stonis, J.R., Remeikis, A., Diškus, A., Dobrynina, V., Orlovskytė, S. 2024. A phenomenon: What are the minuscule grey moths abundant in the dry season in the tropical dry forests of the Pacific Coast of Honduras? Insects, 15 (9): art. no. 641. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15090641

Stonis, J.R., Diškus, A., Remeikis, A., Orlovskytė, S., Katinas, L. 2024. How high can trumpet moths occur: documentation of mountainous leaf-mining Tischeriidae, featuring a species from record-high elevations. Zootaxa, 5507 (2): 201–223. https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5507.2.1

Stonis, J.R., Diškus, A., Orlovskytė, S., Dobrynina, V. 2024. Revealing a novel potential pest of plum trees in the Caucasus: A species resembling the European leaf-mining Stigmella plagicolella, Nepticulidae. 2024. Insects, 15 (3): art. no. 198. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15030198

Stonis, J.R., Dobrynina, V., Remeikis, A., Diškus, A., Orlovskytė, S., Kalashian, M.Y. 2024. The first attempt to assess the taxonomic diversity of the Nepticulidae of Armenia resulted in the discovery of new species and cryptic taxa in the Caucasus. Diversity, 16 (1): art. no. 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/d16010060

Orlovskytė, S., Dobrynina, V., Stonis, J.R. 2023. Unexpected mitotype diversity of Simplimorpha promissa (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae) in Ukraine and Armenia revealing a possible cryptic taxon. Zootaxa, 5336 (1): 113–124. https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5336.1.5

Stonis, J.R., Diškus, A., Remeikis, A., Orlovskytė, S., Solis, M.A., Paulavičiūtė, B., Xu, J.S., Dai, X.H. 2023. Genera of Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera): a review of the global fauna, with descriptions of new taxa. Zootaxa, 5333 (1): 1-131. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5333.1.1

Stonis, J.R., Diškus, A., Mey, W. 2022. Dishkeya, a recently described endemic Tischeriidae genus, now discovered in Colombia. Zootaxa, 5214 (2): 285–293. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5214.2.8

Dobrynina, V., Stonis, J.R., Diškus, A., Solis, M.A., Baryshnikova, S.V., Shin, Y.M. (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

Stonis, J. R., Remeikis, A., Solis, M. A. & Karsholt O. 2021. Diagnostics and updated checklist of Oriental Pseudopostega (Opostegidae), including the matrona species group with a new, extralimital species discovered in the Mediterranean. Zootaxa, 4933 (3): 341–360. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4933.3.3

Stonis, J. R., Diškus, A., Fernández-Alonso, J. L., Remeikis, A. & Solis, M. A. 2021. New leaf-mining Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera): potential pests of aromatic Lamiaceae plants from equatorial Andes. Zootaxa, 4926 (3): 363–383. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4926.3.3

Stonis, J. R., Remeikis, A., Diškus, A., Baryshnikova, S. & Solis, M. A. 2021. What are the smallest moths (Lepidoptera) in the world? Zootaxa, 4942 (2): 269–289. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4942.2.8

Stonis, J.R., Diškus, 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

Stonis, J.R., Diškus, A., Monro, A.K., Dai, X.H. ,Xu, J.S (2021) Most trumpet moths don’t feed on plants of the nettle family but Paratischeria does: the first discovery of Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera) on Urticaceae in Asia. Zootaxa, 5040 (2): 247–264. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5040.2.5

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

Xu, J.S., Dai, X.H., Rimšaitė, J., Diškus, A., Stonis, J.R. (2021) Discovery of the new Coptotriche species in China revealed two novel host-plant families and host-plant orders for Tischeriidae, a family of stenophagous, leaf-mining lepidopterans. Zootaxa, 5071 (1): 76–96. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5071.1.4

Stonis, J. R., Diškus, A., Remeikis, A., Vargas, A. S., Solis, M. A. 2020. Diagnostics and updated catalogue of Acalyptris Meyrick, the second largest genus of Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) in the Americas. Zootaxa, 4748 (2): 201–247. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4748.2.1

Stonis, J. R., Remeikis, A., Diškus, A., Davis, D. R., Solis, M. A. 2020. American Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera) from the collection of the National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 122(2): 482–505. https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.122.2.482

Stonis, J. R., Diškus, A., Remeikis, A., Solis M. A., Katinas, L. 2020. Exotic-looking Neotropical Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera) and their host plants. ZooKeys, 970: 117–158. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.970.54801

Stonis, J. R., Remeikis, A., Diškus, A., Vargas, S. A., Solis, M. A. 2020. Opostegidae (Lepidoptera) of the Americas: updated catalog, diagnostics, and new species descriptions. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 122 (4): 929–972. https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.122.4.929

Stonis, J. R., Diškus, A., Remeikis, A., Lewis, O. T. 2020. Exceptional diversity of Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera) from a single tropical forest site in Belize, Central America. European Journal of Taxonomy, 723: 33–76. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.723.1143

Stonis, J. R., Remeikis, A., Diškus, A., Navickaitė, A. 2020. Documenting new and little known leaf-mining Nepticulidae from middle and southwestern areas of the Asian continent. Zootaxa, 4881 (3): 401–452. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4881.3.1

Stonis, J. R., Diškus, A., Vargas, S. 2019. Discovery of leaf-mining Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera) in Colombia and their distribution in the Neotropics. Zootaxa, 4638 (2): 219–236. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4638.2.3

Stonis, J.R., Diškus, A., Remeikis, A., Katinas, L., Torres, N.C., Schuster, J., Puplesytė-Chambers, J. (2019) Diagnostics of new species of Neotropical Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera), with The first record of Coptotriche Walshingnam from South America. Zootaxa. 4691 (1): 1-32. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4691.1.1

Stonis, J.R., Remeikis, A., Diškus, A., Orlovskytė, S., Solis, M.A. (2019) A new leafmining pest of guava: Hesperolyra guajavifoliae sp. nov., with comments on the diagnostics of the endemic Neotropical genus Hesperolyra van Nieukerken (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae). Zookeys. 900: 87-110. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.900.46332

Stonis, J. R., Remeikis, A. 2018. Odd species of Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) from the American rainforest and southern Andes. Zootaxa, 4392 (3): 458–468. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4392.3.2

Xu, J., Dai, X., Liao, C., Diškus, A. & Stonis, J. R. 2018. Discovery of Ulmaceae-feeding Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera, Tischerioidea), Tischeria ulmella sp. nov., and the first report of the Quercus-feeding T. naraensis Sato in China. Zootaxa, 4399 (3): 361–370. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4399.3.6

Stonis, J. R., Diškus, A., Carvalho Filho, F., Lewis, O. T. 2018. American Asteraceae-feeding Astrotischeria species with a highly modified, three-lobed valva in the male genitalia (Lepidoptera, Tischeriidae). Zootaxa, 4469 (1): 1–69. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4469.1.1

Stonis, J. R., Diškus, A., Remeikis, A., Solis, M. A. 2018. A Gondwanan concept of Simplimorpha Scoble (sensu lato): a step toward clarity in the generic diagnostics of global Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa, 4521 (2): 151–182. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4521.2.1

Stonis, J. R., Diškus, A., Solis, M. A. 2018. Two new Fabaceae-feeding Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) from the Western Hemisphere, including a potential pest of the economically important Centrolobium Mart. ex Benth. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 120 (4): 842–855. https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.120.4.842

Stonis, J. R., Remeikis, A., Diškus, A., Forero, D., Cumbicus Torres, N. 2017. A report on Lamiaceae-feeding Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) from South America. Zootaxa, 4338 (1): 128–140. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4338.1.6

Stonis J. R., Diškus A., Remeikis A., Cumbicus Torres N. 2016. First description of leaf-mining Nepticulidae and Tischeriidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) feeding on the Chilean endemic plant genus Podanthus Lag. (Asteraceae). Zootaxa, 4061 (2): 119–130. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4061.2.2

Stonis J. R., Remeikis A. 2016. Southern Andean Stigmella sinuosa complex (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae): unraveling problematic taxonomy with a pictorial key of adults? Zootaxa, 4136 (2): 309–322. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4136.2.3

Stonis J. R., Diškus A., Remeikis A., Gerulaitis V., Karsholt O. 2016. Leaf-mining Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) from record high altitudes: documenting an entire new fauna in the Andean páramo and puna. Zootaxa, 4181: 1–94. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4181.1.1

Stonis J. R., Remeikis A., Diškus A., Gerulaitis V. 2016. The Ando-Patagonian Stigmella magnispinella group (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae) with description of new species from Ecuador, Peru and Argentina. Zootaxa, 4200 (4): 561–579. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4200.4.7

Stonis J.R., Diškus A., Remeikis A., Davis D.R., Solis M.A., Torres N.C.. (2016) The first record of Baccharis L. (Asteraceae) as a host-plant genus for Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera), with description of new Stigmella species from South America. Zootaxa. 4136 (1): 101-128.

Stonis J. R., Diškus A., Remeikis A. 2015. The first description of the leaf-mining Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) feeding on the South American plant genus Liabum, Asteraceae. Zootaxa, 4040 (5): 576–582. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4040.5.6

Stonis J. R., Remeikis A. 2015. The first records on the genus Acalyptris from the Caribbean (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae). Zootaxa, 4057 (1): 79–90. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4057.1.4

Remeikis A., Stonis J. R. 2015. First discovery of Quercus-feeding Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) in South America, with description of new species and designation of the S. nigriverticella complex in the S. saginella group. Zootaxa, 4057 (3): 409–429. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4057.3.7

Stonis, J. R., Remeikis, A., Davis, D. R. 2014. Ten new species from the Patagonian Andes (Argentina and Chile), mostly belonging to a newly designated Stigmella purpurimaculae group (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae). Zootaxa, 3887 (3): 321–353. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3887.3.3

Stonis, J. R., Diškus, A., Remeikis, A., Noreika, R., Schuster, J. 2013. Four new leaf-mining Acalyptris species from Guatemala and Belize, with new data on bionomics of Stigmella pruinosa (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae). Zootaxa, 3737 (2): 101–117. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3737.2.1

Stonis, J. R., Diškus, A., Remeikis, A., Schuster, J. 2013. First discovery of Quercus feeding Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) in Central America. Zootaxa, 3737 (1): 1–23. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3737.1.1