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. 2022 Sep 28:10:e91313.
doi: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e91313. eCollection 2022.

A checklist of gymnosperm-feeding leafminers (Arthopoda, Insecta) in North America and Europe

Taibin Chen  1 , Xiaohua Dai  1   2   3 , Charles Eiseman  4
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A checklist of gymnosperm-feeding leafminers (Arthopoda, Insecta) in North America and Europe

Taibin Chen et al. Biodivers Data J. .

Abstract

The leafminers on gymnosperms receive much less attention than those on either angiosperms or ferns. Given the distinctly different leaf shape and leaf venation found in gymnosperms, they would be expected to host significantly different leafminer groups. Very few comprehensive reports on gymnosperm-feeding leafminers have been presented. Based on the well-studied fauna in North America and Europe, we compiled a list of 133 species, 30 genera and 13 families of gymnosperm-feeding leafminers. The gymnosperm-mining families (in descending order of leafminer number) included Tortricidae, Gelechiidae, Argyresthiidae, Yponomeutidae, Batrachedridae, Pyralidae, Adelidae, Agromyzidae, Blastobasidae, Bucculatricidae, Coleophoridae, Curculionidae and Noctuidae. There were 109 species, 22 genera and ten families in North America and 34 species, 19 genera and nine families in Europe. We compiled a list of 102 species and 16 genera of host plants, belonging to four families: Pinaceae, Cupressaceae, Taxaceae and Zamiaceae. There were 84 host species, 15 genera and three host families in North America and 46 host species, ten genera and three host families in Europe. Dominant gymnosperm-mining families and dominant host families were generally the same in the two continents.

Keywords: Cupressaceae; Pinaceae; gymnosperm; host plant; leafminer.

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