Stigmellites

Stigmellites is a genus of Lepidopteran fossils. It is only known from trace fossils of leaf mines.

==Species== Stigmellites araliae (Fric, 1882) was described from a fossil mine in an Araliaceae species. It was found in the Czech Republic. Stigmellites baltica (Kozlov, 1988) was described from a fossil mine in Baltic amber dated to the Eocene Stigmellites carpini-orientalis Straus, 1977 was described from a fossil mine in Carpinus orientalis fossilis species dated to the Pliocene. It was found in Hessen, Germany. Stigmellites heringi Kernbach, 1967 was described from a fossil mine in a Berberis species dated to the Pliocene. It was found in Hessen, Germany. Stigmellites kzyldzharica (Kozlov, 1988) was described from a fossil mine in a Platanus species. It was found in Kazakhstan. Stigmellites messelensis Straus, 1976 was described from a fossil mine dated to the Eocene. It was found in Messel, Germany. Stigmellites pliotityrella Kernbach, 1967 was described from a fossil mine in Fagus silvatica dated to the Pliocene. It was found in Hessen, Germany. Stigmellites samsonovi Kozlov, 1988 was described from a fossil mine in Trochodendroides arctica. It was found in Kazakhstan. Stigmellites serpentina (Kozlov, 1988) was described from a fossil mine in Trochodendroides arctica. It was found in Kazakhstan. Stigmellites sharovi (Kozlov, 1988) was described from a fossil mine in Trochodendroides arctica. It was found in Kazakhstan. Stigmellites tyshchenkoi (Kozlov, 1988) was described from a fossil mine in Platanus latior. It was found in Kazakhstan. Stigmellites zelkovae Straus, 1977 was described from a fossil mine in a Zelkova species dated to the Pliocene. It was found in Hessen, Germany.