Overview on the Neotropical Tischeriidae fauna and history of the description of species. 142 currently described diversity of Tischeriidae per country (Note that some species occur in more than one country, therefore, there is some overlap so the total in the graph does not agree with the total 49 species known from the Neotropics) 143 description history of the Tischeriidae from the Neotropics 144 authorship of all currently known Tischeriidae species of the fauna of the Neotropics.