A new genus and species of leaf miner (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) for Chile associated to the native tree Lithraea caustica

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

Enrique A. Mundaca²  Luis E. Parra¹  Héctor A. Vargas¹ 

[1] ,Universidad Católica del Maule Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales Escuela de AgronomíaCuricó,Chile

关键词: Hualpén;    hypermetamorphic;    Insecta;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0085-56262013005000012

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

A new genus and species of leaf miner (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) for Chile associated to the native tree Lithraea caustica. We propose the new genus and species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) Hualpenia lithraeophaga Mundaca, Parra &Vargas gen. nov., sp. nov., leaf miner of Lithraea caustica (Mol.) H. et Arn (Anacardiaceae) occurring in southern central Chile. Aspects of the life cycle, adult and larval morphology, development and feeding habits of the new genus and species are also presented. We emphasise the uniqueness and importance of this new species for broadening the current knowledge on the Chilean fauna of Gracillariidae.

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