Two new species and three unrecorded species of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) from Korea, with biological data including larval host plants

In this study, two new species of the family Gelechiidae are described from Korea. The new species are Teleiodes juglansivora Park & Byun, sp. nov. and Encoplata najuensis Park & Byun, sp. nov. For the new species, some biological data concerning on their larval food plants are given.

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The fern-feeding genus Cuprina Sinev, 1988 (Lepidoptera, Stathmopodidae), new for Taiwan, with descriptions of two new species

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.915.46980 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 915 ◽

pp. 117-126

Author(s):

Zong-Yu Shen ◽

Yu-Feng Hsu

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Host Plants ◽

Immature Stages ◽

Diagnostic Characters ◽

Larval Host ◽

Two New Species ◽

Larval Host Plants

Two new species of Stathmopodidae are described from Taiwan: Cuprina atayalica Shen & Hsu, sp. nov., reared from larvae on Microsorum brachylepis, and C. insolita Hsu & Shen, sp. nov., reared from larvae on Tectaria subtriphylla and T. harlandii. Diagnostic characters for both species are provided. Larval host plants and the biology of the immature stages of both new species are documented.

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TWO NEW SPECIES OF METALLIC-GREEN COLEOPHORA HÜBNER (LEPIDOPTERA: COLEOPHORIDAE) FROM THE NEARCTIC REGION, AND FIRST RECORDS OF C. MAYRELLA (HÜBNER) FROM SOUTH AMERICA

The Canadian Entomologist ◽

10.4039/ent1261185-5 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 126 (5) ◽

pp. 1185-1191

Author(s):

Jean-François Landry

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

North America ◽

Natural History ◽

South America ◽

Host Plants ◽

Larval Host ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time ◽

Larval Host Plants ◽

Nearctic Region

AbstractTwo new species of metallic-green Coleophora are described from the Nearctic region: C. alabama Landry from coastal Alabama, U.S.A.; and C. mexicana Landry from the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. Modifications to the key to adults of the Nearctic species of metallic-green Coleophora from Landry and Wright (1993) are provided to account for these new species. Larval host plants and natural history are unknown. Both species are tentatively placed in the ramitella group. Coleophora mayrella (Hübner), originally from the Old World but long established in North America, is recorded for the first time from South America (Chile and Argentina).

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Hawaiian Philodoria (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae, Ornixolinae) leaf mining moths on Myrsine (Primulaceae): two new species and biological data

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.773.21690 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 773 ◽

pp. 109-141 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shigeki Kobayashi ◽

Chris A. Johns ◽

Carlos Lopez-Vaamonde ◽

Camiel Doorenweerd ◽

Atsushi Kawakita ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

New Species ◽

Species Complex ◽

Host Plants ◽

Biological Data ◽

Immature Stages ◽

Leaf Mining ◽

Diagnostic Characteristics ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

This paper provides new taxonomic and biological data on a complex of gracillariid moths in the endemic genus Philodoria Walsingham, 1907 that are associated with Myrsine (Primulaceae) in the Hawaiian Islands, United States. Two new species, Philodoriakauaulaensis Kobayashi, Johns & Kawahara, sp. n. (host: Myrsinelanaiensis, M.lessertiana, and M.sandwicensis) and P.kolea Kobayashi, Johns & Kawahara, sp. n. (host: M.lessertiana) are described. Biological data are provided for two previously described species that also feed on Myrsine: P.auromagnifica Walsingham, 1907 and P.succedanea Walsingham, 1907. For the first time we detail and illustrate genital structures, immature stages, biology, and host plants of P.auromagnifica and P.succedanea. Philodoriakolea, P.auromagnifica, and P.succedanea occur in sympatry on the island of Hawaii (Big Island), but each species differs in behavioral characters: P.kolea utilizes leaves of seedlings and forms a serpentine mine, whereas the latter two utilize leaves of larger plants, and form linear or serpentine to blotch mines. More broadly, leaf mine forms and diagnostic characteristics of the Myrsine-feeding species complex of Philodoria (as currently known) are reviewed and illustrated.

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New species of Gymnocarena (Diptera: Tephritidae) from eastern North America and Guatemala, and the redescription of G. mississippiensis

The Canadian Entomologist ◽

10.4039/tce.2012.25 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 144 (2) ◽

pp. 248-265

Author(s):

Bruce D. Sutton ◽

Gary J. Steck ◽

Allen L. Norrbom

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

North America ◽

Host Plant ◽

Host Plants ◽

First Record ◽

Eastern North America ◽

Additional Information ◽

Larval Host ◽

Three New Species ◽

Larval Host Plants

AbstractWe describe three new species of fruit flies (Tephritidae: Tephritinae) (Gymnocarena defoeisp. nov. and Gymnocarenanorrbomisp. nov., from eastern North America and Gymnocarena monzonisp. nov. from Guatemala) and redescribe Gymnocarena mississippiensis Norrbom. Gymnocarena monzoni is the first Gymnocarena species to be recorded from Guatemala. This brings the total number of named species in this genus to 19. New larval host plant (Asteraceae) records for Gymnocarena include Verbesina helianthoides Michx. for G. mississippiensis and G. norrbomi, Verbesinaalternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney for G. norrbomi, and Viguiera cordata (Hook. and Arn.) D'Arcy for G. monzoni. The latter represents the first record for Gymnocarena in Viguiera Kunth. Gymnocarena larvae were also recorded from Verbesina virginica L. but not identified to species. A revised key to the known species of Gymnocarena and additional information on larval host plants and biology are provided.

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A new species of southern African pollen beetle and discussion of the taxonomic position of Jelinekigethes Audisio & Cline, 2009 (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Meligethinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2909.1.5 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2909 (1) ◽

pp. 47

Author(s):

PAOLO AUDISIO ◽

ANDREW RICHARD CLINE ◽

EMILIANO MANCINI ◽

MARCO TRIZZINO ◽

FRANCESCO LAMANNA ◽

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Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

New Species ◽

Host Plants ◽

The Other ◽

Taxonomic Position ◽

Pollen Beetle ◽

Larval Host ◽

Relationship Of ◽

A New Species ◽

Larval Host Plants

The pollen-beetle Jelinekigethes dichromus n. sp. from northern South Africa is described. The new species is closely related to the other known species of this genus, J. danielssoni (Audisio 1995) from southwestern South Africa. The taxonomic position of Jelinekigethes is discussed in the context of presumably related African and Oriental meligethine genera. Larval host plants of both species of Jelinekigethes remain unknown, although important cues suggest a relationship of J. danielssoni with the problematic and isolated family Montiniaceae.

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The composition, generic placement and host-plant relationships of the joviana-group in the Parallelia generic complex (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae, Catocalinae)

Invertebrate Systematics ◽

10.1071/is02030 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 111 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Jeremy D. Holloway ◽

Scott E. Miller

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Host Plant ◽

Significant Preference ◽

Larval Host ◽

Two New Species ◽

Lepidoptera Noctuidae ◽

Generic System ◽

Host Plant Relationships

The biosystematic position of the Parallelia generic complex is reviewed and a revised generic classification of its component taxa is presented. Bastilla Swinhoe (= Xiana Nye, syn. nov., Naxia Guenée, syn. nov.) is identified as the most appropriate genus for a large number of these taxa, including the joviana-group, which is reviewed in detail, with description of two new species, B. nielseni, sp. nov. and B. binatang, sp. nov. Parallelia prouti Hulstaert, syn. nov. and P. cuneifascia Hulstaert, syn. nov. are recognised as junior synonyms of Bastilla vitiensis Butler and two newly described Tahitian taxa are transferred into the joviana-group. Larval host records are examined in relation to this new generic system and significant preference for the Euphorbiaceae is noted for several groups: Bastilla, Buzara Walker (= Caranilla Moore, syn. nov., another segregate from Parallelia) and an Australian group within Grammodes Guenée.

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Correlations between adult mimicry and larval host plants in ithomiine butterflies

Proceedings of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences ◽

10.1098/rsbl.2004.0184 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 271 (suppl_5) ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

K. R. Willmott ◽

J. Mallet

Keyword(s):

Host Plants ◽

Larval Host ◽

Larval Host Plants

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Local- and Landscape-Level Variables Related to Poweshiek Skipperling Presence in Michigan Prairie Fens

Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management ◽

10.3996/122018-jfwm-117 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 375-390 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Clint D. Pogue ◽

Michael J. Monfils ◽

David L. Cuthrell ◽

Rachel A. Hackett ◽

Riley A. Zionce ◽

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Keyword(s):

Host Plants ◽

Spatial Scales ◽

Schizachyrium Scoparium ◽

Suitable Habitat ◽

Plant Biodiversity ◽

Biologically Relevant ◽

System Integrity ◽

Larval Host ◽

Weedy Species ◽

Larval Host Plants

Abstract The Poweshiek skipperling Oarisma poweshiek, Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae is a historically common prairie butterfly with a range extending throughout prairie systems of the upper midwestern United States and southern Manitoba, Canada. Rapid, range-wide declines have reduced the number of verified Poweshiek skipperling locations to one in Manitoba prairie, one in Wisconsin prairie, and four in prairie fens in Michigan. Our objective was to investigate parameter suites with the potential to be biologically relevant to Poweshiek skipperling occupancy with the goal of informing conservation efforts. At 18 prairie fens categorized as occupied (n = 9) or unoccupied (n = 9), we collected information on plant biodiversity, water chemistry, soil chemistry, site geometry, and surrounding current and historical land cover at three spatial scales. To address the complexity of these systems, we used multiresponse permutation procedures and nonmetric multidimensional scaling to explore associations between variable groups thought to be relevant to Poweshiek skipperling (conditions for suspected larval host plants, system integrity, and agricultural influence) and occupancy categories. We used indicator species analysis to understand the relationships between plant biodiversity and Poweshiek skipperling occupancy at whole- and intrafen scales. Multiresponse permutation procedures analysis suggested that conditions for suspected larval host plants differed between occupied and unoccupied prairie fens. At the whole-fen scale, we identified 14 plant species associated with Poweshiek-occupied sites, including two purported larval host plants, Muhlenbergia richardsonis and Schizachyrium scoparium. At the intrafen scale, we identified 52 species associated with unoccupied Poweshiek sites, including many weedy species and those tolerant of inundated conditions. Our results can inform the evaluation of potentially suitable habitat for introduction and reintroduction efforts.

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Two new species of the sharpshooter genus Paratubana (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini) from alpine fields of Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.5005.3.8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5005 (3) ◽

pp. 339-348

Author(s):

ISABELE CÔRTE ◽

NATHALIA H. PECLY ◽

VICTOR QUINTAS ◽

ANDRÉ L. D. FERREIRA ◽

RODNEY R. CAVICHIOLI ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Rio De Janeiro ◽

Host Plants ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Mountain Range ◽

Two New Species ◽

Janeiro State

Two new species of Paratubana Young, 1977 are described and illustrated from Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil, based on specimens collected in alpine fields (above 1,800 m) of the Serra dos Órgãos mountain range. Paratubana auromarginata sp. nov. (Pico da Caledônia) can be recognized by the paraphyses with the apex bifurcate, forming an outer subquadrate projection and inner spiniform process, whereas in P. takiyae sp. nov. (Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos) the paraphyses have a pair of strong spiniform processes directed dorsally and crossing each other. The two new species are apparently closely related to each other and both use Eryngium L. (Apiaceae) as host plants. A key to males of the ten known species of the genus is added, as well as two maps of their known distribution.

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