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

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Autor(a) principal: Mundaca,Enrique A.
Data de Publicação: 2013
Outros Autores: Parra,Luis E., Vargas,Héctor A.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista brasileira de entomologia (Online)
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262013000200005
Resumo: 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.