Description and life history of a new cecidogenous species of Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Momphidae) from Brazil

Autor:	Gilson R. P. Moreira, Mirna M. Casagrande, Sérgio Augusto de Loreto Bordignon, Daniel S. Basílio
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Larva biology Momphid moths Melastomataceae Momphidae biology.organism_classification Lepidoptera genitalia Pupa Momphines Insect Science Tibouchina Botany lcsh:Zoology Gall Taxonomy (biology) Palaemystella fletcher lcsh:QL1-991 Plant galls Neotropical region Melastomaceae
Zdroj:	Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, Vol 59, Iss 3, Pp 188-196 (2015) Repositório Institucional da UFRGS Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) instacron:UFRGS Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, Volume: 59, Issue: 3, Pages: 188-196, Published: SEP 2015 Revista Brasileira de Entomologia v.59 n.3 2015 Revista brasileira de entomologia Sociedade Brasileira De Entomologia (SBE) instacron:SBE
ISSN:	0085-5626
Popis:	Male, female, pupa, and last-instar larva of Palaeomystella beckeri (Moreira and Basilio) a new species from the Atlantic forest, southern Brazil, are described and illustrated with the aid of optical and scanning electron microscopy. Larvae induce galls on apical branches of Tibouchina trichopoda (DC.) Baill. (Melastomataceae) within which pupation occurs. Gall description and preliminary data on life history are also provided. Keywords: Momphines, Momphid moths, Plant galls, Tibouchina, Melastomataceae, Neotropical region
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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