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Life history and systematics of Albusambia elaphoglossumae (Lepidoptera:Crambidae): A new genus and species of musotimine with leaf-mining biology from Costa Rica
Alma Solis, M; Davis, Donald R; Nishida, Kenji.
  • Alma Solis, M; U. S. Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Service. PSI. Systematic Entomology Laboratory. Washington. US
  • Davis, Donald R; Smithsonian Institution. Department of Entomology. Washington. US
  • Nishida, Kenji; Universidad de Costa Rica. Escuela de Biología. Sistema de Estudios de Posgrado en Biología. San José. CR
Rev. biol. trop ; 53(3/4): 487-501, sept.-dic. 2005. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-451277
ABSTRACT
Albusambia elaphoglossumae Solis & Davis, a new genus and species,is described.It was discov- ered mining the fronds of the fern Elaphoglossum conspersum in Costa Rica (San José and Cartago Provinces, at elevations of 2300-3100 m).The type series was obtained by rearing of the immature stages in laboratory. The adult is defined by unique genital characters,and the pupa with a medial depression on the vertex and with two anterolateral horn-like structures on the prothorax. The larva is a gregarious leaf miner with its body flat- tened dorsoventrally and head prognathous; morphological adaptations to its leaf-mining habit are new to the Musotiminae.Fern-feeding musotimines are important to the discovery of new biological control agents for invasive ferns
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Se describen un género y especie nuevos de Musotiminae,Albusambia elaphoglossumae Solis and Davis,de Costa Rica.Esta especie mina las frondas del helecho Elaphoglossum conspersum .La serie tipo se obtuvo mediante la recolección de las minas y mediante crianza en laboratorio.El adulto se define por caracteres específicos en el aparato genital;la pupa se caracteriza por una depresión media en el vértex y por dos estructuras anterolaterales en forma de cuernos en el protórax.La larva es un minador gregario de la fronda,con su cuerpo aplanado dorsoventralmente y su cabeza prognata;ambas adaptaciones morfológicas para minar frondas (vistas por primera vez en Musotiminae). Actualmente,Musotiminae es de alta prioridad en la búsqueda de nuevos agentes para el control biológico de helechos invasores
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Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Lepidoptera / Life Cycle Stages Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: Central America / Costa Rica Language: English Journal: Rev. biol. trop Journal subject: Biology / Tropical Medicine Year: 2005 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Costa Rica / United States Institution/Affiliation country: Smithsonian Institution/US / U. S. Department of Agriculture/US / Universidad de Costa Rica/CR

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Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Lepidoptera / Life Cycle Stages Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: Central America / Costa Rica Language: English Journal: Rev. biol. trop Journal subject: Biology / Tropical Medicine Year: 2005 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Costa Rica / United States Institution/Affiliation country: Smithsonian Institution/US / U. S. Department of Agriculture/US / Universidad de Costa Rica/CR