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History, Distribution, And Identification Of Exoteleia Dodecella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) In North America, With Insights Into The Systematics Of Exoteleia Wallengren Using Characters Of The Adult, Immatures, Bionomics, And Dna Barcodes, David Adamski, Jean-Francois Landry, Steven C. Passoa, Robert Tracy Jan 2010

History, Distribution, And Identification Of Exoteleia Dodecella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) In North America, With Insights Into The Systematics Of Exoteleia Wallengren Using Characters Of The Adult, Immatures, Bionomics, And Dna Barcodes, David Adamski, Jean-Francois Landry, Steven C. Passoa, Robert Tracy

USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory

Exoteleia dodecella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a native of Europe, was first documented from North America at several locations in eastern Canada. Additional records indicate this moth has now spread throughout New England and west to northern Pennsylvania, New York, and possibly into Michigan in the United States. A second introduction of E. dodecella has occurred near the Vancouver area of British Columbia in Canada. To help with the identification of E. dodecella, morphological, biological, and molecular evidence are presented. Key features of the adult, larval, and pupal morphology are compared to other species of Exoteleia and illustrated with line …


A Review Of African Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae), With New Taxa Reared From Native Fruits In Kenya, David Adamski, Robert S. Copeland, Scott E. Miller, Paul D. N. Hebert, Karolyn Darrow, Quentin Luke Jan 2010

A Review Of African Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae), With New Taxa Reared From Native Fruits In Kenya, David Adamski, Robert S. Copeland, Scott E. Miller, Paul D. N. Hebert, Karolyn Darrow, Quentin Luke

USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory

Twenty-five species of African Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) are reviewed; 12 species are redescribed, and 13 species are described as new. Rearing of Lepidoptera ancillary to sampling efforts targeted for fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and their parasitoids was conducted in and near forested areas in coastal, central highland, and western highland habitats in Kenya. Reared moths were associated with fruits of 64 plant species in 34 families. Two new species, Blastobasis millicentae and Neoblastobasis perisella, were discovered in mixed original type series of species described by Meyrick and also reared from fruit. Eight new species, Blastobasis acirfa, B. aynekiella, B. …


A Revision Of Ganaspidium Weld, 1952 (Hymenoptera, Figitidae, Eucoilinae): New Species, Bionomics, And Distribution, Matthew L. Buffington Jan 2010

A Revision Of Ganaspidium Weld, 1952 (Hymenoptera, Figitidae, Eucoilinae): New Species, Bionomics, And Distribution, Matthew L. Buffington

USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory

The New World eucoiline genus Ganaspidium is revised. Species in this genus are parasitoids of some of the most pestiferous species of leaf-mining Agromyzidae (Diptera), including the notorious Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess). The following new species are described: Ganaspidium didionae, G. eldiablo, G. fl emingi, G. kolmaci, and G. konzaensis. Ganaspidium navajoe (Miller), comb. n., is recognized as junior synonym of G. pusillae Weld (syn. n.). Ganaspidium nigrimanus (Kieff er) and G. utilis Beardsley are removed from synonymy, and together with G. hunteri (Crawford), are now in Banacuniculus Buffington. Species of Ganaspidium are recorded from a wide geographic …


Revision Of The Genus Ambracius Stål, 1860 (Heteroptera: Miridae: Deraeocorinae: Clivinematini), With Descriptions Of Three New Species, Paulo Sérgio F Ferreia, Thomas J. Henry Jan 2010

Revision Of The Genus Ambracius Stål, 1860 (Heteroptera: Miridae: Deraeocorinae: Clivinematini), With Descriptions Of Three New Species, Paulo Sérgio F Ferreia, Thomas J. Henry

USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory

The clivinematine genus Ambracius Stál is revised and the three new species Ambracius alineae from Venezuela, A. liviae from the United States (Texas), and A. rudybuenoi from Panama are described and illustrated. The previously known species Ambracius capucinus (Reuter), A. dufouri Stál, A. mexicanus Carvalho, A. pallescens (Distant), A. rubricosus (Distant), and A. vittatus Carvalho are redescribed. A key to species is provided to aid in identification.