Two New Species of Compsolechia Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) Associated with Casearia (Flacourtiaceae) in Coastal Dry-Forests of Western Mexico

David Adamski; Karina Boege

doi:10.4289/0013-8797-111.2.305

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David Adamski,¹ Karina Boege²

¹(DA) Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 37012, NHBE523, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012, U.S.A. David.Adamski@ars.usda.gov
²(KB) Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Apartado Postal 70275, Ciudad Universitaria, UNAM 04510, México, D.F. kboege@servidor.unam.mx

Abstract

Two new species of Compsolechia Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), C. camilotus Adamski and C. vittatiella Adamski, are described from dry-forests in western Mexico. Larvae of both species were collected on leaves of Casearia nitida (L.) Jacq. (Flacourtiaceae), a new host record for the genus. Photographs of larvae and their shelters and adult moths are provided. In addition, illustrations of the male and female genitalia of the adults, larval chaetotaxal maps, and scanning electron micrographs for both species are included. The pupa of only C. camilotus was available for description.

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David Adamski and Karina Boege "Two New Species of Compsolechia Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) Associated with Casearia (Flacourtiaceae) in Coastal Dry-Forests of Western Mexico," Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 111(2), 305-321, (1 April 2009). https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797-111.2.305

Published: 1 April 2009

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