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Issue: Vol. 5351 No. 2: 26 Sept. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-09-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5351.2.6
Page range: 287-292
Abstract views: 249
PDF downloaded: 29

A new species of Eucalantica Busck (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae) poses potential concerns on blueberry industry in Mexico

Graduate Program in Plant Health-Entomology and Acarology; Colegio de Postgraduados; Federal Highway México-Texcoco km. 36.5; Col. Montecillo; CP 56264; Texcoco; State of Mexico; Mexico
Department of Science Education; Gongju National University of Education; Gongju-si; Chungnam 32553; Republic of Korea
Lepidoptera Blueberries Ericaceae host plant morphology pest Saridoscelinae taxonomy

Abstract

A new species of Eucalantica, E. nestori n. sp. is reported on the basis of 13 type specimens collected from blueberry farms in Atzingo and Xoxonacatla, Puebla, Mexico. Habitus and genital features of the species are described and illustrated. Larval feeding habit of E. nestori n. sp. is demonstrated from field observations. Damage of the larvae was observed from the leaves, flowers and shoots of blueberries. Agricultural concerns involving E. nestori n. sp. are discussed.

 

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