Additions to the plume moth fauna of The Bahamas (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) with description of four new species

  • Records of Bahamas plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) collected since 2011 are summarized and four new species described: Michaelophorus salensis Matthews, new species, Oidaematophorus androsensis Matthews, new species, Hellinsia bahamensis Matthews, new species, and Hellinsia lucayana Matthews, new species. Species accounts including illustrations of adults and genitalia, diagnoses, larval hosts, habitats, and distributions are provided. Of the 23 species found, new larval host associations are reported for two species while the life histories remain unknown for seven species.

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Author:Deborah L. Matthews, Jacqueline Y. MillerGND, Mark J. Simon, Gary J. Goss
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-641968
URL:https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/115061
ISSN:1942-1354
ISSN:0749-6737
Parent Title (English):Insecta mundi
Series (Serial Number):Insecta Mundi (708)
Publisher:Flora & Fauna Publ.
Place of publication:Gainesville, Fla.
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2019/07/11
Date of first Publication:2019/06/07
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2021/11/25
Tag:Adaina; Dejongia; Emmelina; Exelastis; Hellinsia; Lantanophaga; Lioptilodes; Lucayan Archipelago; Megalorhipida; Michaelophorus; Oidaematophorus; Postplatyptilia; Sphenarches; Stenoptilodes; hostplants; life history
Volume:2019
Issue:article 708
Page Number:38
First Page:1
Last Page:36
HeBIS-PPN:489504078
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie)
Sammlungen:Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell 3.0