Die Puppen der Mitteleuropäischen Bucculatricidae (Lepidoptera: Tineoidea)

Jan, Patočka

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“…and carinae. In general, the pupal morphology of E. synethes fits the pattern described by Patočka (1999) for the freyerella species group, especially regarding that of Elachista freyerella (Hübner, 1825). However, the pupae of these two species can be separated by some morphological features, especially those of the terminalia; for instance, hook-like setae are restricted to the A10 in E. freyerella, but are present not only on this abdominal segment but also on A9 in E. synethes; furthermore, the posterior projection of A10 is little developed in E. freyerella, but reaches to about midlength of the segment and has a distinctive cone-like appearance in E. synethes.…”

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A morphological reappraisal of the immature stages and life history of Elachista synethes Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae), an Australian leaf miner alien to Chile

Vargas¹,

Brito²,

Basílio³

et al. 2015

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

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Please cite this article in press as: Vargas, H.A., et al. A morphological reappraisal of the immature stages and life history of Elachista synethes Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae), an Australian leaf miner alien to Chile. Rev. Brasil. Entomol. (2015). http://dx.Revista Brasileira de Entomologia xxx (2015) xxx-xxx w w w . r b e n t o m o l o g i a . c o m REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE Entomologia A Journal on Insect Diversity and Evolution Systematics, Morphology and Biogeography A morphological reappraisal of the immature stages and life history of Elachista synethes Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae), an Australian leaf miner alien to Chile a b s t r a c tElachista synethes was recently recognized as an alien species in northern Chile, where its larvae mine the rescue grass Bromus catharticus (Poaceae). In order to provide the necessary information to allow field detection of E. synethes during early ontogeny, we conducted a morphological reappraisal of the immature stages of this leaf-miner moth, based on light and scanning electron microscopy, including the first descriptions of the egg and the first-instar larva. This is the first report of the existence of an apodal early larva for a species of Elachista Treitschke. The legs and prolegs are absent in the first two instars, but are well developed in the last two. Additional observations on the life history are also provided, including a description of the mine.

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