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A new species of Idiophantis Meyrick (Lep., Gelechiidae) bred from galls on Eugenia in New Ireland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

J. D. Bradley
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Institute of Entomology

Extract

A species of Gelechiid moth bred from larvae living in galls on the leaves of an unidentified species of Eugenia in New Ireland is described as new and is named Idiophantis eugeniae sp. n. The species is differentiated from I. chiridota Meyr., to which it is closely related and which occurs in the Indo-Malayan region. Illustrations are given of the adult male and the genitalia of both sexes.

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Original Articles
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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