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Issue: Vol. 539 No. 1: 18 Jun. 2004
Type: Article
Published: 2004-06-18
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.539.1.1
Page range: 1–8
Abstract views: 70
PDF downloaded: 6

A new species of Diaphania H bner, 1818 from Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae)

Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, U.S.A.
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Quito, Ecuador
Museo del Instituto de Zoología Agrícola Francisco Fernández Yépez, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Maracay, Apdo. 4579, Aragua, 2101A, Venezuela
Lepidoptera Crambidae Spilomelinae Diaphania taxonomy new species Cucurbitaceae Ecuador Neotropical South America

Abstract

Diaphania yurakyana n. sp. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae) is described from the tropical rainforest of Ecuador. This species is closely related to D. argealis (Walker, 1859), D. interpositalis (Hampson, 1912), and D. novicialis (Schaus, 1912). The female, immature stages, and larval hostplant are unknown.Se describe Diaphania yurakyana n. sp. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae) de la regi n tropical de Ecuador. Esta especie es cercana a D. argealis (Walker, 1859), D. interpositalis (Hampson, 1912) y D. novicialis (Schaus, 1912). La hembra, las fases inmaduras, y la planta nutricia de la larva son desconocidas.

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