A new leafmining pest of guava: Hesperolyra guajavifoliae sp. nov., with comments on the diagnostics of the endemic Neotropical genus Hesperolyra van Nieukerken (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae)
We describe a new pest of guava (Psidium guajava L.), Hesperolyra guajavifoliae Stonis & Vargas, sp. nov., that was recently discovered in western Colombia. Hesperolyra van Nieukerken is a small, Neotropical genus of pygmy moths (Nepticulidae). We re-examine and document the complex morp...
Main Authors: | Jonas R. Stonis, Andrius Remeikis, Arūnas Diškus, Svetlana Orlovskytė, Sergio A. Vargas, Maria Alma Solis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2019-12-01
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Series: | ZooKeys |
Online Access: | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/46332/download/pdf/ |
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