Abstract
Ectaga garcia, sp.n., related to E. promeces Walsingham, 1912 is described. Larvae were reared on Lantana camara, L. griesebachiana and L. montevidensis (Verbenaceae) in Argentina and Brazil.
Lepidoptera; Oecophoridae; Ectaga; Lantana; Verbenaceae; South America
A new Ectaga Walsingham (Lepidoptera, Oecophoridae) from southern South America
Vitor O. Becker
Centro de Pesquisa Agropecuária dos Cerrados, EMBRAPA, Caixa Postal 08223, 73301-970 Planaltina, Distrito Federal, Brasil
ABSTRACT
Ectaga garcia, sp.n., related to E. promeces Walsingham, 1912 is described. Larvae were reared on Lantana camara, L. griesebachiana and L. montevidensis (Verbenaceae) in Argentina and Brazil.
Key words: Lepidoptera, Oecophoridae, Ectaga, Lantana, Verbenaceae, South America
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Dr. Anthony Raw. Department of Zoology. Universidade de Brasilia, red the manuscript: Mr. W. Cavalcante, EMBRAPA-CPAC. prepared the line drawings.
BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES
Recebido em 20.II.1994; aceito em 15.VII.1994.
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Publication Dates
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Publication in this collection
22 July 2009 -
Date of issue
1994
History
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Accepted
15 July 1994 -
Received
20 Feb 1994
