Four new species of Epicephala Meyrick, 1880 (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) associated with two species of Glochidion (Phyllanthaceae) from Hainan Island in China.
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Four new Epicephala species that feed on the seeds of Glochidionsphaerogynum (Phyllanthaceae) from Yinggeling Mountain Nature Reserves in Hainan Province of China are described: Epicephaladomina sp. n., Epicephalaimpolliniferens sp. n., Epicephalaangustisaccula sp. n. and Epicephalacamurella sp. n.The latter two species are also associated with Glochidionwrightii.Photographs of adults and genital structures are provided.
Affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
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Four new Epicephala species that feed on the seeds of Glochidionsphaerogynum (Phyllanthaceae) from Yinggeling Mountain Nature Reserves in Hainan Province of China are described: Epicephaladomina sp. n., Epicephalaimpolliniferens sp. n., Epicephalaangustisaccula sp. n. and Epicephalacamurella sp. n. The latter two species are also associated with Glochidionwrightii. Photographs of adults and genital structures are provided. No MeSH data available. |
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Figure 5: Female genitalia of Epicephala spp. 17Epicephalacamurella sp. n., paratype, genitalia slide No. WZB14253 18Epicephalaangustisaccula sp. n., paratype, genitalia slide No. WZB14412. Scale bar: 0.5 mm (17, 18); 0.1 mm (17a, 18a). Mentions: Figs 7, 13, 17 |
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Affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
No MeSH data available.