Cactivalva nebularia, gen. et sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae): a new Weinmannia leaf miner from southern Brazil

• Published in: Austral entomology Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 62 - 76
• Main Authors: Moreira, Gilson Rudinei Pires, Pollo, Pietro, Brito, Rosângela, Gonçalves, Gislene Lopes, Vargas, Héctor A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canberra Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.02.2018
• Subjects: Blotch; Butterflies & moths; Cunoniaceae; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; Electron microscopy; Feeding; Forests; Gene sequencing; Gracillariidae; High altitude; Instars; Larvae; leaf‐mining moth; Leaves; life history; Mitochondrial DNA; Molting; Moulting; Nebulae; Neotropical region; New genera; New species; Nucleotide sequence; Ova; Parenchyma; Pupae; Pupation; Scanning electron microscopy; Serpentine; Tissue; Weinmannia; Brazil

Male, female, pupa, larva and egg of a new genus and species of Gracillariidae (Ornixolinae), Cactivalva nebularia Moreira & Vargas gen. et sp. nov., from southern Brazil are described and illustrated with the aid of optical and scanning electron microscopy. A preliminary analysis of mitochondri...