Siamusotima disrupta Solis, n. sp., is a stem-boring musotimine from China. It was discovered in the stems of several Lygodium Sw. species (Lygodiaceae) during exploration for biological control agents of Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R. Br., the Old World climbing fern. This is the second report of a stem-boring pyraloid larva with a unique, cup-like modification of the anal segment. The larval morphology of S. disrupta is compared with that of the previously described S. aranea Solis and Yen. Observations on life history are presented; the adult has not been captured in the wild.
How to translate text using browser tools
30 August 2017
Another New Lygodium-Boring Species of the Musotimine Genus Siamusotima (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from China
M. Alma Solis,
Paul Pratt,
Jeff Makinson,
Ryan Zonneveld,
Ellen Lake
ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE
China
larval morphology
life history
Old World climbing fern
pteridophagy
Pyraloidea
rearing