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A New Species of Palarus Latreille from Spain with a Comparative Study on Nesting Behavior and Larvae in the Genus (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)
1992
Palarus almerienis n. sp. is described from Spain (including imago, larva, and nesting habits). P. confusus Turner, currently considered a subspecies of P. ambustus Klug, is raised to full species status. The most important differences among the three species involve sculpture of the mesopleuron. The geographical distribution of these three taxa is discussed. Females of P. almeriensis excavate unicellular nests and capture not only Hymenoptera (the usual prey of the genus), but also Diptera (Stratiomyiidae). They make temporary closures and store the prey in the gallery before transferring it to the cell, which they dig during provisioning. Several species of Diptera (Miltogramminae) are na…
Description and Life History of an Unusual Fern-Feeding Tortricid Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) from Brazil
2004
Tortrimosaica polypodivora Brown & Baixeras, new genus and new species, is described and illustrated from Sao Paulo, Brazil. We also describe and illustrate the last instar and pupa and provide notes on the life history. Larvae of the new species are gall inducers on the stems of Microgramma squamulosa (Kauf.) Sota (Polypodiaceae), an unusual behavior and host for a tortricid. Although placed provisionally in Hilarographini, tribal and subfamilial assignment of the new genus is extremely problematic owing to a mosaic of morphological characters, suggesting placement in a variety of different higher taxa. The larvae have a bisetose L-group on the prothorax, and the pupa has multiple rows of …