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Two new species of Lepidoptera reared from galls on Guiera senegalensis in Northern Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

J. D. Bradley
J. D. Bradley
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Institute of Entomology
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Two species of Lepidoptera reared from galls caused by a Thysanopteran, Vuilletia houardi (Vuillet), on the shrub Guiera senegalensis (Combretaceae) in Northern Nigeria are described as new. One is named Eublemma guiera sp. n. and belongs in the subfamily Eustrotiinae of the Noctuidae, and the other Anarsia guiera sp. n. and belongs in the Gelechiidae. The adults and male and female genitalia of both species are illustrated.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 59 , Issue 1 , July 1969 , pp. 77 - 80
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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References

Vuillet, A. (1914). Deux Thysanoptères nouveaux du Soudan français (Phloeothripidae).—Insecta 4, 121–132. figs. 1–10.Google Scholar