Lineodes Guenée (Crambidae: Spilomelinae) of Peru: New Reports of Larval Feeding on Solanaceae and New Species

Solis M.A.; Cobian C.E.V. · Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington (2023) · DOI: 10.4289/0013-8797.124.4.845

Resumen

Three species of Lineodes Guenée were discovered feeding on four solanaceous host plants in Peru: L. integra Zeller on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), L. undulata Walsingham on aji (Capsicum baccatum L.) and sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.), and L. vulcanalis Landry on wild tobacco (Nicotiana glauca Graham). Lineodes integra, the most well-known and widely distributed species in the Western Hemisphere, reportedly feeds on a wide diversity of solanaceous plants, but this is the first report of host plants for L. undulata and L. vulcanalis. Sexual dimorphism in L. undulata and L. vulcanalis is reported for the first time, and this is the first report of L. undulata since it was described from Peru over 100 years ago. Additional new Peruvian Lineodes species, Lineodes leuschneri Solis, new species, and Lineodes ravenalis Solis, new species, discovered at the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, are described. A lectotype is newly designated for Lineodes contortalisGuenée, 1854 described from Brazil. Images of adults and their genitalia, as well as some of the immatures, are provided.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina