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Lespesia melloi sp. nov. (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Brazil, a parasitoid of Xanthopastis timais(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

  • Gil-Santana H
  • Nihei S
  • Nunez E
Journal of Insect Science (2014) 14(1)
DOI: 10.1093/jis/14.1.121
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Abstract

A new species of the New World genus Lespesia, Lespesia melloi sp. nov. (Diptera: Tachinidae), is described from southeastern Brazil. The species is reported here as a parasitoid of Xanthopastis timais (Cramer, 1782) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). The caterpillars of this noctuid feed on leaves and bulbs of amaryllis (Amaryllidaceae) in Brazil.

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Gil-Santana, H. R., Nihei, S. S., & Nunez, E. (2014). Lespesia melloi sp. nov. (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Brazil, a parasitoid of Xanthopastis timais(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Journal of Insect Science, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/jis/14.1.121

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