Immature Stages of Scrobipalpula patagonica Povolný, 1977 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae: Gnorimoschemini), a Gall Inquiline of Suaeda divaricata MOQ. (Amaranthaceae) in Argentinawith a Summary of Its Parasitoids

ADAMSKI, D.; KULA, R.R.; GATES, M.W.; TORRÉNS, J.; FIDALGO, P.; BUFFINGTON, M.L.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON

ENTOMOL SOC WASHINGTON

Año: 2018 vol. 120 p. 659 - 669

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Maps of the chaetotaxy and scanning electron micrographs supplement a text description of the larva and pupa of Scrobipalpula patagonica Povolný (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae: Gnorimoschemini). Scrobipalpula patagonica is a gall inquiline of Suaeda divaricata Moq. (Amaranthaceae) in the "Monte" region of Argentina. The habitus of S. patagonica is provided along with images of the semiarid habitat of its host plant and associated gall. The parasitoids known to attack S. patagonica are summarized.