Redescription and Immature Stages of Promalactis Suzukiella (Matsumura) (Gelechioidea: Oecophoridae), A New Introduction into the United States

Authors

David Adamski, Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 168, Washington, D.C., 20013- 7012, U.S.A.Follow
Gary F. Hevel, Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 37012, NHB - CE716, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012Follow
Alan Pultyniewicz, 6148 Agail Place, Columbia, MD 21045

Date of this Version

2009

Comments

Published in PROC. ENTOMOL. SOC. WASH. 111(1), 2009, pp. 204–214.

Abstract

Promalactis suzukiella (Matsumura) was discovered independently several times over the past 5 years throughout the northeastern United States by private collectors and biophotographers. These discoveries represent the first records of this species in the United States and validate its approximate distributional range. Color photographs and a redescription of the adult, including the male and female genitalia, are provided. The larva and pupa of Promalactis are described in detail for the first time, with scanning electron micrographs and chaetotaxal maps. A lectotype for Borkhausenia suzukiella Matsumura, 1931, is designated herein. The importance of ‘‘backyard collecting’’ and amateur biophotography is emphasized, and participants are encouraged to continue the documentation of their findings through meetings, publication, and the internet.