Spatio-temporal interactions between maize lepidopteran stemborer communities and possible implications from the recent invasion of spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Sub-Saharan Africa

Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Journal of Natural History

Publication Date

12-1-2006

Abstract

Notommima parallela gen. et sp. nov. is described from Kenya based on adults, third-instar larvae, and puparia. The larvae infest the fruits of Hunteria zeylanica (Retz.) Gardn. (Apocynaceae). Important characters are illustrated, including drawings and photographs. Notommima is compared to several other superficially similar genera and found most similar to Notomma. However, these two genera differ in several small but significant morphological characters as well as an important biological trait (Notommima is frugivorous; Notomma is a twig-gall inducer), that justify establishing the new genus. © 2006 Taylor & Francis.

Keywords

Apocynaceae, Frugivorous, Fruit, Hunteria zeylanica, Trypetinae

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