Bollettino di zoologia agraria e bachicoltura

Vol. 41 No. 2 (2009): Serie 2
Sistematica

Pammene castanicola sp.n. a new Lepidoptera Tortricidae from Sicily

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  • Pasquale Trematerra,
  • Mirella Clausi
Pasquale Trematerra
Università degli Studi del Molise
Mirella Clausi
Università degli Studi di Catania

Published 2024-09-12

Keywords

  • Lepidoptera Tortricidae,
  • Pammene castanicola,
  • new species,
  • Italy

How to Cite

Trematerra, P., & Clausi, M. (2009). Pammene castanicola sp.n. a new Lepidoptera Tortricidae from Sicily. Bollettino Di Zoologia Agraria E Bachicoltura, 41(2), 123–128. Retrieved from https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/bzab/article/view/25984

Abstract

A new species of tortricid moth, Pammene castanicola sp.n., from Mount Etna (Sicily, Italy) is described. Externally and in male genitalia the new species resemble Pammene fasciana (Linnaeus, 1761 ). In P. castanicola Trematerra sp.n. male genitalia presents bigger size, sacculus with distinct caudal angle, aedeagus distinctly narrow beyond middle and comuti of deciduous type arranged in a patch. The genetic distances between P. castanicola and P. fasciana were confirmed by COl analysis. P. castanicola appears in one generation yearly as a phytophagous of fruits of Castanea sativa Miller.

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