Systematics, host plants, and life histories of three new Phyllocnistis species from the central highlands of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae, Phyllocnistinae) Author Kawahara, Akito Y. AEE810A3-1680-434B-89C5-F27AF4C97C84 Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, 4112 Plant Sciences Building, College Park, MD 20742 USA kawahara@umd.edu Author Nishida, Kenji E936E053-36E1-4087-AEBE-796C8EB59A2A Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2060 San José, Costa Rica Author Davis, Donald R. FC851800-FEE2-46CF-8C55-B4A2D5EEFF66 Department of Entomology, NHB- 105, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, Washington, D. C., 20013 - 7012 USA text ZooKeys 2009 2009-11-09 27 27 7 30 journal article 22550 10.3897/zookeys.27.250 dfe018cb-a9a3-4189-a161-69ff8cbfbe7b 1313–2970 576564 C6AA8595-6A57-4ACD-B0A1-3AE36F7C8701

Table 1. Diagnostic features of the three new Phyllocnistis species described in this study.

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Table 1. Diagnostic features of the three new Phyllocnistis species described in this study.
								processes	Dorsal spine
			Longitudinal	Transverse	Costal			of cocoon-	arrangement,
	Host	Costal fascia	fascia	fascia	strigulae	Valva	Signa	cutter	A2-A7
P. drimiphaga	Drimys	Slender, margin	Broad, yellow-	V-shaped	3	̴ 1.8 × length	Paired,	Developed,	V-shaped
	granadensis	narrow	orange			of vinculum,	dissimilar	curved, flat
	(Winteraceae)					very slender	in shape
						but broadening
						apically forming a
						prominent dorsal
						lobe and a smaller
						ventral lobe
P. maxberryi	Gaiadendron	Oviform,	Broad,	C-shaped	2	̴ 2 × length of	Paired,	Reduced, flat	In 2 rows
	punctatum	margin broad	light			vinculum, nearly	similar in
	(Loranthaceae)		brown			straight with	shape
						apex only slightly
						enlarged
P. tropaeolicola	Tropaeolum	Slender,	Slender,	V-shaped	3	̴ 2.4 × the length	Single,	Developed,	V-shaped
	emarginatum	margin broad	brown			of vinculum, nearly	band-	conical
	(Tropaeolaceae)					straight, ventral	shaped
						lobe of apex slightly
						recurved dorsad