Annotated list of Mimallonidae (Lepidoptera, Mimallonoidea) from Trinidad and Tobago, with the description of a new species of Cicinnus Blanchard, 1852 and taxonomic notes
Author
St Laurent, Ryan A.
Author
Cock, Matthew J. W.
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Zootaxa
2017
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journal article
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Druentica
Strand, 1932
Replacement name for
Druentia
Schaus, 1928
Type species:
Druentica partha
(
Schaus, 1905
)
Druentica
is composed of many similar species in several distinct species-groups, and identification of most species is difficult until a thorough revision of the genus has been completed. Two species are recognized from
Trinidad
, one of which has been studied as a potential biological control agent of the weed
Clidemia hirta
(Melastomataceae)
, a neotropical shrub introduced and invasive in various areas of the Old World tropics including
Hawai’i
(
Waterhouse & Norris 1987
).
Druentica
species are considered to be specialized
on
Melastomataceae (
Herbin 2016
)
.