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'''''Schacontia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[moth]]s of the [[Crambidae]] family. |
'''''Schacontia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[moth]]s of the [[Crambidae]] family. |
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==Distribution== |
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''Schacontia'' species are distributed across Mexico, south to Central America (Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama) and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela) and the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Hispaniola). A single North American record of ''[[Schacontia themis]]'' is reported from Sanibel Island, Florida. |
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==Biology== |
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Larvae are internal feeders that may induce galls, and pupate within the host. The only known host plant records are in [[Capparaceae]]. In Costa Rica, larvae have been reared from ''[[Podangrogyne decipiens]]''. ''[[Cleome spinosa]]'' has been reported as host for ''[[Schacontia chanesalis]]'', ''[[Capparis frondosa]]'' and ''[[Capparis verrucosa]]'' are reported for other |
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''Schacontia'' species. |
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==Species== |
==Species== |
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*''[[Schacontia replica]]'' <small>Dyar, 1914</small> |
*''[[Schacontia replica]]'' <small>Dyar, 1914</small> |
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*''[[Schacontia ysticalis]]'' <small>(Dyar, 1925)</small> |
*''[[Schacontia ysticalis]]'' <small>(Dyar, 1925)</small> |
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==Etymology== |
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''Schacontia'' seems to be Dyar’s contraction of Schaus and ''[[Acontia]]'', the noctuid genus in which Schaus mistakenly attributed ''[[Schacontia medalba]]'' and subsequently designated by Dyar as the type species of ''Schacontia''.<ref>[http://www.pensoft.net/inc/journals/download.php?fileId=6194&fileTable=J_GALLEYS Phylogenetic systematics of Schacontia Dyar with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera, Crambidae)]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Schacontia is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family.
Distribution
Schacontia species are distributed across Mexico, south to Central America (Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama) and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela) and the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Hispaniola). A single North American record of Schacontia themis is reported from Sanibel Island, Florida.
Biology
Larvae are internal feeders that may induce galls, and pupate within the host. The only known host plant records are in Capparaceae. In Costa Rica, larvae have been reared from Podangrogyne decipiens. Cleome spinosa has been reported as host for Schacontia chanesalis, Capparis frondosa and Capparis verrucosa are reported for other Schacontia species.
Species
- Schacontia chanesalis (Druce, 1899)
- Schacontia medalba (Schaus, 1904)
- Schacontia pfeifferiAmsel, 1956
- Schacontia replicaDyar, 1914
- Schacontia ysticalis (Dyar, 1925)
Etymology
Schacontia seems to be Dyar’s contraction of Schaus and Acontia, the noctuid genus in which Schaus mistakenly attributed Schacontia medalba and subsequently designated by Dyar as the type species of Schacontia.[2]
References
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ^ Phylogenetic systematics of Schacontia Dyar with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera, Crambidae)
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