A NEW SPECIES OF HUCKLEBERRY SAWFLY OF THE FORMER TRIBE PRISTOLINI (HYMENOPTERA: TENTHREDINIDAE) FROM MONTANA

作者：Smith David R^*; Dolan Amelia C

来源：Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 2016, 118(4): 594-601.

DOI：10.4289/0013-8797.118.4.594

• Symphyta
• Nematinae
• Pristolini
• Melastola
• Pristola
• fruit feeders

Pristiphora fructicola Smith and Dolan, n. sp., is described from Montana. It would belong to the former genus Melastola Wong of the former tribe Pristolini, recently synonymized with Pristiphora Latreille. Adults were numerous around Vaccinium globulare Rydberg (Ericaceae), the presumed host, where larvae feed in the fruits. The species is distinguished from the other two species previously placed in Melastola, P. resinicolor (Marlatt) and P. ferruginosa (Wong) (n. comb.). Several new distribution records and host plant associations are given for the species of "Pristolini."

• 出版日期2016-10