Schacontia

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Schacontia
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Adults of Schacontia: 1= S. medalba , 2= S. chanesalis , 3= S. umbra , 4= S. speciosa , 5= S. ysticalis , 6= S. themis , 7= S. rasa , 8= S. nyx , 9= S. clotho , 10 & 11= S. lachesis , 12= S. atropos
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Glaphyriinae
Genus: Schacontia
Dyar, 1914 [1]

Schacontia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914.

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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 S. chanesalis . Capparis frondosa and Capparis verrucosa are reported for other Schacontia species.

Species

Etymology

Schacontia seems to be Dyar's contraction of Schaus and Acontia , the noctuid genus in which William Schaus mistakenly attributed Schacontia medalba and subsequently designated by Dyar as the type species of Schacontia. [2]

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<i>Schacontia medalba</i> Species of moth

Schacontia medalba is a moth of the family Crambidae described by William Schaus in 1904. It is found in Brazil and Peru.

<i>Schacontia chanesalis</i> Species of moth

Schacontia chanesalis is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Herbert Druce in 1899. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Venezuela.

<i>Schacontia umbra</i> Species of moth

Schacontia umbra is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Maria Alma Solis and Paul Z. Goldstein in 2013. It is found in central Ecuador.

<i>Schacontia speciosa</i> Species of moth

Schacontia speciosa is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Maria Alma Solis and Paul Z. Goldstein in 2013. It is found in south-eastern Brazil.

<i>Schacontia themis</i> Species of moth

Schacontia themis is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Maria Alma Solis and Paul Z. Goldstein in 2013. It is found on the Cayman Islands and in Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Florida, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico and Venezuela.

<i>Schacontia rasa</i> Species of moth

Schacontia rasa is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Maria Alma Solis and Paul Z. Goldstein in 2013. It is found in Mexico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

<i>Schacontia nyx</i> Species of moth

Schacontia nyx is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Maria Alma Solis and Paul Z. Goldstein in 2013. It is found in northern Venezuela.

<i>Schacontia clotho</i> Species of moth

Schacontia clotho is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Maria Alma Solis and Paul Z. Goldstein in 2013. It is found in southern Ecuador.

<i>Schacontia lachesis</i> Species of moth

Schacontia lachesis is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Maria Alma Solis and Paul Z. Goldstein in 2013. It is found in central Brazil and Bolivia.

<i>Schacontia atropos</i> Species of moth

Schacontia atropos is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Maria Alma Solis and Paul Z. Goldstein. It is found in northern Venezuela.

<i>Schacontia ysticalis</i> Species of moth

Schacontia ysticalis is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1925. It is found in Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Bolivia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cybalomiinae</span> Subfamily of moths

Cybalomiinae is a subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae. It was described by Hubert Marion in 1955.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glaphyriinae</span> Subfamily of moths

Glaphyriinae is a subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae. It was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1923. The subfamily currently comprises 509 species in 75 genera.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scopariinae</span> Subfamily of moths

Scopariinae is a subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae. The subfamily was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.

References

  1. ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ Goldstein, Paul Z.; Metz, Mark A.; Solis, M. Alma (2013). "Phylogenetic systematics of Schacontia Dyar with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera, Crambidae)". ZooKeys (291): 27–81. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.291.3744 . PMC   3677288 . PMID   23794861.


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