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Marmara opuntiella Busck, 1907

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Phyllocnistinae (subfamily)/  Marmarini (tribe)/  Marmara (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Busck, 1907
Citation:Marmara opuntiella, n. sp.
Original genus:Marmara
Publication:Busck, A. 1907. New American Tineina.
Journal:Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
Volume:8 (1906)
Issue:3–4
Pagination:97
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2345050
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Marmara opuntiella (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Marmara opuntiella Busck, 1907 Holotype unknown USNM Holotype, nr. 9903 (gender not stated), USNM. United States, US [U.S.A.], southern Texas.
DNA voucher(s)
USNMENT 00657143  USNMENT 00657144 
Distribution note:

Records of "similar larvae with identical habits" from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Peru, and Venezuela may also refer to this species (Mann 1969: 135).

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Marmara opuntiella Busck, 1907 Mexico Mann, J. 1969. Cactus-feeding insects and mites. page 135
Marmara opuntiella Busck, 1907 United States, US Texas Busck, A. 1907. New American Tineina. page 97
Plant note:

Long winding serpentine mine just under the epidermis, sometimes widened out into irregular blotches (Busck 1907: 97).

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Marmara opuntiella Busck, 1907 Nopalea sp. Cactaceae Mann, J. 1969. Cactus-feeding insects and mites. page 135
Marmara opuntiella Busck, 1907 Opuntia sp. Cactaceae Busck, A. 1907. New American Tineina. page 97
Marmara opuntiella Busck, 1907 Opuntia stricta Cactaceae Mexico Torres-Castillo, J. A., Torres-Acosta R. I., Berrones-Morales M., Torres-De Los Santos R. & Nohemí Niño-García, M. 2025. Marmara opuntiella associated with wild Opuntia stricta in Tamaulipas, Mexico. page 755
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination