Eucosmophora schinusivora Davis & Wheeler, 2011

SUBFAMILY	Acrocercopinae
GENUS	Eucosmophora
SPECIES	schinusivora
AUTHOR	Davis & Wheeler, 2011
ORIGINAL COMBINATION	Eucosmophora schinusivora Davis and Wheeler, new species
TYPE LOCALITY	Brazil, Paraná, Paranagua, Rio Guariguacu, Sambaqui, mine 19.x.1992, e.l. Schinus terebinthifolius, 13.xi.1992, leg. F. D. Bennett et al.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES	Latitude: -25°31'0" Longitude: -48°29'0"
TYPE SPECIMEN(S)	Holotype ♂, USNM; Paratypes 21♂, 15♀, USNM, MACN, MGCL, DZUP.
STATUS	Species
COMMENT	Species identfication in BOLD LNOUC1225-11 and Genbank KF460868 (Lees et al. 2014) needs verification (David Lees pers. corr. 30 October 2017).
PUBLICATION	Davis, D. R., Mc Kay, F., Oleiro, M., Diniz Vitorino, M. & Wheeler, G. S. 2011. Biology and systematics of the leafmining Gracillariidae of Brazilian pepper tree, Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi, with descriptions of a new genus and four new species. - Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 65(2):61-93.
PAGINATION	73-74, figs. 1, 5-6, 11-16, 26-30
DNA VOUCHERS	LNOUC1225-11, DDAV-D542, DDAV-D540, RDOPO381-10
GENBANK	KF460868 Lees, D. C., Kawahara, A. Y., Rougerie, R., Ohshima, I., Kawakita, A., Bouteleux, O. & Lopez-Vaamonde, C. 2014 :Suppl. Table 2 HM382089 Davis, D. R., Mc Kay, F., Oleiro, M., Diniz Vitorino, M. & Wheeler, G. S. 2011 HM382088 Davis, D. R., Mc Kay, F., Oleiro, M., Diniz Vitorino, M. & Wheeler, G. S. 2011

Species pictures

Species Distribution

COUNTRY	PROVINCE/STATE	PUBLICATION	PAGE
Argentina		Davis, D. R., Mc Kay, F., Oleiro, M., Diniz Vitorino, M. & Wheeler, G. S. 2011. Biology and systematics of the leafmining Gracillariidae of Brazilian pepper tree, Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi, with descriptions of a new genus and four new species. - Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 65(2):61-93.	73
Brazil		Davis, D. R., Mc Kay, F., Oleiro, M., Diniz Vitorino, M. & Wheeler, G. S. 2011. Biology and systematics of the leafmining Gracillariidae of Brazilian pepper tree, Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi, with descriptions of a new genus and four new species. - Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 65(2):61-93.	73
French Guiana		Lees, D. C., Kawahara, A. Y., Rougerie, R., Ohshima, I., Kawakita, A., Bouteleux, O. & Lopez-Vaamonde, C. 2014. DNA barcoding reveals a largely unknown fauna of Gracillariidae leaf-mining moths in the Neotropics - Molecular Ecology Resources 14(2):286-296.

Host Plants

FAMILY	SPECIES	COUNTRY	PUBLICATION	PAGE
Anacardiaceae	Lithrea molleoides	Argentina	Davis, D. R., Mc Kay, F., Oleiro, M., Diniz Vitorino, M. & Wheeler, G. S. 2011. Biology and systematics of the leafmining Gracillariidae of Brazilian pepper tree, Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi, with descriptions of a new genus and four new species. - Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 65(2):61-93.	73
Anacardiaceae	Schinus terebinthifolius	Brazil	Davis, D. R., Mc Kay, F., Oleiro, M., Diniz Vitorino, M. & Wheeler, G. S. 2011. Biology and systematics of the leafmining Gracillariidae of Brazilian pepper tree, Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi, with descriptions of a new genus and four new species. - Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 65(2):61-93.	73

* Perhaps also on Schinus longifolius (Lindl.) Speg., Schinus weinmannifolius Engl. and Astronium balansae Engl. (see Davis et al. 2011: 73).