Macrosaccus coursetiae Eiseman & Davis, 2017

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SUBFAMILY	Lithocolletinae
GENUS	Macrosaccus
SPECIES	coursetiae
AUTHOR	Eiseman & Davis, 2017
ORIGINAL COMBINATION	Macrosaccus coursetiae, sp. nov.
TYPE LOCALITY	United States, Arizona, Pima Co., Tucson, mine on Coursetia glandulosa 10.xi.2012, e. l. 18.xi.-05.xii.2012, leg. C.S. Eiseman & J.A. Blyth.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES	Latitude: 32°13'0" Longitude: -110°55'0" Toggle map
TYPE SPECIMEN(S)	Holotype ♂, USNM; Paratypes 9♂, 7♀, genitalia slides USNM 34623♂, 34759♂, 34760♀; wing venation slide USNM 34774♀, USNM.
STATUS	Species
PUBLICATION	Eiseman, C. S. & Davis, D. R. 2017. A new species of Macrosaccus (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae: Lithocolletinae) from Arizona, USA. - Zootaxa 4358(2):385-392.
PAGINATION	385-391, figs. 1-7

Species pictures

Species Distribution

COUNTRY	PROVINCE/STATE	PUBLICATION	PAGE
United States, US	Arizona	Eiseman, C. S. & Davis, D. R. 2017. A new species of Macrosaccus (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae: Lithocolletinae) from Arizona, USA. - Zootaxa 4358(2):385-392.	389

Host Plants

FAMILY	SPECIES	COUNTRY	PUBLICATION	PAGE
Fabaceae	Coursetia glandulosa	U.S.A.	Eiseman, C. S. & Davis, D. R. 2017. A new species of Macrosaccus (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae: Lithocolletinae) from Arizona, USA. - Zootaxa 4358(2):385-392.	391

*   The larva forms a white blotch oon the lower leaflet surface. There is not an initial linear track as is sometimes present in gracillariid blotch mines.

Species Parasitoids

FAMILY	SPECIES	COUNTRY	PUBLICATION	PAGE
Eulophidae	Chrysocharis walleyi	U.S.A.	Eiseman, C. S. & Davis, D. R. 2017. A new species of Macrosaccus (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae: Lithocolletinae) from Arizona, USA. - Zootaxa 4358(2):385-392.	391