Sparganothoides
Lambert & Powell, 1986
Species Guides
3Sparganothoides is a New World of tortricid moths established in 1986, containing 32 described . The genus exhibits greatest at middle elevations from central and southern Mexico through Rica. A 2009 systematic revision organized species into six based primarily on male genitalia . Biological data remain limited, derived mainly from laboratory rearings of eight species.
Pronunciation
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Identification
Distinguished from related by features of the male genitalia; a 2009 revision provides a -level identification key based primarily on these structures. Species assignment requires examination of genitalic .
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Habitat
Middle elevations of central and southern Mexico through Rica support the greatest . The occupies varied across this montane and submontane range.
Distribution
Ranges from the mid-Atlantic and southern United States through Central America to Venezuela.
Life Cycle
Laboratory rearings have been conducted from produced by confined females of eight , representing five of six recognized species groups. Details of larval development and remain unpublished in the provided sources.
Similar Taxa
- AmorbimorphaRelated sparganothine separated from Sparganothoides; distinguished by morphological features detailed in Kruse 2012.
- EpagogeFormerly included Sparganothoides schausiana and S. spadicea, now excluded from Sparganothoides based on revised classification.
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Systematic revision
The 2009 revision by Kruse and Powell (Zootaxa 2150) recognized six groups: Hydeana (8 species), Teratana (6 species), Ocrisana (8 species), Lentiginosana (1 species), Morata (5 species), and Aciculana (4 species). Ten species are known from males only.