Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856

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FAMILY Gracillariidae
SUBFAMILY Phyllocnistinae
GENUS Phyllocnistis
SPECIES citrella
AUTHORStainton, 1856
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONPhyllocnistis Citrella, Atkinson in litt.
TYPE LOCALITY[India, West Bengal], Calcutta [Kolkata], 1855, leg. Atkinson.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Lectotype, BMNH(E) 1055796, (gender not specified), abdomen missing and hindwings missing, BMNH; 1 Paralectotype, BMNH(E) 1412443, (gender not specified), abdomen missing, BMNH, designated by Brito et al. (2017: 310).
STATUS Species
PUBLICATION Stainton H. T. 1856b. Descriptions of three species of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London (2) 3(8):301-304.
PAGINATION 302-303

Synonyms

NAME AUTHOR STATUS
citricola (Shiraki, 1913) Synonym of species
minutella van Deventer, 1904 Synonym of species

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the     J. & W. De Prins
Côte d'Ivoire     www.cabi.org
Eritrea     www.cabi.org
Eswatini   Schauff M. E., LaSalle J. & Wijesekara G. A. 1998. The genera of chalcid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of citrus leafminer Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Journal of Natural History 32(7):1001-1056. 1010
Ethiopia   Schauff M. E., LaSalle J. & Wijesekara G. A. 1998. The genera of chalcid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of citrus leafminer Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Journal of Natural History 32(7):1001-1056. 1011
Mauritius   Malausa J. C., Quilici S. & Brun P. 1996. Status and first studies on the citrus leafminer in France: Azur coast, Corsica and Reunion Island. In: Hoy, M. A. (Ed.) Managing the citrus leafminer. Proceedings from an International Conference. - — :88. 88
Mozambique     www.cabi.org
Nigeria     www.cabi.org
Réunion   Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. - — :1-496. 210
Saudi Arabia   Abu-Yaman I. K. 1966. Insect Pests of Saudi Arabia. - Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie 58:266-278. 269
South Africa   Meyrick E. 1909a. New South African Microlepidoptera. - Annals of the South African Museum 5(7):349-379. 360
Sudan     www.cabi.org
Tanzania   Martín Santana P., Pardo C., Ramírez J. L. & Ocete M. E. 1996. Distribución espacial de Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Phyllocnistidae) en cítricos de la provincia de Sevilla. - Boletín de Sanidad Vegetal Plagas 22(1):125-132. 125
United Arab Emirates   Ba-Angood S. A. S. 1978. On the biology and food preference of the citrus leaf miner, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Gracilariidae [sic], Lepidoptera) in PDR of Yemen. - Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie 86(1):53-57. 53
Western Sahara     www.cabi.org
Yemen   Ba-Angood S. A. S. 1978. On the biology and food preference of the citrus leaf miner, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Gracilariidae [sic], Lepidoptera) in PDR of Yemen. - Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie 86(1):53-57. 53
Zimbabwe   Schauff M. E., LaSalle J. & Wijesekara G. A. 1998. The genera of chalcid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of citrus leafminer Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Journal of Natural History 32(7):1001-1056. 1026

Notes:  Of Southeast-Asian origin, dispersed since 1900 to citrus-producing areas all over the world. Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Azores, Canary Islands, China, Corsica, Crete, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku), Jordan, Korea, Lebanon, Libya, Madeira, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Sardinia, Serbia and Montenegro, Sicily, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan; Nearctic: U.S.A. (Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Texas); Neotropical: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guyana, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela; Oriental: Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong-Kong, India (West Bengal), Indonesia (Irian Jaya, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Sumatra), Japan (Nansei-shotō (Ryukyu Islands)), Laos, Malaysia (Peninsula, Sabah, Sarawak), Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Islands, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam; Australasian: Australia, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands.

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATIONPAGE
Rutaceae Citrus sp. South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785. 450
Oleaceae Jasminum sp. Réunion Guillermet C. 2011c. Les Hétérocères ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. - — 4:1-556, pls 1-13. 127
Fabaceae Pongamia sp. Réunion Guillermet C. 2011c. Les Hétérocères ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. - — 4:1-556, pls 1-13. 127
Rutaceae Murraya sp. Réunion Guillermet C. 2011c. Les Hétérocères ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. - — 4:1-556, pls 1-13. 127
Rutaceae Citrus aurantium Yemen Ba-Angood S. A. S. 1978. On the biology and food preference of the citrus leaf miner, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Gracilariidae [sic], Lepidoptera) in PDR of Yemen. - Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie 86(1):53-57. 54
Rutaceae Citrus aurantium Sudan Badawy A. 1967. The morphology and biology of Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, a citrus leaf-miner in the Sudan. - Bulletin de la société entomologique d'Egypte 51:95-103. 101
Rutaceae Citrus limetta Sudan Badawy A. 1967. The morphology and biology of Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, a citrus leaf-miner in the Sudan. - Bulletin de la société entomologique d'Egypte 51:95-103. 101
Rutaceae Citrus limon Sudan Badawy A. 1967. The morphology and biology of Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, a citrus leaf-miner in the Sudan. - Bulletin de la société entomologique d'Egypte 51:95-103. 108
Rutaceae Citrus nobilis Sudan Badawy A. 1967. The morphology and biology of Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, a citrus leaf-miner in the Sudan. - Bulletin de la société entomologique d'Egypte 51:95-103. 101
Rutaceae Citrus paradisi Sudan Badawy A. 1967. The morphology and biology of Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, a citrus leaf-miner in the Sudan. - Bulletin de la société entomologique d'Egypte 51:95-103. 101
Rutaceae Citrus sinensis Sudan Badawy A. 1967. The morphology and biology of Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, a citrus leaf-miner in the Sudan. - Bulletin de la société entomologique d'Egypte 51:95-103. 101
Rutaceae Citrus sinensis Yemen Ba-Angood S. A. S. 1978. On the biology and food preference of the citrus leaf miner, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Gracilariidae [sic], Lepidoptera) in PDR of Yemen. - Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie 86(1):53-57. 54

*   A tortuous, snail-like mine on either surface of the leaf. Records from Garcinia mangostana L. [Clusiaceae], Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton, J. simplicifolium Forst.f. [Oleaceae], Loranthus sp. [Loranthaceae], Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre [Fabaceae], Alseodaphne etc. need confirmation.

Species Parasitoids

FAMILYSPECIESCOUNTRYPUBLICATION
Encyrtidae Ageniaspis citricola South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785.
Eulophidae Cirrospilus cinctiventris South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785.
Eulophidae Citrostichus phyllocnistoides South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785.
Eulophidae Notanisomorphella borborica South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785.
Eulophidae Platocharis coffeae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785.