Rearings from mines in leaves of the perennial terrestrial vine trailing arbutus, Epigaea repens L., in Maryland, Michigan, and New England yielded specimens of the genus Brachys Dejean. Species of this genus in the eastern United States are previously known only as miners in shrubs and trees. Our study describes Brachys howdeni Hespenheide, new species, as well as its mines and biology.
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The Coleopterists Bulletin
Vol. 70 • No. 2
June 2016
Vol. 70 • No. 2
June 2016
Epigaea repens
Eulophidae
leafminer
life history
Neochrysocharis diastatae
parasitoids
Pnigalio