Druentica Strand, 1932
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4268.1.3 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CF5C0218-D639-4B5A-B7D4-3E212214762B |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6027666 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039D87EF-761C-FFEA-FF7D-FC0ECC5CD48D |
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Druentica Strand, 1932 View in CoL
Replacement name for Druentia Schaus, 1928 Type species: Druentica partha ( Schaus, 1905)
Druentica View in CoL is composed of many similar species in several distinct species-groups, and identification of most species is difficult until a thorough revision of the genus has been completed. Two species are recognized from Trinidad, one of which has been studied as a potential biological control agent of the weed Clidemia hirta (Melastomataceae) View in CoL , a neotropical shrub introduced and invasive in various areas of the Old World tropics including Hawai’i ( Waterhouse & Norris 1987). Druentica View in CoL species are considered to be specialized on Melastomataceae ( Herbin 2016) View in CoL .
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Druentica Strand, 1932
St Laurent, Ryan A. & Cock, Matthew J. W. 2017 |
Melastomataceae (
Herbin 2016 |