Figure 2.Phyllocnistis adults. A Phyllocnistis hyperpersea sp. n. (2.1 mm) B Phyllocnistis subpersea sp. n. (2.5 mm) C Phyllocnistis longipalpa sp. n. (2.6 mm) D Phyllocnistis perseafolia sp. n. (3.0 mm). (Drawn approximately to scale; forewing length in parentheses.)
Figure 3.Phyllocnistis leafmines. A Phyllocnistis hyperpersea sp. n., upper-side mine on Persea borbonia B Phyllocnistis subpersea sp. n., lower side mine on Persea borbonia. Pupal crypts indicated by arrows in A and C. C Phyllocnistis perseafolia sp. n., lower-side mine on Persea americana (~ 15 cm).
Figure 4.Leafmines of Phyllocnistis perseafolia sp. n. on Persea americana. A General habitus, note lower side mine (arrow) B Leaf damage caused by upper and lower side larval mining.
Figure 14.Phyllocnistis perseafolia sp. n. pupa. A Head, ventral view (176 µm) B Head, lateral view (200 µm) C Dorsal spines of abdominal tergum 5 (76 µm) D Lateral view of C (60 µm) E Abdominal terga 4-10 (100 µm) F Lateral seta of abdominal segment 6 (10 µm). (Length of bar scales shown in parentheses.)
Figure 15.Phyllocnistis perseafolia sp. n. pupa. A Abdominal terga 7-10 (100 µm) B Caudal end of abdomen (100 µm) C Abdominal sterna 6-10 (100 µm) D Spinules of sternum 6 in longitudinal rows (100 µm). (Length of bar scales shown in parentheses.)
Figure 19. Phyllocnistis perseafolia sp. n. genitalia. A Male, ventral view B Mesal view of valva C Aedeagus D Female, lateral view E Ventral view of D segments 7-10.
