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<journal-id>0034-7744</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Biología Tropical]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. biol. trop]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7744</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0034-77442015000400971</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Morfología de los estados inmaduros y biología de Cactoblastisdoddi(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) en la prepuna de Jujuy (noroeste de Argentina)]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Morphology of the immature stages and biology of Cactoblastis doddi (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Prepuna in Jujuy (Northwestern Argentina)]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gomez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Graciela Cecilia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Neder de Román]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lilia Estela]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Linares]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mario Alfredo]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zamar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Inés]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Biología de la Altura  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Jujuy]]></addr-line>
<country>AR</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Biología de la Altura  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>AR</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2015</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2015</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>63</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>971</fpage>
<lpage>980</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-77442015000400971&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-77442015000400971&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-77442015000400971&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[ResumenEn el noroeste argentino se reconocen cinco especies o biotipos del género Cactoblastis Ragonot sobre cactáceas: C. cactorum (Berg), C. bucyrus Dyar, C. mundelli Heinrich, C. doddi Heinrichy C. ronnai (Brèthes). Cactoblastisdoddi se alimenta de Opuntia sulphurea, cactácea nativa. Los objetivos del presente trabajo fueron caracterizar morfológicamente los estados inmaduros de C. doddi y conocer aspectos bioecológicos (duración del desarrollo, distribución, parasitoides larvales) para comprender la interacción insecto-planta. Se realizaron muestreos en siete sitios ubicados a distintas altitudes (2 100-3 100 m) en la prepuna jujeña, Argentina. Cada muestra consistió de cinco cladodios de O. sulphurea infestados por sitio. En laboratorio se realizó la cría del lepidóptero bajo las siguientes condiciones: temperatura: 23 ± 3 °C; humedad relativa: 69 ± 11 % y fotoperiodo de 12 horas luz-12 horas oscuridad. Cactoblastis doddi tuvo dos generaciones anuales en laboratorio: una larga de invierno (&gt; 258 días) y una corta de verano (147 días), ambas con siete estadios larvales. Se describieron morfológicamente todos los estadios. Se detectaron dos parasitoides larvales: Apanteles opuntiarum Martínez y Berta y Habrobracon sp. Se confirma y amplía la distribución argentina de C. doddi a la localidad de Coraya, Jujuy (3 069 m).]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[AbstractIn argentinian Northwestern five species or biotypes of the genus Cactoblastis Ragonot are recognized on cacti: C. cactorum (Berg), C. Bucyrus Dyar, C. mundelli Heinrich, C. doddi Heinrichand C. ronnai (Brèthes). Cactoblastis doddi feeds on Opuntia sulphurea, a native cactus. The objectives of this study were to morphologically characterize immature stages of C. doddi and to know bioecological aspects (duration of the development, distribution, larval parasitoids) to understand the insect-plant interaction. Sampling were conducted at seven sites located at different altitudes (2 100-3 100 meters) in Jujuy's prepuna, Argentina. Each sample consisted of five infested cladodesof O. sulphurea in each site. In the laboratory, lepidopteran breeding was performed under the following conditions: temperature 23 ± 3°C, relative humidity 69 ± 11 % and photoperiod of 12 hours light-12 hours dark. Under previous conditions, Cactoblastis doddi had two generations: a long one in winter (&gt; 258 days) and a short one in summer (147 days), both with seven larval instars. Each immature stage and instars were morphologically characterized. Two larval parasitoids were detected Apanteles opuntiarum Martínez y Berta, and Habrobracon sp.(Hymenoptera: Braconidae). It confirms and extends the Argentinian distribution of C. doddi to Coraya, Jujuy (3 069 m). Rev. Biol. Trop. 63 (4): 971-980. Epub 2015 December 01.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cactoblastis doddi]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[life cycle]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[distribution]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Opuntia sulphurea]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Argentina]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cactoblastis doddi]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ciclo de vida]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[distribución]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Opuntia sulphurea]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Argentina]]></kwd>
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