@article {195,
	title = {<i>Plutella</i> in the Hawaiian Islands: relatives and host-races of the diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)},
	journal = {Bishop Museum Occasional PapersBishop Museum Occasional Papers},
	volume = {67},
	year = {2001},
	note = {Cited Reference Count: 27 ref.Bulletin},
	pages = {1-27},
	publisher = {Bishop Museum Press},
	address = {Honolulu USA},
	abstract = {A systematic revision of the Hawaiian representatives of Plutella is given with keys, descriptions and illustrations of adults and genitalia of both sexes. Four species are recognized, 3 of them endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (and 2 of these are described as new): Plutella capparidis (2 island races on Oahu and Maui); P. noholio sp. nov. (Hawaii); P. kahakaha sp. nov. (Kauai); P. xylostella (widespread). P. xylostella exhibits a rare individual aberration unique to Hawaii (originally described and named as P. albovenosa) and also has distinct host races feeding on Capparis on Kauai, Oahu, and Hawaii. The origins and taxonomic context of the Hawaiian Plutella are discussed. It is suggested that in Plutella, at least 2 prehistoric colonization events of the Hawaiian chain have occurred. The first was of a perhaps P. porrectella-like ancestor and gave rise to the present-day endemic species (the capparidis subgroup), 2 of which feed on Capparis (the host plant of P. kahakaha is unknown). The second involved a xylostella-like ancestor evolving into at least 2 separate Capparis-feeding host races that preceded the introduction or immigration of typical Brassicaceae-feeding P. xylostella in historic times. An overview of Plutella worldwide is provided together with a systematic checklist of world Plutellidae. Eleven new combinations and 2 new synonyms are established; one species is transferred from Plutellidae to Ypsolophidae.},
	keywords = {description, distribution, HAWAII, invasive species, LEPIDOPTERA, Pacific Insects, Plutella, Plutellidae, taxonomy},
	isbn = {0893-1348},
	author = {Robinson, G. S. and Sattler, K.}
}
