Prothoracic shield pale, with reddish-fuscous markings; setae IV 
and V of proleg-bearing segments distant from each other (A); 
9th abdominal segment bearing 7 setae, I, Il, and II not ona 
single plate (B); prolegs long and slender, crochets in a pseudo- 
circle (C). 
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Vip Reza) at 
O /| B: 
Loeesin ae 
A WB C 
Practically cosmopolitan. 
Hosts: Cabbage, carrot, celery, broccoli, mustard, and turnip. 
Plutella maculipennis (Curt. ) 
Family ACROLOPHIDAE 
Prothoracic and prespiracular shields adjacent, partially fused 
(A); ocelli I and II approximate, III, IV, and V close together, 
with VI posterior to and slightly below V (B). 
Central and South America. 
Host: Orchid. 
Acrolophus spp. 
Sys 
