Canthariduspliciferus Schepman, 1908 from the Sulu Archipelago is simply a subadult specimen of the present species and Tectaria montrouzieri Fischer, 1878 from New Caledonia, is a very typical adult (Herbert 1996), albeit rather small.
Dimensions: Largest specimen (holotype of Tectaria armata), length 15.5 mm.
(1) Living larvae Ferns eaten ([mm.sup.)] Plant species Mean SE Mean SE Actinostachys pennula 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 Anemia adiantifolia 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 Ctenitis sloanei 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 Tectaria fimbriata 1.2 0.3 4.6 2.7 Tectaria heracleifolia 1.2 0.3 25.4 9.0 Lygodium japonicum 2.2 0.1 224.9 53.3 (1) First 5 species tested together in same cage with 900 [mm.sup.2] of cut fronds of each species except A.
Una variacion similar se ha informado para los generos Marattia Sw., 1788 (Velasco 1971), Tectaria Cav., 1799 (Velasquez 1983) y Cheilanthes Sw., 1867 (Herrera 1993).