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Title: WORLD CATALOGUE OF INSECTS - TORTRICIDAE (LEPIDOPTERA)

Author
item Brown, John
item BAIXERAS, JOAQUIN - VALENCIA, SPAIN
item BROWN, RICHARD - MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS
item HORAK, MARIANNE - CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA
item KOMAI, FURUMI - OSAKA, JAPAN
item METZLER, ERIC - COLUMBUS, OH
item RAZOWSKI, JOZEF - KRAKOW, POLAND
item TUCK, KEVIN - LONDON, ENGLAND

Submitted to: Book Chapter
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/15/2004
Publication Date: 2/28/2005
Citation: Brown, J.W., Baixeras, J., Brown, R., Horak, M., Komai, F., Metzler, E., Razowski, J., Tuck, K. 2005. World catalogue of insects - Tortricidae (Lepidoptera). Apollo Books. 1:1-741

Interpretive Summary: The larvae of leafroller moths are important pests of agricultural, ornamental, and forest plants. In contrast, a few species are of significant value in the biological control of invasive and/or noxious weeds. The present work is a catalog of the family and the first comprehensive treatment of the entire world fauna. It includes approximately 9,000 valid species and over 15,000 names. The catalog provides a foundation for the correct usage of names and a valuable point-of-entry to the literature on biology, geographic range, and control. The catalog will be the standard reference for the names of tortricid moths and will be of interest to systematics, ecologists, pest managers, and action agencies such as APHIS-PPQ whose goal is the detection and exclusion of invasive species.

Technical Abstract: This contribution is a world catalog of the leafroller family Tortricidae, which includes approximately 9,000 described species and over 15,000 names. It is the first comprehensive treatment of the entire world fauna of this economically important family which includes many significant pests of agriculture and numerous biological control organisms. The catalog provides a foundation for the correct usage of names and a valuable point-of-entry to the literature on biology, geographic range, and control. The catalog will be the standard reference for information on tortricid moths and will be used by systematists worldwide for the compilation of regional lists, for tracking down original descriptions (from the literature), and for revealing synonymies in the names of tortricid moths.