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Brown, John |
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Submitted to: Neotropical Entomology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance Date: 2/27/2014 Publication Date: 12/15/2014 Publication URL: http://images.peabody.yale.edu/lepsoc/jls/2010s/2014/2014-68-4-287.pdf Citation: Brown, J.W. 2014. Two new combinations in neotropical Eccopsis Zeller, 1852 and one in Megalota Diakonoff, 1966 (Tortricidae: Olethruetinae). Neotropical Entomology. 68(4)287-289. Interpretive Summary: Caterpillars of the moth family known as leaf-rollers cause millions of dollars of damage annually to crops, forest trees, and ornamental plants. A group of these moths in South America appears to feed exclusively on plants in the bean family. Two species are transferred into that South American group, helping to stabilize the scientific names of these animals and facilitating greater communication among specialists and lay-people. This information will be valuable to those studying pests of the bean family in South America (including potential invasive species) and those interested in relationships among the fauna of the Neotropical and Afrotropical regions. Technical Abstract: Polychrosis arenacea Meyrick, 1917 and Polychrosis oxymochla Meyrick, 1917 are transferred to Eccopsis, resulting in two new combinations: Eccopsis arenacea (Meyrick) and Eccopsis oxymochla (Meyrick). In the New World, Eccopsis is recorded from Colombia, Ecuador (including the Galapagos Islands), Peru, and Chile. Substantial deviation in morphology from the Afrotropical species suggests that the New World species are not congeneric with Old World Eccopsis. |
