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Research Project: Systematics of Beetles, Flies, Moths and Wasps with an Emphasis on Agricultural Pests, Invasive Species, Biological Control Agents, and Food Security

Location: Systematic Entomology Laboratory

Title: Herb H. Neunzig Giant of New World Phycitinae (Pyralidae)

Author
item Solis, Maria

Submitted to: News of the Lepidopterist's Society
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/7/2025
Publication Date: 2/21/2025
Citation: Solis, M.A. 2025. Herb H. Neunzig Giant of New World Phycitinae (Pyralidae). News of the Lepidopterist's Society. 67(1):56-57.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Herb H. Neunzig, prolific phycitine (Pyralidae) worker of the Western Hemisphere and an Emeritus North Carolina State Professor of Entomology, passed away on October 31, 2024, at the age of 97. Herb was most interested in the biology and morphology of Phycitinae immatures, and later expanded his studies to phycitine adults. He described 28 phycitine genera (all valid) and 173 species (including one synonym).