Family reassignments and synonymy of some taxa of Neotropical Microlepidoptera

Becker, Vitor O.

doi:10.1590/S0101-81751999000600016

Abstract

Fourteen genera and 23 species were misplaced and are assigned to their proper families, 11 genera and 10 species are synonymized, one genus and one species are ressurected from synonymy, and 18 species are new combinations.

Gelechioidea; Sesiidae; Yponomeutoidea; Neotropical; taxonomy

Family reassignments and synonymy of some taxa of Neotropical Microlepidoptera

Vitor O. Becker

Research Associate, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de Brasilia, Caixa Postal 04525, 70919-970 Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brasil

ABSTRACT

Fourteen genera and 23 species were misplaced and are assigned to their proper families, 11 genera and 10 species are synonymized, one genus and one species are ressurected from synonymy, and 18 species are new combinations.

Key words: Gelechioidea, Sesiidae, Yponomeutoidea, Neotropical, taxonomy.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The author is most gratefull, to the following coleagues for permission to study material under their care: Don R. Davis and Ron W. Hodges (USNM), O. V. Ferreira (FOC), Fritz Kasy (NM), James Liebherr (CU), Gérard Luquet (MNHN), Christopher O'Toole (UMO), Klaus Sattler (BMNH); to Kevin Tuck (BMNH) for providing colour slides of some type-specimens, to Frederick W. Stehr (Michigan State University) for reading the manuscript, to Jean-François Landry (Agriculture Canada, Ottawa) for providing some bibliography, to Antônio L. L. Gomes and Carlos A. Braga (EMBRAPA-CPAC, Planaltina, DF, Brazil) for collecting and spreading part of the material, and, especially, to Wellington Cavalcanti (EMBRAPA-CPAC), for producing part of the line drawings.

Recebido em 20.VIII.1998; aceito em 29.XI.1999.

Baldizzone, G. 1989. Contribuzioni alla conoscenza del Coleophoridae. LVIII. Nuove sinonimie nel genere Coleophora Hübner (VII) (Lepidoptera). Revta piemont. Stor. Nat. 10: 145-154.
Becker, V.O. 1984a. Gelechioidea, p. 27-53. In: J.B. HEPPNER (Ed.). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera Checklist: Part 1 The Hague, W. Junk.
______ . 1984b. The Neotropical Gelechioidea (Lepidoptera) described by Cajetan Felder & Alois R. Rogenhofer. Syst. ent. 9: 245-280.
Boisduval, J.B.A.D. de. [1875]. Sphingides, sesiides, castniides. In: J.B.A.D. DE Boisduval & A. Guenée (Ed.). Histoire naturelle des insectes: Spécies general des Lépidotères hétérocères. I. Paris, Roret, 568p.
Busck, A. 1912. Descriptions of new genera and species of Microlepidoptera from Panama. Smith. misc. Collns 59: 1-10.
______ . 1913. New Microlepidoptera from British Guiana. Insec. Inscit. mens. 1: 88-92.
Clarke, J.F.G. 1955. Catalogue of the type specimens of Microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick. I. London, British Museum (Natural History), 332p.
______ . 1963. Catalogue of the type specimens of Microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick. IV. London, British Museum (Natural History), 521 p.
______ . 1965. Catalogue of the type specimens of Microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick. V. London, British Museum (Natural History), 581 p.
______ . 1973. A new genus and species of Oecophoridae from Tropical America. Jour. Lepidop. Soc. 27: 99-102.
Clemens, B. 1864. North American Microlepidoptera. Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 2: 415-430.
Common, I.F.B. 1990. Moths of Australia. Carlton, Victoria, Melbourne Universtity, 535p.
Duckworth, W.D. & T.D. Eichlin. 1978. The type-material of Central and South American clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae). Smith. contr. zool. 261: 1-28.
Felder, C. & A.F. Rogenhofer. 1875. Reise der österreischischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde (Zoologischer Theil), 2, Abtheilung 2) Heft 4: pl. 138.
Fletcher, T.B. 1929. A list of generic names used for the Microlepidoptera. Mem. Dep. Agric. India (Ent.) 11: 1-244.
______ . 1940. New generic names for Microlepidoptera. Entomologist's Rec. Jour. Var. 52: 17-19.
Forbes, W.T.M. 1930. Insects of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Scient. Surv. P. Rico 12: 1-171.
Grote, A.R. 1878. New species of Acopa and Heliothis, and note on Hamadryas. Can. Ent. 10: 67-69.
Hampson, G.F. [1893]. Fauna of British India. Moths 1. London, 527p.
HEPPNER, J.B.. 1984. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera Checklist: Part 1. The Hague, W. Junk, 112p.
______ . 1987. Corrigenda & addenda. Neotrop. Lepid. News 1: 3-7.
Heppner, J.B. & W.D. Duckworth. 1981. Classification of the Superfamily Sesioidea (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia). Smith. contr. zool. 314: 1-144.
Hodges, R.W. 1978. Gelechioidea. In: R.B. Dominick (Eds). The moths of North America north of Mexico. Fasc. 6.1. London, Classey & The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, 166p.
______ . 1983. Oecophoridae, p. 11-14. In: R.W. Hodges (Eds). Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico. London, E.W. Classey & Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
______ . 1997. A new Agonoxeninae moth damaging Araucaria araucana needles in Western Argentina and notes on the Neotropical agonoxenine fauna (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Proc. entomol. Soc. Wash. 99: 267-278.
Hübner, J. 1796-[1836]. Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. 8. Tineae. Augsburg, 78p.
______ . 1816-[1825]. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge [sic!]. Augsburg, 431p.
Köhler, P. 1941. Aegeriidae argentinas del Instituto Miguel Lillo (Lepidoptera, Heterocera). Misc. Inst. Miguel Lillo, Tucuman, 4: 1-12.
Meyrick, E. 1909. Descriptions of Micro-Lepidoptera from Bolivia and Peru. Trans, ent. Soc. Lond. 1909: 13-43.
______ . 1910. Descriptions of Malayan Micro-Lepidoptera. Trans, ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 430-474.
______ . 1913. Heliodinidae. Lepid. cat. 13: 9-22.
______ . 1914. H. Sauters Formosa Ausbeute. Supplta ent. 3: 45-62.
______ . 1915. Descriptions of South American Micro-Lepidoptera. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1915: 201-256.
______ . 1915b. Cosmopterygidae [sic!]. Exot. Microlepid. 1: 308-334.
______ . 1917. Cosmopterygidae [sic!], Heliodinidae. Exot. Microlepid. 2: 30-53, 61-66.
______ . 1921. Sesiadae [sic!]. Exot. Microlepid. 2: 441-444.
______ . 1922a. Cosmopterygidae [sic!], Heliodinidae. Exot. Microlepid. 2: 566-588.
______ . 1922b. Descriptions of South American Micro-Lepidoptera. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922: 65-116.
______ . 1925. Gelechiadae. Genera insect. 184: 1-224.
______ . 1927. Heliodinidae. Exot. Microlepid. 3: 377-380.
______ . 1928. Cosmopterygidae [sic!]. Exot. Microlepid. 3: 384-396.
______ . 1930a. Ergebnisse einer zoologischen Sammelreise nach Brasilien, insbesondere in das Amazonasgebiet, ausgeführt von Dr. Zerny. Annln. naturh. Mus. Wien 44: 223-268.
______ . 1930b. Blastobasidae, Heliodinidae. Exot. Microlepid 3: 579, 585-587.
______ . 1931. Cosmopterygidae [sic!] Oecophoridae, Heliodinidae. Exot. Microlepid. 4: 51-56, 116-126, 174-176.
______ . 1932. Heliodinidae, Oecophoridae. Exot. Microlepid. 4: 272-273, 276-283.
______ . 1933. Gelechiadae. Exot. Microlepid. 4: 353-360.
______ . 1937. Cosmopterygidae [sic!], Heliodinidae. Exot. Microlepid. 5:79-81, 89-90.
Naumann, C.M. 1971. Untersuchungen zur systematik und phylogenese der Holarktischen Sesiiden (Insecta, Lepidoptera). Bonn. zool. Monograph. 1: 1-208.
Nye, I.W.B. & D.S. Fletcher. 1991. Generic names of the moths of the World. Microlepidoptera. London, Natural History Museum, Vol. 6, 368p.
Tavares, J.S. 1917. As cecídias do Brazil que se criam nas plantas da familia das Melastomataceae. Broteria, Ser. Zool. 15: 18-40.
Walker, F. 1856. List of the specimens of Lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum 8, p. 1-271.
______ . 1864. List of the specimens of Lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum 30, p. 836-1096.
______ . [1865]. List of the specimens of Lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum 31, p. 1-321.
Walsingham, L. 1889. Monograph of the genera connecting Tinaegeria, Walk., with Eretmocera. Z. Trans, ent. Soc. Lond. 1889: 1-40.
______ . 1892. On the micro-lepidoptera of the West Indies. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1891: 492-549.
______ . 1897. Revision of the West-Indian Micro-Lepidoptera, with descriptions of new species. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1897: 54-183.
______ . 1909-1915. Tineina, Pterophorina, Orneodina and Pyralidina and Hepialina(part). Biologia cent.-am. (Zool.) Lepid.-Heterocera 4: 1-483.
Zeller, P.C. 1877. Exotische Microlepidoptera. Horae Soc. ent. rossicae 13: 3-493.
Zukowsky, B. 1936-1937. Aegeriidae, p. 1215-1262. In: A. Seitz (Ed.). Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Band 6. Stuttgart, Alfred Kernen.

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[2] Becker, V.O. 1984a. Gelechioidea, p. 27-53. In: J.B. HEPPNER (Ed.). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera Checklist: Part 1 The Hague, W. Junk.

[3] ______ . 1984b. The Neotropical Gelechioidea (Lepidoptera) described by Cajetan Felder & Alois R. Rogenhofer. Syst. ent. 9: 245-280.

[4] Boisduval, J.B.A.D. de. [1875]. Sphingides, sesiides, castniides. In: J.B.A.D. DE Boisduval & A. Guenée (Ed.). Histoire naturelle des insectes: Spécies general des Lépidotères hétérocères. I. Paris, Roret, 568p.

[5] Busck, A. 1912. Descriptions of new genera and species of Microlepidoptera from Panama. Smith. misc. Collns 59: 1-10.

[6] ______ . 1913. New Microlepidoptera from British Guiana. Insec. Inscit. mens. 1: 88-92.

[7] Clarke, J.F.G. 1955. Catalogue of the type specimens of Microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick. I. London, British Museum (Natural History), 332p.

[8] ______ . 1963. Catalogue of the type specimens of Microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick. IV. London, British Museum (Natural History), 521 p.

[9] ______ . 1965. Catalogue of the type specimens of Microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick. V. London, British Museum (Natural History), 581 p.

[10] ______ . 1973. A new genus and species of Oecophoridae from Tropical America. Jour. Lepidop. Soc. 27: 99-102.

[11] Clemens, B. 1864. North American Microlepidoptera. Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 2: 415-430.

[12] Common, I.F.B. 1990. Moths of Australia. Carlton, Victoria, Melbourne Universtity, 535p.

[13] Duckworth, W.D. & T.D. Eichlin. 1978. The type-material of Central and South American clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae). Smith. contr. zool. 261: 1-28.

[14] Felder, C. & A.F. Rogenhofer. 1875. Reise der österreischischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde (Zoologischer Theil), 2, Abtheilung 2) Heft 4: pl. 138.

[15] Fletcher, T.B. 1929. A list of generic names used for the Microlepidoptera. Mem. Dep. Agric. India (Ent.) 11: 1-244.

[16] ______ . 1940. New generic names for Microlepidoptera. Entomologist's Rec. Jour. Var. 52: 17-19.

[17] Forbes, W.T.M. 1930. Insects of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Scient. Surv. P. Rico 12: 1-171.

[18] Grote, A.R. 1878. New species of Acopa and Heliothis, and note on Hamadryas. Can. Ent. 10: 67-69.

[19] Hampson, G.F. [1893]. Fauna of British India. Moths 1. London, 527p.

[20] HEPPNER, J.B.. 1984. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera Checklist: Part 1. The Hague, W. Junk, 112p.

[21] ______ . 1987. Corrigenda & addenda. Neotrop. Lepid. News 1: 3-7.

[22] Heppner, J.B. & W.D. Duckworth. 1981. Classification of the Superfamily Sesioidea (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia). Smith. contr. zool. 314: 1-144.

[23] Hodges, R.W. 1978. Gelechioidea. In: R.B. Dominick (Eds). The moths of North America north of Mexico. Fasc. 6.1. London, Classey & The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, 166p.

[24] ______ . 1983. Oecophoridae, p. 11-14. In: R.W. Hodges (Eds). Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico. London, E.W. Classey & Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.

[25] ______ . 1997. A new Agonoxeninae moth damaging Araucaria araucana needles in Western Argentina and notes on the Neotropical agonoxenine fauna (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Proc. entomol. Soc. Wash. 99: 267-278.

[26] Hübner, J. 1796-[1836]. Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. 8. Tineae. Augsburg, 78p.

[27] ______ . 1816-[1825]. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge [sic!]. Augsburg, 431p.

[28] Köhler, P. 1941. Aegeriidae argentinas del Instituto Miguel Lillo (Lepidoptera, Heterocera). Misc. Inst. Miguel Lillo, Tucuman, 4: 1-12.

[29] Meyrick, E. 1909. Descriptions of Micro-Lepidoptera from Bolivia and Peru. Trans, ent. Soc. Lond. 1909: 13-43.

[30] ______ . 1910. Descriptions of Malayan Micro-Lepidoptera. Trans, ent. Soc. Lond. 1910: 430-474.

[31] ______ . 1913. Heliodinidae. Lepid. cat. 13: 9-22.

[32] ______ . 1914. H. Sauters Formosa Ausbeute. Supplta ent. 3: 45-62.

[33] ______ . 1915. Descriptions of South American Micro-Lepidoptera. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1915: 201-256.

[34] ______ . 1915b. Cosmopterygidae [sic!]. Exot. Microlepid. 1: 308-334.

[35] ______ . 1917. Cosmopterygidae [sic!], Heliodinidae. Exot. Microlepid. 2: 30-53, 61-66.

[36] ______ . 1921. Sesiadae [sic!]. Exot. Microlepid. 2: 441-444.

[37] ______ . 1922a. Cosmopterygidae [sic!], Heliodinidae. Exot. Microlepid. 2: 566-588.

[38] ______ . 1922b. Descriptions of South American Micro-Lepidoptera. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922: 65-116.

[39] ______ . 1925. Gelechiadae. Genera insect. 184: 1-224.

[40] ______ . 1927. Heliodinidae. Exot. Microlepid. 3: 377-380.

[41] ______ . 1928. Cosmopterygidae [sic!]. Exot. Microlepid. 3: 384-396.

[42] ______ . 1930a. Ergebnisse einer zoologischen Sammelreise nach Brasilien, insbesondere in das Amazonasgebiet, ausgeführt von Dr. Zerny. Annln. naturh. Mus. Wien 44: 223-268.

[43] ______ . 1930b. Blastobasidae, Heliodinidae. Exot. Microlepid 3: 579, 585-587.

[44] ______ . 1931. Cosmopterygidae [sic!] Oecophoridae, Heliodinidae. Exot. Microlepid. 4: 51-56, 116-126, 174-176.

[45] ______ . 1932. Heliodinidae, Oecophoridae. Exot. Microlepid. 4: 272-273, 276-283.

[46] ______ . 1933. Gelechiadae. Exot. Microlepid. 4: 353-360.

[47] ______ . 1937. Cosmopterygidae [sic!], Heliodinidae. Exot. Microlepid. 5:79-81, 89-90.

[48] Naumann, C.M. 1971. Untersuchungen zur systematik und phylogenese der Holarktischen Sesiiden (Insecta, Lepidoptera). Bonn. zool. Monograph. 1: 1-208.

[49] Nye, I.W.B. & D.S. Fletcher. 1991. Generic names of the moths of the World. Microlepidoptera. London, Natural History Museum, Vol. 6, 368p.

[50] Tavares, J.S. 1917. As cecídias do Brazil que se criam nas plantas da familia das Melastomataceae. Broteria, Ser. Zool. 15: 18-40.

[51] Walker, F. 1856. List of the specimens of Lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum 8, p. 1-271.

[52] ______ . 1864. List of the specimens of Lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum 30, p. 836-1096.

[53] ______ . [1865]. List of the specimens of Lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum 31, p. 1-321.

[54] Walsingham, L. 1889. Monograph of the genera connecting Tinaegeria, Walk., with Eretmocera. Z. Trans, ent. Soc. Lond. 1889: 1-40.

[55] ______ . 1892. On the micro-lepidoptera of the West Indies. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1891: 492-549.

[56] ______ . 1897. Revision of the West-Indian Micro-Lepidoptera, with descriptions of new species. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1897: 54-183.

[57] ______ . 1909-1915. Tineina, Pterophorina, Orneodina and Pyralidina and Hepialina(part). Biologia cent.-am. (Zool.) Lepid.-Heterocera 4: 1-483.

[58] Zeller, P.C. 1877. Exotische Microlepidoptera. Horae Soc. ent. rossicae 13: 3-493.

[59] Zukowsky, B. 1936-1937. Aegeriidae, p. 1215-1262. In: A. Seitz (Ed.). Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Band 6. Stuttgart, Alfred Kernen.