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TORTS Newsletter of the Troop of Reputed Tortricid Systematists ISSN 1945-807X (Print) ISSN 1945-8088 (Online) TORTS Newsletter of the Troop of Reputed Tortricid Systematists ISSN 1945-807X (print) ISSN 1945-8088 (online) Volume 16 19 January 2015 Issue 1 catalogue, which existed only as a static ONLINE WORLD WordPerfect document, into a database. Ximo CATALOGUE OF spearheaded the import efforts using scripts TORTRICIDAE and much manual editing, and had a rudimentary FileMaker database ready for This year marks the 10th anniversary of testing by mid-2007 (almost exactly two years the publication of the “World Catalogue of after the catalogue was published). Todd Insects, Volume 5: Lepidoptera (Tortrici- created web pages to display and search the dae).” Compiled by John Brown with information on Tortricid.net, and the first assistance from Joaquin Baixeras, Richard online version of the tortricid catalogue went Brown, Marianne Horak, Furumi Komai, Eric live 5 October 2007. Metzler, Jozef Razowski, and Kevin Tuck, this publication was the first attempt at Updates cataloguing the complete world tortricid fauna. The original hard-copy version of the It has been more than seven years since catalogue contained approximately 9,000 the release of the first online version of the species. The current “Online World Catalogue tortricid world catalogue. One of the original of the Tortricidae,” hosted by Todd Gilligan motivations for placing this information on Tortricid.net, contains more than 15,000 online was to enable the tortricid community records representing 10,883 species. It is to contribute to the catalogue by providing updated on a regular basis, is fully searchable, corrections and updates. This plan worked and contains photographs of more than 1,200 better than was ever imagined. By the time type specimens. The catalogue was recently the online database was complete in 2007, updated (December 2014) to Version 3.0. John’s original copy of the paper catalogue (with its binding nearly gone) had a couple Background hundred scribbled corrections and additions; the latest version of the online catalogue has Shortly before the original hard-copy more than 3,000 corrections and additions to catalogue was to be released, John Brown, the original version. The person responsible Ximo Baixeras, and Todd Gilligan discussed for the most corrections to the catalogue is a plan for placing this information on the web Kevin Tuck, (former) curator at the Natural in some type of online database that would History Museum in London, who regularly receive regular updates. The publisher, Apollo used and checked the online database as he Books, agreed that the information could be curated the NHM’s tortricid collection. The released to the web after the book had been person responsible for the most additions to for sale for two years, so arrangements were the catalogue is Jozef Razowski, whose made to import the data from the paper tireless work on the alpha taxonomy of tortricids has provided us with more than 1 VolumeVolume 916 1019 JanuaryJanuary 20082015 IssueIssue 11 or partial text matches, so exact spelling is not required. You can access the online world catalogue from the “Tortricid.net” site or at http://www.tortricid.net/catalogue.asp. Todd M. Gilligan _____________________________________ UPCOMING MEETINGS Annual meeting of the Lepidopterists’ Society, 28 July through 2 August 2015, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. XIXth European Congress of Lepidopter- ology, 27 September through 2 October 2015, Radebeul, Germany. Joint Congress of the Entomological Soc- iety of Southern Africa and the Zoological 2,700 names (easily surpassing Meyrick as Society of Southern Africa, 12-17 July 2015, the single most prolific author in the family). Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South The online catalogue has gone through three Africa. major revisions, with John and Todd Entomological Society of America, 15-18 attempting to implement minor updates on an November, 2015, Minneapolis, Minnesota, annual basis and major updates every two USA. years. _____________________________________ Current Version TORTRICIDAE OF TAIWAN The current version of the Online World Yinghui Sun, a PhD student in the lab- Catalogue of the Tortricidae is Version 3.0, oratory of Dr. Houhun Li, Nankai University, released in December 2014. It contains more Tianjin, P. R. China, spent much of last year than 1,600 updates from the previous version (2012) and is current through early 2014. The (September 2013 to September 2014) study- species database contains 15,099 records, ing in the U.S., working on the Tortricidae of with 10,833 of these senior species names; the Taiwan. She split her time between the generic database contains 1,742 records, with McGuire Center for Lepidoptera Research 1,111 of these senior generic names. The and Insect Conservation at the University of suprageneric classification has been updated Florida, Gainesville, and the National Mus- to match that of Regier et al. (2012). eum of Natural History, Smithsonian Insti- The database, which is now hosted via ution, Washington, DC. Her database includes Microsoft SQL Server, is fully searchable, with search fields for genus, species, author, over 4,000 specimen records. If you are type locality, and museum. The database can interested in the tortricid fauna of Taiwan, e- also provide a list of genera by tribe or mail Yinghui at “[email protected].” subfamily. All search fields accept wildcards 2 VolumeVolume 916 1019 JanuaryJanuary 20082015 IssueIssue 11 NEW TORTRICID TAXA olethra Razowski, 2013 (Adoxophyes), Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 56: 51. TL: Indonesia DESCRIBED IN 2013 (Seram, Gunung Binaiya). Holotype (♂): BMNH. Below is a list of the tortricid taxa described in 2013; it is followed by a list of panurga Razowski, 2013 (Adoxophyes), Acta new synonyms, new combinations, and Zoologica Cracoviensia 56: 53. TL: Indonesia revised combinations, followed by the (Seram, Gunung Binaiya). Holotype (♂): literature that supports the proposed additions BMNH. and changes. Because the new taxa and taxonomic changes have been incorporated parameca Razowski, 2013 (Adoxophyes), into the on-line tortricid catalogue, I would Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 56: 52. TL: appreciate it if authors of new taxa would take Indonesia (Seram, Gunung Binaiya). a moment to review their citations and Holotype (♀): BMNH. spellings and provide me (and/or Todd Gilligan) with any necessary corrections. planes Razowski, 2013 (Adoxophyes), Acta Thanks much. Zoologica Cracoviensia 56: 50. TL: Indonesia (Seram, Gunung Binaiya). Holotype (♂): Acleris BMNH. sagarmathae Trematerra, 2013 (Acleris), Aethes Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research 45: 1. TL: Nepal (Lobuche, Nepal- acerba Sun & Li, 2013 (Aethes), Zootaxa Sagarmatha National Park). Holotype (♂): 3669: 459. TL: China (Henan Province, Song Trematerra Collection. County, Mt. Baityun). Holotype (♂): NKUM (Nankai University, Tianjin, China). trujilloana Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2013 (Acleris), Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 56: labonita Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2013 10. TL: Venezuela (Estado Trujillo, Sector (Aethes), Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 56: 11. Canadas). Holotype (♂): MZUJ. TL: Ecuador (Province Sucumbios, Rio Hingual, La Bonita). Holotype (♂): MZUJ. Adoxophyes semicircularis Sun & Li, 2013 (Aethes), lacertana Razowski, 2013 (Adoxophyes), Zootaxa 3669: 460. TL: China (Shaanxi Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 56: 52. TL: Province, Ningshan County, Huoditang). Indonesia (Seram, Solea). Holotype (♂): Holotype (♂): NKUM . BMNH. subcitreoflava Sun & Li, 2013 (Aethes), luctuosa Razowski, 2013 (Adoxophyes), Acta Zootaxa 3669: 463. TL: China (Inner Zoologica Cracoviensia 56: 54. TL: Indonesia Mongolia, Hohot, Helin, Nantianmen). (Seram, Solea). Holotype (♂): BMNH. Holotype (♂): NKUM. meion Razowski, 2013 (Adoxophyes), Acta Ancylis Zoologica Cracoviensia 56: 50. TL: Indonesia (Seram, Wahai). Holotype (♂): BMNH. micta Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2013 (Ancylis), Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 56: 26. TL: 3 VolumeVolume 916 1019 JanuaryJanuary 20082015 IssueIssue 11 Venezuela (Estado Trujillo, Sector Canadas, Aoupinieta El Bajo). Holotype (♂): MZUJ. mountpanieae Razowski, 2013 (Aoupinieta), Andinarampha SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologia 41 (161): 73. TL: New Caledonia (Mt. Panie). Andinarampha Heppner, 2013, Lepidoptera Holotype (♂): BMNH. Novae 6(1): 47. Type species: Andinarampha nanoflava Heppner, 2013. [Olethreutinae: obesa Razowski, 2013 (Aoupinieta), SHILAP Grpaholitini] Revista de Lepidopterologia 41 (161): 74. TL: New Caledonia (Mt. du Pin). Holotype (♀): davisi Heppner, 2013 (Andinarampha), BMNH. Lepidoptera Novae 6(1): 47. TL: Costa Rica (Heredia, Finca Marillo, 9 km NE Vara setaria Razowski, 2013 (Aoupinieta), Blanca). Holotype (♂): USNM. SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologia 41 (161): 72. TL: New Caledonia (Mt Koghis). kosnipata Heppner, 2013 (Andinarampha), Holotype (♂): BMNH. Lepidoptera Novae 6(1): 51. TL: Peru (San Pedro, Kosnipata Vy., Manu N.P., Cusco). silacea Razowski, 2013 (Aoupinieta), Holotype (♂): FSCA (McGuire Center). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologia 41 (161): 73. TL: New Caledonia (Riviere nanoflava Heppner, 2013 (Andinarampha), Bleue). Holotype (♀): BMNH. Lepidoptera Novae 6(1): 47. TL: Ecuador (Loja). Holotype (♂): USNM. Archilobesia quetzalana Heppner, 2013 (Andinarampha), doboszi Razowski, 2013 (Archilobesia), Lepidoptera Novae 6(1): 52. TL: Guatemala SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologia 41 (Baja Verapax, Quetzal Reserve, Los (161): 77. TL: New Caledonia (Aoupiniae). Ranchitos). Holotype (♂): FSCA (McGuire Holotype (♂): BMNH. Center). Archipimima Anopinella hamata Razowski
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