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Recent Literature on Lepidoptera Vol 12.6 Recent Literature on Lepidoptera Vol. 19, no. 2 RECENT LITERATURE ON LEPIDOPTERA Under this heading are included abstracts of papers and books of intcrest to lepidopterists. The world's literature is searched systematicl11y, and it is intended that every work on Lepidoptera published after 1946 will be noticed here. Papers of only local interest and papers from this Journal arc listcd without abstract. Read­ ers, not in North America, interested in assisting with the abstracting, are invited to write Dr. P. F. Bellinger (Department of Biological Sciences, San Fernando Valley State College, Northridge, California, U.S.A.). Abstractor's initials are as follows: [P.B.]- P. F. BELLINGER [W.H.]- W. HACKMAN [N.O.]- N. S. OBRAZTSOV [I.C.]- 1. F. B. COMMON [TI.]- TARO IWASE [C.R]- C. L. REMINGTON [W.C.] - W. C. COOK [TL.] - T W. LANGER [J.T ] - J. W. TILDEN [A.D.] - A. DIAKONOFF [J.M.]-,1. MOUCHA [P.Y.] - P. E. L. VIETTE [J.D.] - JULIAN DONAHUE [E.M.] - E. C. MUNROE B. SYSTEMATICS AND NOMENCLATURE Munroe, Eugene, "Pyralidae from the collection of the California Academy of Sci­ ences (Lepidoptera)." Canad. Ent., 91: 161-167, 14 figs. 1959. Dcscribes as new Desmia filicornis (Potrerillos, Panama); M ecyna cocosica (Cocos Is.); Poly­ grammodes narania (17 mi NW of Tepie, Nayarit, Mexico); CALLILITHA, & type C. boharti (Tenaru R., Cuadalcanal, Solomon Is. ), C. tenaruensis (same). [Po B.] Munroe, Eugene, "Revision of the genus Linosta Moschler (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) with characterization of the subfamily Linostinae and a new subfamily." Canad. Ent., 91: 485-488, 7 figs. 1959. Proposes CYBALOMIINAE (near Crambinae) & LINOSTINAE. Describes as new L. annulifera (Oeoneque, SE Peru, 7,000 ft) , L. sinceralis centralis (Finca "La Violeta," Soconusco, Chiapas, Mexico, 850 m), L. S. andina (Balzapamba, Provo Bolivar, Ecuador), L. S. plaumanni (Nova Teutonia, Sta. Catharina, Brazil) . Redescribed L. S. sinceralis, the only other form known. [Po B.] Munroe, E. C., "The phlogosaria complex of the genus Plagodis (Lepidoptera: C eometridae) ." Canad. Ent., 91: 193-208, 3 pis. 19.59. Describes as new P. p. bowmanaria (Edmonton, Alberta ), P. p. illinoiaria (Edgebrook, Illinois). P. pUTpuraria & P. keutzingaria arc regarded as sspp. of P. phlogosaria; the other valid sspp. are approximaria & iris. Spring & summer broods are described & numerous collection records are given. 63 specimens are figured on the plates. [Po B.] Munroe, Eugene, "A new genus of Pyralidae and its species (Lepidoptera)." Canad. Jint., 92: 188-192, 8 figs. 1960. Describcs as new COENOSTOLOPSIS (type Coenostola? apicalis Lederer), C. terminalis (Rio Yapacani, E . Bolivia, 600 m). Redescribes type, & C. selenephora (transferred from Phryganodes). [Po B.] Munroe, Eugene, "An assessment of the contribution of experimental taxonomy to the classification of insects" [in English; French summary]. Rev. canad. Bioi., 19: 293-319. 1960. Review shows that only the most elementary experimental techniques (e.g. association of sexes, forms, and stages by rearing) have been widely used, and that the use of cytological, physiological, and other nonmorpho­ logical criteria is in its infancy, even in such groups as Drosophila which have been studied intensively. [Po B.] Munroe, Eugene, "New species of Polygrammodes and a related new genus (Lep­ idoptera: Pyralidae )." Canad. Ent., 92 : 279-284. 1960. Describes as new P. zischkai (Yungas del P almar, 200 m, Bolivia) , P. delicata ( lE smeraldas, San Mateo, Ecuador ), P. lauei (TecuaJpan, Mexico) , P. mimetica (Barro Colorado Is., Pan- 196.5 journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 127 ama Canal Zone); POLYGRAMMOPSIS (monobasic), P. forsteri (Esmeraldas, Ecuador). [Po B.J Munroe, Eugene, "New tropical Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)." Canad. Ent., 92: 164-173, 16 figs. 1960. Describes as new Glyphodes aurantivittalis (Fort de Kock, Sumatra); Diaphania antillia (Kenscoff, Haiti); Botyodes horne­ ensis (Mt. Kinabalu, Borneo); HEDYLEPTOPSIS (monobasic), H. flava (Tonsea Lama, Tontano Mcnado, N. Celebes); Typsanodes celebensis (Minahassa, N. Celebes) ; Agathodes transiens (Puente Villa, Yungas, Bolivia, 1,200 m); Syngam­ ilyta nympha (Rio Yacuna, Espiritu, 250 m, Bolivia). [Po B.] Munroe, Eugene, "Thc Meyrick types of Scopariinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in the British Museum (Natural History), exclusive of Hawaiian species." Canad. Ent., 92: 891-897. 1960. Lists all holotypes & selects lectotypes for other spp., giving citation & label description. [Po B.] Munroe, Eugene, "Synopsis of the North American Odontiinae, with descriptions of new genera and species (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) ." Canad. Ent., supp\. no.24, 93 pp., 246 figs. 1961. Describes as new: Microtheoris ophionalis lacustris (Harrow, Ontario), M. O. emmica (Limpia Canyon, Jeff Davis Co., Texas) , M. O. baboquivariensis (Baboquivari Mts., Arizona), M. O. occidentalis (Oliver, Brit­ ish Columhia); RHODACANTHA, & type R. diagonalis (Alamogordo, Otero Co., New Mexico); FRECHINIA (type Titanio helianthiales) , F. texanalis (Ft. Davis, Jeff Davis Co., Texas); PROCYMBOPTERYX (type Pionea belealis); GYMBOP­ TERYX, & type C. fuscimarginalis (Tucson, Arizona); DICHOZOMA (type Loxo­ stege parvipicta); CUNEIFRONS, & type C. coloradensis (Moffat Co., Colorado); ANATRALATA (type Aporodes versicolor); POGONOGENYS (type Titanio proximalis) , P. frechini (Vantage, Washington), P. masoni (Whitewater, Calif.); PLUMIPALPIA, & type P. martini (Dove Sprs., Kern Co., Calif.); NANNOBO­ TYS (type Botis commortalis); PORPHYRORHEGMA, & type P. f01tunata (Fish Creek Mts., Imperial Co., Calif.); PSAMMOBOTYS, & type P. fordi (Sand Dunes, El Segundo, Los Angeles Co., Calif.); JAT/VA (typc Orobena castanealis); PSEUDOSCHINIA (type Eurycreon elautalis); NOCTUELIOPSIS (type Noc­ tuelia puertalis); MOJAVIA (type Noctuelia achemonalis); HELIOTHELOPSIS (type Aporvdes arbutalis). The subfamily includes tribes Dichogamini & Odon­ tiini, with, respectively, 3 and 19 nearctic genera; at least .56, extralimital genera are not treated here. Keys to genera & spp. [P. B.] Munroe, Eugene, "The classification of the Papilionidae (Lepidoptera)." Canad. Ent., suppl. no.17, 51 pp. [1961]. Describes as new PROTOGRAPHIUM (type Papilio leosthenes). Recognizes the subfamilies Baroniinae (monobasic), Parnassi­ inae, including Parnassiini (3 genera) & Zerynthiini (5 genera), and Papilioninae. The typical subfamily includes Leptocircini (7 genera; the "kite swallowtails" plus Lamproptera & TeinopaZpus) , Papilionini (a single genus, with sections but no subgenera), and Troidini (6 genera). All groups arc defined, and important characters are discussed, including some which will be useful when known for more spp. All known spp. are assigned to genera, at least tentatively, in an appendix. [Po B.] Munroe, Eugene, "A new species of Linosta (Lepidoptera: Pyralidac)." Canad. Ent., 94: 922-923, 2 figs. 1962. Describes as ncw L. integ1'ilinea (Heda-Taulis, Peru) . [Po B.] Munroe, Eugene, "A new species of Nepytia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), of eco­ nomic importance to Douglas Fir in British Columbia." Canad. Ent. , 95: 407-413, 25 figs. 1963. Describes as new N. fl'eemani (Chase Creek, B.C., Canada); key to spp. of N. carwsaria group. [Po B.] Munroe, Eugene, "The gilvarius group of Aspilates Treitschke (Lepidoptera: Geo­ metridae) ." Canad. Ent., 95: 260-287, 56 figs. 1963. Describes as new A. kozhantchikovi (Minusinsk, Siberia), A. aberratus assiniboiarius (Attons Lake, Cut Knife, Saskatchewan, Canada), A. forbesi (Churchill, Manitoba), A. elwesi (SE Altai, Tchuja Mt., 7,000 ft), A. orciferarius baffinensis (Frobisher Bay, Baf- 128 Recent Literature on Lepidoptera Vol. 19, no. 2 fin Is.), A. o. churchillensis (Fort Churchill, Manitoba), A. o. occidentalis (Daw­ son, Yukon, 11,000 ft). Revision of the 13 spp. of this holarctic group, with key to spp. [Po B.] Munroe, Eugene, "Some neotropical genera resembling Epicorsia Hiibncr (Lepidop­ tera: Pyralidae)." Mem. ent. Soc. Canada, no.33, 75 pp., 109 figs. 19'64. De­ scribes as new Munroeodes australis (Rio Vermelho, Sta. Catharina, Brazil), M. guiarl<Ie (Pied Saut, Oyapok R., French Guiana); SAHABOTYS (monobasic), S. ferritermilwlis (Prov. del Sara, Bolivia); CHILOCORSIA (type Phlyctaenodes pun(tinotalis); CHILOPIONEA (monobasic), & type C. postcuneifera (Peru); Chilo chroma tucumana (Siam bon, Tucuman, Argentina), C. yucatana (Chichen !tza, Yucatan, Mexico); PROTEPICORSIA (type Hapalia thyriphora), P. latirMr­ gilwlis (El Palmer, Provo Chapare , Dep. Cochabamba, Bolivia), P. bicolor (Cor­ upa, Sta. Catharina, Brazil), P. maculifera (El Palmer, Bolivia) , P. pozuzoa (Pozu­ zo, Dep. Huanuco, Peru); PSEUDEPICORSIA (type Pyrausta flavidensalis), P. septentrionis (Callanga, Cuzco, Peru), P. boliviensis (Buenavista Provo del Sara, Bolivia); DELTOBOTYS (typc Pyrausta brachypteralis). D. galba (La Vuelta, Caura R., Venezuela); NEOEPICORSIA (type Botys daudiusalis), N . confusa (Corupa, Sta. Catharina, Brazil), N. daucalis (Fonte Boa, Amazonas, Brazil); APONIA (type Pionea aponianalis), A. insularis (Loma del Gato, 2,500 ft, Sierra Maestra, Cuba), A. major ('vlatagalpa, Nicaragua), A. it;~alis (Chichen Itza, Yu­ catan, Mexico); TANAOPHYSOPSIS (type Pyrausta xanthyalinalis); CHILO­ CHROMOPSIS (type Sylepta sceletogramma) D escriptions of 13 genera & 40 spp. in all, m embers of Pyraustini except for the last 2 mentioned above & Tanaophysa (Spilomelini); includes all spp. superficially similar to Epicorsia (reviscd by Munroe, 1958) except for mancalis group of Loxostege, which is being revised by Capps.
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