TORTS Newsletter of the Troop of Reputed Tortricid Systematists ISSN 1945-807X (print) ISSN 1945-8088 (online) Volume 20 8 January 2019 Issue 1 XXI EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF LEPIDOPTEROLOGY, CAMPOBASSO, ITALY The XXI European Congress of Lepid- opterology, sponsored in part by Societas Europaea Lepidopterologia (SEL), will be held at the University of Molise, Campo- basso, Italy, 3‒7 June 2019. The deadline for early registration is 15 March 2019. Abstracts for oral presentations and posters should be __________________________________ submitted before 15 April 2019. Details regarding accommodations, meals, field trips, etc. can be found on the conference website: ANNUAL MEETING OF sel2019 conference.com. For further inform- THE LEPIDOPTERISTS’ ation, please contact Dr. Pasquale Trematerra SOCIETY, DAVIS, at [email protected]. The weather should be delightful, the CALIFORNIA venue spacious and modern, and the participants friendly and collegial, as usual. The Annual Meeting of the Lepid- The preliminary schedule is as follows: opterists’ Society will be held 10‒12 July Monday, 3 June, 1500‒1900 hrs. Welcome 2019 at the Odd Fellows Hall in Davis, reception and opening of the Congress. California. The venue is just down the street Tuesday, 4 June, 0830‒1830 hrs. Oral from the Univerity of California, Davis and presentations and poster session. the Bohart Museum of Entomology. The 2030 hr. Congress Dinner. Executive Council meeting will be held the Wednesday, 5 June, 0830‒1300 hrs. Oral day before the meeting on Tuesday, 9 July. presentations and poster session. For details go to https://www. lepsoc.org/ 1400 hr. Half-day excursion to Campitello In addition to the Bohart Museum, there Matese. are at least two major Lepidoptera collections Thursday, 6 June, 0830‒1600 hrs. Oral within an hour drive of Davis - the California presentations and poster session. Academy of Sciences in San Francisco 1600‒1830 hrs. General meeting. (contact Chris Grinter, [email protected]) 1830‒1930 hrs. Closing remarks. and the Essig Museum of Entomology at the Friday, 7 June, 0700‒1630 hrs. Post-congress Univeristy of Califorinia, Berkeley (contact excursion to the UNESCO World Peter Oboyski, [email protected]). Heritage site of Pompeii. 1 VolumeVolume 920 108 January 20192008 IssueIssue 11 PROGRESS TOWARDS digitata Zhang & Li, 2017 (Acroclita); Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 20: UNDERSTANDING THE 33. TL: China (Qinghai Province, Arbor- SYSTEMATICS OF etum of Xining City). Holotype (♂): NKU COCHYLINI (Insect Collection, College of Life Sci- ences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China). Several studies on Cochylini currently are Ancoruncus in progress by colleagues in Europe and North America. John Brown and Eric Metzler are Ancoruncus Santa-Rita & Baixeras, 2017; continuing work on a fascicle in the series the Zootaxa 4227: 136. Type species: Ancor- Moths of North America (MONA) focused on uncus langeri Santa-Rita & Baixeras, the Cochylini of the U.S.A. and Canada. 2017. [Tortricinae: Cochylini] Joaquin Baixeras and José Vicente Santa-Rita are investigating the morphology diversity langeri Santa-Rita & Baixeras, 2017 (Ancor- and taxonomic distribution of the male uncus); Zootaxa 4227: 138. TL: Bolivia hindwing “costal roll” within the tribe. And a (Santa Cruz Department, Florida Pro- group led by Marko Mutanen (i.e., Leif Aar- vince, Pampa Grande Municipality, vik, John Brown, Maria Heikkila) is working locality of Hueco de la Pascana). on a molecular phylogeny of the tribe. Holotype (♂): MNKM. Stay tuned – the results of some of these studies may be published this year! Brasilnotia _____________________________________ Brasilnotia Razowski & Becker, 2017. Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 86: 70. TORTRICID TAXA Type species: Brasilnotia planaltinana DESCRIBED IN 2017 Razowski & Becker, 2017. [Olethreu- tinae: Eucosmini] The following is a list of tortricid taxa described in 2017 (in bold); it is followed by planaltinana Razowski & Becker, 2017 a list of new synonyms, new combinations, (Brasilnotia); Polskie Pismo Entomo- and revised combinations, followed by the logiczne 86: 71. TL: Brazil (Distrito literature that supports the proposed additions Federal, Planaltina). Holotype (♂): VBC. and changes. I would appreciate it if authors of new taxa would take a moment to review Celsumaria their citations and spellings and provide me (and/or Todd Gilligan) with any necessary Celsumaria Brown & Timm, 2017; Annals of corrections. Thanks much. the Ditsong Museum of Natural History 7: 98. Type species: Celsumaria knysna Acroclita Brown & Timm, 2017. [Olethreutinae: Grapholitini] liui Zhang & Li, 2017 (Acroclita); Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 20: 32. TL: grandis Brown & Timm, 2017 (Celsumaria); China (Qinghai Province, Xunhua Annals of the Ditsong Museum of Natural County). Holotype (♂): NKU (Insect History 7: 100. TL: South Africa (Mpum- Collection, College of Life Sciences, alanga, Barberton District, Nelshoogte Nankai University, Tianjin, China). Forestry). Holotype (♂): TSMA. 2 VolumeVolume 920 108 January 20192008 IssueIssue 11 knysna Brown & Timm, 2017 (Celsumaria); Crocidosema Annals of the Ditsong Museum of Natural History 7: 101. TL: South Africa (Lim- monias Razowski & Becker, 2017 popo, Woodbush Forest). Holotype (♂): (Crocidosema); Polskie Pismo Ento- TSMA. mologiczne 86: 321. TL: Cuba (Santiago, Turguino). Holotype (♂): VBC. elongata Brown & Timm, 2017 (Celsu- maria); Annals of the Ditsong Museum of obiquata Razowski & Becker, 2017 (Cro- Natural History 7: 105. TL: Madagascar cidosema); Polskie Pismo Entomol- (Fianarantsoa Province, 7 km W Rano- ogiczne 86: 323. TL: Brazil (Minas mafana). Holotype (♂): USNM. Gerais, Serra do Cipó). Holotype (♂): VBC. soror Brown & Timm, 2017 (Celsumaria); Annals of the Ditsong Museum of Natural platea Razowski & Becker, 2017 (Cro- History 7: 105. TL: Madagascar (Fian- cidosema); Polskie Pismo Entomol- arantsoa Province, 7 km W Ranomafana). ogiczne 86: 324. TL: Brazil (Santa Holotype (♂): USNM. Catarina, São Joaquim). Holotype (♂): VBC. Clepsis mangaritibae Razowski & Becker, 2017 razowskii Gastón, Vives & Revilla, 2017 (Crocidosema); Polskie Pismo Ento- (Clepsis); SHILAP Revista de Lepid- mologiczne 86: 325. TL: Brazil (Rio de opterologia 45: 691. TL: Spain (Granada, Janeiro, Mangaritiba). Holotype (♂): La Bernardilla). Holotype (♂): MNCN. VBC. Cnephasia Cydia josebai Gastón, Vives & Revilla, 2017 magnesiae Trematerra & Colacci, 2017 (Cnephasia); SHILAP Revista de (Cydia); SHILAP Revista de Lepid- Lepidopterologia 45: 690. TL: Spain opterologia 45: 474. TL: Greece (Portaria, (Guadalajara). Holotype (♂): MCNA. Pelion Mountains). Holotype (♂): Tre- materra Collection, Campobasso, Italy. Cochylidia Diakonoffiana flavifasciatus Byun, 2017 (Cochylidia); Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 10: laosensis Phewphanh and Pinkaew, 2017 556. Korea (Gangwon Province, Mt. (Diakonoffiana); Zootaxa 4358: 127. TL: Yaksu-san). Holotype (♀): Systematic Laos (Vientiane Province, Ban Vung Entomology Laboratory, Hannam Heuo I, Phou Khao Khouay N.P.). Holo- University, Daejeon, Korea. type (♂): Kasetsart Kamphaeng Saen Insect Collection, Nakhon Pathom, hallasanensis Byun, 2017 (Cochylidia); Thailand. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 10: 556. Korea (Mt. Halla, Jeju). Holotype Domaldona (♂): Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Hannam University, Daejeon, Korea. Domaldona Razowski & Becker, 2017. Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 86: 326. 3 VolumeVolume 920 108 January 20192008 IssueIssue 11 Type species: Domaldona latiptera Raz- Eugnosta owski & Becker, 2017. [Olethreutinae: Eucosmini] lankinae Cepeda, 2017 (Eugnosta); Insecta Mundi 565: 2. TL: Chile (Provincia de latiptera Razowski & Becker, 2017 (Dom- Elqui, Región de Coquimbo, Pan de aldona); Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne Azúcar). Holotype (♂): MEUC (Museo 86: 327. TL: Ecuador (Carchi, Mal- Entomológico Luis Peña, Universidad de donado). Holotype (♂): VBC. Chile). Ecdytolopha Foikeulia meridana Brown, in Brown & Timm, 2017 Foikeulia Urra, 2017; Revista Chilena de (Ecdytolopha); Proceedings of the Ento- Entomologia 43: 48. Type species: mological Society of Washington 119: 13. Foikeulia razowskii Urra, 2017. TL: Venezuela (Merida, Rio Montalbán, Rt. 4, 19 km W Merida). Holotype (♂): razowskii Urra, 2017 (Foikeulia); Revista USNM. Chilena de Entomologia 43: 50. TL: Chile (Malleco, Angol, Vegas Blancas). nigrita Brown, in Brown & Timm, 2017 Holotype (♂): MNNC. (Ecdytolopha); Proceedings of the Ento- mological Society of Washington 119: 11. Fulcrifera TL: USA (Arizona, Cochise Co., Stewart Camp, ca. 2 mi N Portal). Holotype (♂): bicolorana Razowski & Karisch, 2017 (Ful- USNM. crifera); Lambillionea 117: 79. TL: Sierra Leone (Western Area Peninsula Forest, Episimus 0.4 km N Congo Dam). Holotype (♂): CKDT (Collection of Timm Karisch, buarquei Brito & Vargas, 2017 (Episimus); Demitz-Thumitz, Germany). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Envir- onment 52: 3. TL: Chile (Arica, Chaca Gnathodracon Valley). Holotype (♂): MNNC (Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Santiago, apollo Razowski & Karisch, 2017 (Gnath- Chile). odracon); Lambillionea 117: 72. TL: Sierra Leone (Western Area Peninsula Eucosmocydia Forest, ca. 9 km SSE Freetown, 0.7 km NNE Tacugama). Holotype (♂): CKDT larseni Razowski & Karisch, 2017 (Collection of Timm Karisch, Demitz- (Eucosmocydia); Lambillionea 117: 79. Thumitz, Germany). TL: Sierra Leone (Western Area Pen- insula Forest, ca. 5 km E Sussex). nyx Razowski & Karisch, 2017 (Gnatho- Holotype (♂): CKDT (Collection of dracon); Lambillionea 117: 72. TL: Sierra Timm Karisch,