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Issue: Vol. 740 No. 1: 25 Nov. 2004
Type: Articles
Published: 2004-11-25
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.740.1.1
Page range: 1–42
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Review of the Nearctic species of Bryotropha Heinemann (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

IPK, Corrensstrasse 1, D-06466 Gatersleben, Germany
Zoologisk Museum, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 København Ø
Lepidoptera Bryotropha Gelechiidae Nearctic review

Abstract

The Nearctic species of the genus Bryotropha Heinemann 1870 are reviewed. Seven species are recognized as valid, three of which are described as new: B. gemella sp. n., B. hodgesi sp. n., and B. altitudophila sp. n. Two other species, B. plantariella (Tengstr m, 1848) and B. galbanella (Zeller, 1939), are reported from the Nearctic for the first time. B. pullifimbriella (Clemens, 1863), B. tahavusella (Forbes, 1922) and B. clandestina (Meyrick, 1923) are synonymized with B. similis. A lectotype of Gelechia branella Busck, 1908 is designated. Adults and genitalia are illustrated, and keys to the species are provided.

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