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A New Genus for Tortrix postvittana (Walker) and certain other Australian and New Zealand Species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

J. D. Bradley
J. D. Bradley
Affiliation:
Dept. of Entomology, British Museum (Natural History).
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A new genus, Austrotortrix, is erected for Teras postvittana Walker, the Apple Leaf Roller or Light Brown Apple Moth, a common pest of apple and Citrus in the coastal regions of Australia, and in Tasmania and New Zealand.

Two new synonyms of A. postvittana in addition to those already recorded are given.

As there are several species in Australia closely resembling postvittana, making identification difficult, descriptions of the genitalia of postvittana are given as these provide the best means of positive identification.

Apart from the type species, postvittana, ten other species are assigned to the new genus.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 47 , Issue 1 , March 1956 , pp. 101 - 105
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1956

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