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Abstract
The identity of Leucania interrogans Walker, 1856, described from an unknown type locality, is confirmed, and a lectotype is designated for it. It is a distinctive and rarely collected species of amphipyrine noctuid of the southeastern U.S. that belongs to neither Leucania nor Phragmatiphila, where placed by previous authors. A comprehensive search failed to reveal any genus to which interrogans might be referred, and Franclemontia, new genus, is proposed for it. The possible sister-group relationship of this new genus to atypical North American elements of Chortodes is suggested. All members of this large group of amphipyrine genera are believed to be host-specific stem borers in marsh grasses.Title | Franclemontia interrogans (Walker), a new genus for an old species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Amphipyrinae) |
Abstract | The identity of Leucania interrogans Walker, 1856, described from an unknown type locality, is confirmed, and a lectotype is designated for it. It is a distinctive and rarely collected species of amphipyrine noctuid of the southeastern U.S. that belongs to neither Leucania nor Phragmatiphila, where placed by previous authors. A comprehensive search failed to reveal any genus to which interrogans might be referred, and Franclemontia, new genus, is proposed for it. The possible sister-group relationship of this new genus to atypical North American elements of Chortodes is suggested. All members of this large group of amphipyrine genera are believed to be host-specific stem borers in marsh grasses. |
Author(s) | Douglas C Ferguson |
Journal | Journal of the New York Entomological Society |
ISSN | 0028-7199 |
Volume | 100 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 257--266 |
JSTOR | 25009962 |
Year | 1992 |
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