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Phtheochroa Stephens 1829

Description

Genus Phtheochroa Stephens, 1829

Species of this genus, many of which have been placed under the junior synonyms Hysterosia Haworth or Trachysmia Guenée, generally are associated with the steppe-forest zone and arid regions. They do not occur in tropical Asia or the humid regions of Central and South America (Razowski 1991b). In the Palaearctic there are 46 known species that are widely distributed, both in the north and in the east. The genus is not represented in the Oriental, Afrotropical, or Australian regions (Razowski 1970a, 2002).

The larvae feed in seeds and fruits or in the stems or roots; most species are probably oligophagus. Only two species (P. inopiana and P. vulneratana) are Holarctic in distribution, and both are widespread in the Palaearctic subregion (Razowski 1991b).

Notes

Published as part of Alipanah, Helen, 2009, Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species, pp. 1-31 in Zootaxa 2245 on page 5, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190687

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Tortricidae
Genus
Phtheochroa
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Lepidoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Stephens
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Phtheochroa Stephens, 1829 sec. Alipanah, 2009

References

  • Razowski, J. (1991 b) Notes on the cochyline genus Phtheochroa Stephens (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) with description of new American species. Acta Zoologica Cracoviencia, 34 (1), 163 - 187.
  • Razowski, J. (1970 a) A short Catalogue of Palaearctic Cochylidae (Lepidoptera). Acta Zoologica Cracoviencia, 15 (8), 341 - 399.
  • Razowski, J. (2002) Tortricidae of Europe. Vol. 1. Tortricinae and Chlidanotinae. Frantisek Slamka, Bratislava, 241 pp.