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25 May 2023 Seven New Species of Hawaiian Leaf-Roller Moths (Tortricidae)
Kyhl A. Austin, Daniel Rubinoff
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Abstract

Seven new species of endemic leaf-roller moths are described from the Hawaiian Islands: Eccoptocera hinanohomauna sp. nov. (O‘ahu), Eccoptocera ohiaha, sp. nov. (O‘ahu), Pararrhaptica kaiona, sp. nov. (O‘ahu), Pararrhaptica pilikuanani, sp. nov. (Kaua‘i), Spheterista huakunana, sp. nov. (O‘ahu), Spheterista hiwakakahi, sp. nov. (Kaua‘i), and Spheterista hakeaiki, sp. nov. (O‘ahu). With the possible exception of S. hakeaiki, all species appear to be single-island endemics. In addition, Pararrhaptica pycnomias (Meyrick), syn. nov. (O‘ahu), is treated as a junior synonym of Pararrhaptica notocosma (Meyrick) (O‘ahu), Macraesthetica Meyrick is transferred from Eucosmini to Olethreutini, and Macraesthetica semicinereana (Swezey), comb. nov. (Hawai‘i), is transferred from Nuritamburia Koçak & Kemal. A conservation status is proposed for each of the newly described species.

Kyhl A. Austin and Daniel Rubinoff "Seven New Species of Hawaiian Leaf-Roller Moths (Tortricidae)," The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 77(2), 73-89, (25 May 2023). https://doi.org/10.18473/lepi.77i2.a1
Received: 14 February 2023; Accepted: 2 April 2023; Published: 25 May 2023
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KEYWORDS
conservation
endemic
island biogeography
Pacific
taxonomy
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