THE MICRO-LEPIDOPTERAN GENUS ECTOEDEMIA BUSCK (NEPTICULIDAE) IN NORTH AMERICA by CHRISTOPHER WILKINSON Department of Animal Systematics and Zoogeography, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam and P. J. NEWTON 20 Mellor Brow, Mellor, Blackburn, England With 71 text-figures Abstract This paper, together with the monograph by Wilkinson & Scoble (1979) forms a comprehensive taxo-nomie account of the genus Ectoedemia Busck in North America. Species are here fully diagnosed and illustrated with drawings of the external features and genitalia. Notes on their biology are also included. Contents Abstract P-27 Introduction p. 27 Methods P-28 Abbreviations P-28 Acknowledgements P-29 Taxonomie history P-29 Taxonomie considerations P-31 Generic description P-32 Generic differential diagnosis p. 34 Check-list to genus, species and subspecies P-36 Key to species P-37 Table for the identification of Ectoedemia species from host plants and damage P-40 The populella group P-41 The platanella group P-51 The rubifoliella group P-61 The castaneae group p. 72 References P-86 An index to the names of taxa dealt with in the present paper can be found at the end of the fol-lowing paper. Introduction In this revision twenty-two species are considered. Five are new combinations, two are new species and nine are diagnosed and figured which have previously 27
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