Revision of the European Aethes rubigana complex with a description of genetically confirmed Aethes kyrkii sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae)
Abstract The Aethes rubigana complex is shown to comprise four closely related species in the Palearctic region: Eurasian Aethes cnicana (Westwood, 1854), European A. rubigana (Treitschke, 1830), Asiatic A. citreoflava V. I. Kuznetsov, 1966, and A. kyrkii, here described as a new species from northe...
Published in: | Insect Systematics & Evolution |
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Brill
2003
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/187631203788964962 https://brill.com/view/journals/ise/34/1/article-p3_2.xml https://data.brill.com/files/journals/1876312x_034_01_s002_text.pdf |
Summary: | Abstract The Aethes rubigana complex is shown to comprise four closely related species in the Palearctic region: Eurasian Aethes cnicana (Westwood, 1854), European A. rubigana (Treitschke, 1830), Asiatic A. citreoflava V. I. Kuznetsov, 1966, and A. kyrkii, here described as a new species from northern Finland. A. kyrkii is morphologically most close to A. cnicana, but enzyme electrophoresis revealed complete genetic isolation between them. Descriptions are given of the three species occurring in Europe, and their respective biologies are outlined. Statistical analyses of traits of the forewing are given. The taxonomic status of A. arcticana (Brandt, 1937) is revised. |
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