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Topic: Eucosma query

I'm looking at records we hold for Eucosma fulvana. In the R6 dictionary this is a separate species, and ABH treat it as such in the lep dictionary. However I note that E. hohenwartiana form fulvana is linked under E. hohenwartiana and not synonomised with E. fulvana? Is this correct or should this be a synonym of E. fulvana? I also note that the common name Fulvous Bell appears linked only to this form and not to E. fulvana. I don't have access to the ABH paper or the previous paper about this group (Agassiz, D. J. L. & Langmaid, J. R. - The Eucosma hohenwartiana group of species (Tortricidae). in Nota Lepidopterologica 27 (1): 41-49. 2004) to know for certain what the correct situation is but would be grateful if this could be looked at.

Mark Pollitt
SWSEIC (formerly DGERC)

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Re: Eucosma query

Ahh, well spotted - that is a stray that should have been rounded up but, because I'm not a Lepidoptera taxonomist, it hadn't jumped out at me. I have tidied that up now :)

Chris Raper, Manager of the UK Species Inventory, Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity,
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD.  (tel: 020 7942 5894)
also Tachinid Recording Scheme (http://tachinidae.org.uk/)

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Re: Eucosma query

Thanks Chris - assume this will thus feature in R6 in a future dictionary update.

Mark Pollitt
SWSEIC (formerly DGERC)