moth taxonomy

[Martin Honey]

Dear Lynda

At 12:04 15/02/98 -0800, you wrote:
>I identified a moth using "The Moth Book" by W. J. Holland.  1917.  This
>book is so old that many of the taxonomic names have changed.  Is there
>a document that crosslists the old taxonomic names with new ones? 

I think the answer to this is yes - you need a copy of "An Update to the
Nomenclature of Holland's Moth Book" by Joel M. Johnson. We have a copy of
this booklet, the foreword of which is dated 1994. We purchased it but I'm
not sure from whom or how widely available it is. The address that is given
inside is Joel M. Johnson, 59 East 400 North, Payson, UT 84651.

>Also can any one tell me what the new taxonomic names of these two species are?

According to the MONA checklist the two species are listed as follows:

>Pherne placearia: this is the same
>
>Syneda edwardsi: this is now Synedoida edwardsi

Hope this helps

Martin
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