tortricid question - Eana georgiella -UPDATE

Mon May 6 19:31:32 EDT 2002

I received an answer from Jerry Powell. He tried to rear E. subargentana,
but it diapauses almost immediately after hatching from the egg and so it
apparently is difficult to rear. The good news about this: the assumption
that its life history is generally very similar to other Eana appears to be
an accurate one, since other better documented species are known to diapause
right after egg hatch.

Ah, but this critter is not without controversy!  "georgiella" was
originally described as a pyralid (!) and was never recognized. The name was
exhumed by Hodges and put on the checklist despite the fact that it could
have and should have been dismissed as a nomen oblitum. Of course, E.
subargentana does not occur anywhere near Georgia....

My opinion here: Based on what Jerry says, the synonymy Obraztsov suggested
should stand (georgiella under subargentana) in this case (types would need
to be looked at, but it's doubtful the georgiella types are valid because of
the Georgia locality). I might use this as an example of why checklists
shouldn't be considered systematic revisions in and of themselves. Might be
a good senior thesis project.

Jerry also says that there may be later (than 1964) biological info in
European literature, which should be easy to track down.

Thanks for the side-track, I learned something too.

Jim

James J. Kruse, Ph.D.
Curator of Entomology
University of Alaska Museum
907 Yukon Drive
Fairbanks, AK, USA 99775-6960
tel 907.474.5579
fax 907.474.1987
http://www.uaf.edu/museum/ento

on 5/3/02 2:25 PM, James Kruse at fnjjk1 at uaf.edu wrote:

> Eana georgiella is synonymized under E. subargentana. Powell (1964) says
> nothing is known about its life cycle, but he says it is probably similar to
> other Eana species. Data for other closely related species can be found in
> Powell (1964), Razowski (1959), and Heddergott (1957). I can quote something
> if there is a specific question, rather than write everything known about
> Eana.
> 
> I am emailing Jerry to see if there is an update to add since 1964.
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> James J. Kruse, Ph.D.
> Curator of Entomology
> University of Alaska Museum
> 907 Yukon Drive
> Fairbanks, AK, USA 99775-6960
> tel 907.474.5579
> fax 907.474.1987
> http://www.uaf.edu/museum/ento
> 
> 
> 
> on 5/3/02 11:01 AM, Pohl, Greg at GPohl at NRCan.gc.ca wrote:
> 
>> Does anybody out there have some info on Eana georgiella? Jim K.? All I have
>> is Obraztsov's 1962 revision of the genus, with no biological info for
>> georgiella (treated as subargentata, now a synonym).
>> 
>> Greg
>> 
>> Greg R. Pohl
>> Insect I.D. Officer / Museum Curator
>> Northern Forestry Cente
>> Canadian Forest Service
>> 5320 - 122 St. 
>> Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA T6H 3S5
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Barb Beck [mailto:barb at birdnut.obtuse.com]
>> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 11:27 AM
>> To: Albertabugs at Majordomo. Srv. Ualberta. Ca
>> Cc: dixonpl at EM.AGR.CA
>> Subject: BUGS: FW: tortricid question - Eana georgiella
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Anybody able to help this person - Barb
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu]On
>> Behalf Of Lawrence F. Gall
>> Sent: May 3, 2002 10:43 AM
>> To: leps-l at lists.yale.edu
>> Cc: dixonpl at em.agr.ca
>> Subject: tortricid question - Eana georgiella
>> 
>> 
>> If anyone can help with this inquiry about biological
>> data on Eana georgiella (Tortricidae), you can contact
>> Peggy directly at dixonpl at em.agr.ca - Larry
>> 
>> ------
>> 
>> Dear Dr. Gall,
>> 
>> I found your email on the internet when I was looking at your list serv
>> site and hope you don't mind my emailing you.  I am an entomologist with
>> Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in St. John's, Newfoundland and I am
>> trying to find anyone who can supply any biological information on a small
>> moth - Eana georgiella   Hulst (Family Tortricidae).  It is native to North
>> America and most distribution records are from the western US.  I have done
>> computer searches for relevant literature, called and emailed entomologists
>> I know in NA and the UK, but no-one seems to know anything about the
>> biology.  I wondered then if and amateur lepidopterist might by some chance
>> have studied the beast and have some information.  It doesn't even have to
>> be published if the person is willing to email me or talk on the phone.
>> 
>> What I'm wondering from you is whether you would mind posting this on your
>> server under your name, but with my email address provided?  I know I could
>> join the list but after reading the documentation I realized it would take
>> some time to figure out charges and so on, and I have a farmer waiting for
>> an answer.
>> 
>> Alternatively, can you think of anywhere else I might try to find this
>> information?
>> 
>> Any help is most gratefully appreciated.  I am desperate!!
>> 
>> Thanks so much,
>> 
>> Peggy Dixon
>> 
>> Peggy L. Dixon, PhD
>> Entomologist
>> Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
>> P.O. Box 39088
>> St. John's, NF, Canada
>> A1E 5Y7
>> 709-772-4763 (tel)
>> 
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