NEWEST PHYCITINAE MONA FASCICLE IS PUBLISHED

[Eric or Pat Metzler]

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Eric H. Metzler, Secretary
Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Inc.

NEWEST PHYCITINAE MONA FASCICLE IS PUBLISHED
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 8 April 2004

The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation announces publication of the 
most recent fascicle in the Moths of America North of Mexico series of 
monographs. The fascicle, number 15.5, revises 47 genera of Phycitinae 
(Pyralidae) in North America. Authored by Dr. H. H. Neunzig, this 338 
page fascicle includes 10 color plates of specimens. Ten black-and-white 
plates and 116 line drawings in the text illustrate morphological 
characters of adults and larvae.

This monograph is the 23rd fascicle published since inception of the 
series, affectionately known as MONA, in 1970, and it is the 4th 
fascicle authored by Dr. Neunzig. The Phycitinae, a large subfamily in 
the family Pyralidae, are a diverse and important group of Lepidoptera 
faunistically and economically. Neunzig is a recognized authority on 
this group of moths. Fascicle 15.5 includes description of 22 species 
and 4 genera new to science. Thirty-two new combinations are proposed, 
including several species previously in the genus Nephopterix. Of 
particular interest are the genera Dioryctria, which includes many 
economically important species, and Pyla, which has many day-flying 
species. A synonymic check list of the described species updates the 
Check List of the Lepidoptera of North America.

In 33 years of publication, the MONA series has documented the 
occurrence of 2,589 species from the geographical region of North 
America North of Mexico. Three hundred seventy-eight species and 
forty-four subspecies were described as new to science in the series. 
The MONA series is meant to be an authoritative replacement for the long 
out-of-date W. J. Holland's The Moth Book, originally published in 1903 
and reprinted in 1968 by Dover. This publication and previous fascicles 
are available from the publisher ($115.00 US dollars plus shipping) and 
many natural history book dealers. For more information about this 
fascicle and previous publications, please contact The Wedge 
Entomological Research Foundation, 85253 Ridgetop Dr., Eugene, OR 
97405-9535 USA. Shipping for fascicle 15.5 from the publisher is $4.00 
per copy (U. S., Canadian, and Mexican orders) or $5.00 per copy (all 
other countries). Complete sets can be purchased at discount. Fascicle 
13.1C is out of print. Make payment in US dollars.

For further information contact:

Dr. Ronald W. Hodges
President
The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation
85253 Ridgetop Drive
Eugene, Oregon 97405-9535
USA
(541) 684-0484
rwhodges at earthlink.net



 
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