Abstract
Macrocirca strabo Meyrick, 1931, described in the Hyponomeutidae, is transferred to the Depressariidae, Depressariinae. A new species, Macrocirca moseri Becker, sp. nov., from Brazil, is described. Odonna Clarke, 1982, syn. nov. is a junior synonym of Macrocirca Meyrick, 1931; M. passiflorae (Clarke, 1982), comb. nov. and M. xenodora (Clarke, 1982), comb. nov. are included in Macrocirca.
Publisher
Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterologia
Subject
Insect Science,Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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