''Romanaria'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Tortricidae
The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the genu ...
.
Species
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Romanaria chachapoyas''
Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2010
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Romanaria cedrana''
Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2010
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Romanaria leuca''
Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2009
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Romanaria spasmaria''
Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2006
Etymology
The genus name ''Romanaria'' is derived from the first name Roman to commemorate late professor of zoology of the
Jagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian University (, UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by Casimir III the Great, King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and one of the List of oldest universities in con ...
and father of describer
Janusz Wojtusiak
Janusz R. Wojtusiak (February 21, 1942 – May 2, 2012) was a Polish entomologist and son of the well-known Polish biologist, Roman Wojtusiak, Professor at the Jagiellonian University.
He presented his Ph.D. thesis in 1971. It concerned the mor ...
,
Roman Wojtusiak.
See also
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List of Tortricidae genera
This is a taxonomy of the moth family Tortricidae down to genus level. This classification is up-to-date to 2008, taking information from the Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae and taxonomic changes made in 2007.
Subfamily Tortricinae T ...
References
* , 2006: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in the valley of Río Gualaceo, East Cordillera in Ecuador, with descriptions of new taxa. ''Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia'' 49B (1-2): 17–53. Full articl
* , 2009: ''Tortricidae'' (Lepidoptera) from the mountains of Ecuador and remarks on their geographical distribution. Part IV. Eastern Cordillera. ''Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia'' 51B (1-2): 119–187. . Full article
* , 2010: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Peru. ''Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia'' 53B (1-2): 73–159. . Full article
External links
''Tortricid.net''
Euliini
Tortricidae genera
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
Taxa named by Janusz Wojtusiak
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