''Accra'' is a genus of
tortrix moth
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 genus ...
s in the subfamily
Tortricinae
The Tortricinae are the nominate subfamily of tortrix moths. Commonly referred to as leafrollers, as the larvae build shelters by folding or rolling leaves of the food plant, the tortricinae include several notable pests as well species used as ...
and tribe
Tortricini
The Tortricini are a tribe of tortrix moths.
Genera
Former genera
:''Sociosa
''Sociosa'' is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.
Species
*'' Sociosa macrographa'' (Diakonoff, 1951)
*'' Socios ...
.
''Accra'' was established in 1964 by
Józef Razowski
Józef Razowski (born 4 April 1932) is a Polish entomologist and lepidopterist specializing in Tortricidae. He is an honorary member of the Polish Entomological Society and a working member of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences (PAU). From 1 ...
,
with ''
Argyrotoxa viridis'' as
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...
.
Species
As of November 2019, the Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae listed the following species:
*''
Accra amanica''
Razowski, 2005
*''
Accra canthararcha''
(Meyrick
Meyrick is a surname and given name. Meyricke is a variant form.
Surname
* Edmund Meyrick (1636–1713), Welsh cleric
* Edward Meyrick (1854–1938), English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist
* Edward Meyrick Goulburn (1818–1897), English ...
, 1937)
*''
Accra erythrocyma''
(Meyrick, 1930)
*''
Accra kassaicola''
Razowski, 2005
*''
Accra kikuayana''
Razowski, 2005
*''
Accra ornata''
Razowski, 1966
*''
Accra plumbeana''
Razowski, 1966
*''
Accra rubicunda''
Razowski, 1966
*''
Accra rubrothicta''
Razowski, 1986
*''
Accra tanzanica''
Razowski, 1990
*''
Accra venatrix''
(Meyrick, 1930)
*''
Accra viridis''
(Walsingham, 1891) - type species (as ''Argyrotoxa viridis'')
*''
Accra witteae''
Razowski, 1964
See also
*
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 Tri ...
References
* , 2005: ''World Catalogue of Insects'' vol. 5 ''Tortricidae''.
* , 1964: Discussion of Some Groups of ''Tortricini'' (Tortricidae, Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of New Genera and Species. ''Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia'', 9 (5): 357–416.
* , 2005: Notes and descriptions of primitive Tortricini from Tropical Africa, with a list of Asian taxa (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). ''Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia'' 33 (132): 423–436
* 2010: An annotated catalogue of the types of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium) with descriptions of new genera and new species. ''Zootaxa'' 2469: 1–77. Abstract
Tortricini
Tortricidae genera
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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