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Four new African species in genus <i>Coccothera</i> Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini)
Knud Larsen
Abstract
Four new species from Africa are described in the genus Coccothera Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini). Coccothera quadropunctata spec. nov., Coccothera cipollana spec. nov., Coccothera bvumbana spec. nov. and Coccothera kingstoni spec. nov. Diagnostic characters are illustrated and described. Type localities are illustrated. Distributional information of each species is presented and discussed. The biology of the species are not known except for the collecting dates and localities.
