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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
An annotated checklist of 165 described species of Tasmanian Tortricidae is presented. There is a single endemic genus, the monobasic Symphygas, and the genera Coeloptera, Isotenes, Neohermenias and Tracholena are recorded for the first time. At least 60 species (i.e. about one-third of the fauna) are endemic to Tasmania. The majority of species belong to the rortricine tribes Archipini (66 species) and Epitymbiini (49 species) while only 26 native species of 0 lethreutinae are recorded. Two species are introduced from Europe. The plant families Asteraceae and Myrtaceae are pre-eminent as foodplants. New foodplants are recorded for a number of species and the degree of monophagy is shown to be high. Foodplants are now known for about one-third of the fauna.
Royal Society of Tasmania, RST, Van Diemens Land, natural history, science, ecology, taxonomy, botany, zoology, geology, geography, papers & proceedings, Australia, UTAS Library
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The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
