The genus Paralaea Guest is reviewed and includes four previously described species, P. porphyrinaria (Guenée, 1857), P. beggaria (Guenée, 1857), P. ochrosoma (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) and P. polysticha (Goldfinch, 1944), and nine new species: P. atralba, sp. nov., P. chionopasta, sp. nov., P. jarrah, sp. nov., P. karri, sp. nov., P. maranoa, sp. nov., P. sarcodes, sp. nov., P. taggorum, sp. nov., P. tasmanica, sp. nov. and P. toowoomba, sp. nov. The genus has a Bassian distribution with some extension into the woodlands of the semi-arid zone. Most species occur in south-eastern Australia with six species in Tasmania. Known larvae feed on Eucalyptus, especially trees of the subgenus Monocalyptus, and one species is an occasional forest pest.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Research Division:	Biological Sciences
Research Group:	Zoology
Research Field:	Invertebrate biology
Objective Division:	Environmental Management
Objective Group:	Fresh, ground and surface water systems and management
Objective Field:	Assessment and management of freshwater ecosystems
UTAS Author:	McQuillan, PB (Mr Peter McQuillan)
UTAS Author:	Young, CJ (Mrs Catherine Young)
UTAS Author:	Richardson, AMM (Associate Professor Alastair Richardson)
ID Code:	22054
Year Published:	2001
Web of Science® Times Cited:	10
Deposited By:	Geography and Environmental Studies
Deposited On:	2001-08-01
Last Modified:	2002-07-06
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