Revision of the genus Metaterpna Yazaki, 1992 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Geometrinae), with description of a new species from China

The genus Metaterpna is revised. The two species known, M. differens (Warren, 1909) and M. thyatiraria (Oberthür, 1913), are redescribed, with emphasis on the considerable variability of M. thyatiraria, and the status of the related type specimen was discussed. In addition, one new species, M. batan...

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Published inZootaxa Vol. 4200; no. 4; p. zootaxa.4200.4.3
Main Authors Jiang, Nan, Stüning, Dieter, Xue, Dayong, Han, Hongxiang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand 01.12.2016
Subjects
Animals
China
DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic
Female
Male
Moths - anatomy & histology
Moths - classification
Moths - genetics
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Species Specificity
Lepidoptera, DNA barcoding, M. thyatiraria, M. batangensis, new species
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Summary:The genus Metaterpna is revised. The two species known, M. differens (Warren, 1909) and M. thyatiraria (Oberthür, 1913), are redescribed, with emphasis on the considerable variability of M. thyatiraria, and the status of the related type specimen was discussed. In addition, one new species, M. batangensis sp. nov., is described from Batang and Daocheng, Sichuan province, and Lijiang, Yunnan province, southwestern China. M. thyatiraria and M. batangensis show clear distance by DNA barcode sequences. Illustrations of moths and genitalia are presented.
ISSN:1175-5334
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4200.4.3