Pljushtchia prima, new moth genus and species from Tadjikistan (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)

Title:

Pljushtchia prima, new moth genus and species from Tadjikistan (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)

Creator:

Viidalepp , Jaan and Kostjuk, Igor

Identifier:

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Subject:

Geometridae, Larentiinae, Pljushtchia prima gen. n. & sp. n., Heterothera, Pennithera, Protothera, Thera, and taxonomy

Type:

article, model:article, and TEXT

Description:

A new genus and species of geometrid moths from Tadjikistan is described and its position in the taxonomic structure of the subfamily Larentiinae is analysed. The new genus is grouped, based on the parsimony analysis of 38 morphological characters, to coniferous-feeding genera of the tribe Cidariini as follows: (Thera (Pennithera (Protothera (Pljushtchia gen. n. Heterothera)))). Pljushtchia is characterised by the antennae, unipectinate in males and flat, serrate in females, by a reduced haustellum, the venation of wings and the structure of the genitalia. The Thera firmata species group is validated as a genus Protothera. The tribe Cidariini includes four groups of related genera and is most speciose in southeastern Asia.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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Source:

European Journal of Entomology | 2005 Volume:102 | Number:4

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