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One new and one newly recorded species of the genus Amraica Moore, 1888 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) from China, with diagnoses of the Chinese species
Author(s) -
JIANG Nan,
SATO Rikio,
HAN Hongxiang
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
entomological science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1479-8298
pISSN - 1343-8786
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2011.00507.x
Subject(s) - biology , lepidoptera genitalia , subspecies , genus , zoology , china , ecology , archaeology , history
The genus Amraica Moore, 1888 in China is reviewed. In addition to the four species and three subspecies already known, one new species, A. prolata sp. nov. is described and one newly recorded species, A. ferrolavata (Walker, 1863 (imprint 1862)) is redescribed. The generic characters, based on all species, are summarized. Illustrations of external features and genitalia are presented.