Review of the Idaeaproximaria complex (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Sterrhinae) with descriptions of four new species

Rui Cheng; Da-Yong Xue; Nan Jiang; Hong-Xiang Han

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1169.106815

Review of the Idaeaproximaria complex (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Sterrhinae) with descriptions of four new species

Zookeys. 2023 Jul 18:1169:293-305. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1169.106815. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Rui Cheng¹, Da-Yong Xue¹, Nan Jiang¹, Hong-Xiang Han¹

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China.

Abstract

The Idaeaproximaria complex is reviewed and four new species are described from China: Idaearectangularis Cheng & Han, sp. nov. from Guangxi and Fujian provinces, Idaearectispina Cheng & Han, sp. nov. from Hunan province, Idaeasetosa Xue & Han, sp. nov. from Hainan province, and Idaealinearis Xue & Han, sp. nov. from Hubei and Shaanxi provinces. Illustrations of adults and genitalia of the new species and known species are presented, and the variations in the form of the aedeagus of Idaeaproximaria are discussed.

Keywords: China; endemic; tarsus; variation.

Rui Cheng, Da-Yong Xue, Nan Jiang, Hong-Xiang Han.