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Bomean Geometridae of the subfamiles Oenochrominae (6 species in one
genus), Desmobathrinae (45 species in 8 genera) and Geometrinae (209
species in 52 genera) are described. For each species a diagnosis and the
geographical range are given and, where known, details of habitat
preference and biology. Summary lists are provided of the new taxa
described (13 genera, 53 species and 1 subspecies) as well as of numerous
other taxonomic changes. A checklist of all species summarises the fauna.
In an introductory section the family-group names applied within these
subfamilies are listed and reviewed. A commentary on the higher
classification is presented, particularly with reference to reorganisation
of most of the Oenochrominae into the revived subfamily Desmobathrinae,
with tribes Desmobathrini and Eumeleini, and tentative assignation of two
of the genera, Naxa Walker (in tribe Orthostixini) and Heteralex,
to the Ennominae. The Geometrinae are divided into tribes Dysphaniini
and Geometrini, with most currently recognised tribes treated as
subdivisions of the latter. All genera and higher groupings are defined as
far as possible on the basis of apomorphic (derived) characters.
Publication date: 1996
Ref :
Malayan Nature Journal 1996 |
