Title
A cladistic analysis of the Therini : a new synonym of the Cidariini (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae)
Title Variants
Alternative:
Cladistic analysis of Therini
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Series:
American Museum novitates, no. 3295
By
Choi, Sei-Woong
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2000
Notes
Title from caption.
"April 25, 2000."
To test the monophyly of the tribe Therini and resolve the relationship between Therini and Cidariini, 49 morphological characters of 38 species of Thera and related genera were analyzed cladistically. Five taxa from the Cidariini were chosen for outgroup comparisons. Monophyly of the Therini was not supported and the Therini newly synonymized with Cidariini. Five genera, Praethera Viidalepp, Thera Stephens, Pennithera Viidalepp, Heterothera Inoue, and Diathera Choi, are redefined monophyletically, and two new monotypic genera are proposed: Costicoma, n. gen. and Fascilunaria, n. gen. The combination Thera firmata (Hübner) is proposed. Relationships among the ingroup taxa are largely resolved: (Fascilunaria (Heterothera (Thera (Diathera, Pennithera)))). Synapomorphies and a diagnosis of each genus are given, and a key to the ingroup genera is provided.
Subjects
Cidariini
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Classification
,
Geometridae
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Moths
,
Therini
Call Number
QL1 .A436 no.3295 2000
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2000)3295<0001:ACAOTT>2.0.CO;2
OCLC:
43986057
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