A review of Timandra Duponchel, 1829 from China, with description of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)

By

Cui, Le
Xue, Dayong
Jiang, Nan

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

829

Pages

43-74

Subjects

Morphology , Sterrhinae , taxonomy , Timandrini

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.829.29708

 

Abstract

The Chinese species of the genusTimandraDuponchel, 1829 are reviewed: 12 known species are reported. Seven new species are described from China, increasing the total number ofTimandraspecies to 28:T.distortasp. n.,T.aduncasp. n.,T.quadratasp. n.,T.accumulatasp. n.,T.vimineasp. n.,T.robustasp. n.andT.stueningisp. n.Diagnoses for all 19 Chinese species are provided, with illustrations of external features and genitalia.