A new macrolepidopteran moth (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in Miocene Dominican amber

By

Zhang, Weiting
Shih, ChungKun
Shih, YuHong
Ren, Dong, 1963-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

965

Pages

73--84

Subjects

chunjenshihi , Ennominae , extinct , fossil , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.965.54461

 

Abstract

A new genus and species of fossil moth,Miogeometrida chunjenshihiZhang, Shih & Shih,gen. et sp. nov., assigned to Geometridae, is described from Miocene Dominican amber dating from 15–20 Mya. The new genus is characterized by the forewing without a fovea, R1not anastomosing with Sc, no areole formed by veins R1and Rs, R1and Rs1completely coincident, M2arising midway between M1and M3, anal veins 1A and 2A fused for their entire lengths; and the hind wing with Rs running close to Sc + R1and M2absent.