A Taxonomic Revision of Limbatochlamys Rothschild, 1894 with Comments on Its Tribal Placement in Geometrinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
Hong-Xiang Han, Anthony Galsworthy, and Da-Yong Xue (2005) The geometrine genus Limbatochlamys is revised based on adult morphology. The lectotype of the type species, Limbatochlamys rosthorni Rothschild, 1894, is designated and illustrated; descriptions and illustrations are also given for L. pararosthorni sp. nov. (Shaanxi) and L. parvisis sp. nov. (Yunnan). A key for the identification of adults is provided for the genus. The systematic position of the genus in the Geometrinae is also briefly discussed.
Keywords
Taxonomy, Review, Limbatochlamys, New species, China.
