Official Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society of Africa
Metamorphosis Volume 22 (2011), Metamorphosis Volume 22, Issue 3: 102 - 113
Publication Date : 2011-12-31
Author/s : Pasi Sihvonen and Hermann S. Staude

Title :

The geometrid moth Afrophyla vethi (Snellen, 1886) transferred from Oenochrominae to Sterrhinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)

Abstract :

The geometrid moth Afrophyla vethi (Snellen, 1886), which is found in sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen and Madagascar, has historically been assigned to the subfamily Oenochrominae. This association was questioned in a recent molecular study, where it was placed in the subfamily Sterrhinae. We provide morphological evidence, particularly from the male and female genitalia and tympanal organs, that is congruent with the molecular data, and reclassify A. vethi in the subfamily Sterrhinae, tribe Rhodometrini (new combination). Adults and genitalia of both sexes of A. vethi are illustrated for the first time, and these are compared to the similar species Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) and Casilda antophilaria (Hübner, [1813]).

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Keywords:

Afrophyla, Rhodometrini, Africa, taxonomy, systematics

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