Pljushtchiaargoi sp. n., a new geometrid moth from the Western Tien Shan Mountains (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae)

This paper focuses on the morphological description and illustration of the wing pattern and genitalia structures of the known species of the genus . The possibility of co-evolution of moths and fruit tree forests of Tien Shan is discussed. The maple tree is supposed to have evolved in the Ili River...

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Published in:Biodiversity data journal 2022, Vol.10, p.e82353-e82353
Main Authors: Viidalepp, Jaan, Lindt, Aare, Kurina, Olavi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cenozoic
Central Asia
Geometridae
Systematics
Taxonomic Paper
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Summary:This paper focuses on the morphological description and illustration of the wing pattern and genitalia structures of the known species of the genus . The possibility of co-evolution of moths and fruit tree forests of Tien Shan is discussed. The maple tree is supposed to have evolved in the Ili River valley in NW China and in Kazakhstan. , the wild apple tree, is distributed in Miocene nemoral forest belt to Europe in the West an to western North America in the East. The last remnants of fruit tree forests are now localised in biodiversity hotspots in China and in Middle Asian mountains. This paper provides a description of a new species of geometrid moth, sp. n. As the ancestral has diverged in in Europe, in Kyrgyzstan and in Tajikistan, a co-divergence of geometrid moths and their food plants is possible. We found Viidalepp in the Chatkal area, Tien Shan, its sister species Viidalepp in Hissar and Pamirs and Staudinger in Transcaucasus. is associated with a biodiversity hotspot in Tajikistan and with another biodiversity hotspot in southern Tien Shan.
ISSN:1314-2828
1314-2836
1314-2828
DOI:10.3897/BDJ.10.e82353