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Indian Journal of Entomology
Year : 2018, Volume : 80, Issue : 3
First page : ( 951) Last page : ( 959)
Print ISSN : 0367-8288. Online ISSN : 0974-8172.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0974-8172.2018.00144.X

Taxonomy of genus Agathia guenée (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) with description of a new species from western ghats, India

Goyal Tarun*, Kirti Jagbir Singh1, Saxena Abhinav

Department of Agriculture, Baba Farid College, Bathinda, 151001

1Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, 147002

*Email: goyaltarun06@gmail.com

Online published on 23 October, 2018.

Abstract

Four species of the geometrid genus Agathia Guenee viz., hemithearia Guenée, hilarata Guenée, lycaenaria Kollar and viridana Stoll referable to the genus Agathia Guenée have been collected and identified from different localities of Western Ghats, India. The external genitalia of these illustrated. A new species i.e., microlaetata sp. nov. has also been described.

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Keywords

Genus Agathia, Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Geometrinae, Western Ghats, genitalia, new species A. microlaetata, description.

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