Larentinae I

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-87-88757-39-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 3, 744 Seiten, Format (B × H): 177 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 2135 g

Reihe: The Geometrid Moths of Europe

In this volume 268 species of the Larentinae are covered. Many of the genera have caused serious problems in identification, but based on the larger number of specimens illustrated on the 25 colour plates, the species can now be identified much more easily. In additional black and white photos for species which are difficult to identify, differential characters are pointed out with arrows. As in the previously published volumes 1,2 and 4, maps with the European distribution are given with dots for verified specimens. There are photographs of male and female genitalia of all species and this volume also contains a systematic catalogue of the European species including those of the neighbouring regions of North Africa, Macaronesia, Turkey and the Middle East. This is the first volume including genetic information from DNA barcoding which proved to be a useful, additional tool in identification, taxonomy and species delimitation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hausmann, Axel

Viidalepp, Jaan

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface 7

Abstract 8

Acknowledgements 13

Introduction 17

Abbreviations 21

Subfamilia Sterrhinae (addendum) 22

Lythriini 22

Subfamilia Larentiinae 29

Cataclysmini 41

Xanthorhoini 47

Euphyiini 164

Larentiini 174

Hydriomenini 210

Stamnodini 218

Cidariini 221

Operophterini 345

Asthenini 361

Phileremini 378

Rheumapterini 382

Solitaneini 411

Melanthiini 415

Chesiadini 442

Trichopterygini 504

Colour plates 525

Genitalia plates 577

Systematic checklist of the Geometridae of Europe and adjacent areas (vol. 3) 688

References 696

Index to scientific names 739

Über Autor(innen)

Axel Hausmann was born in 1960 in Munich, Germany and studied biology at the Ludwig–Maximilians-University (Munich) where he graduated in zoology. After obtaining his PhD he has been employed since 1989 at the Zoologische Staatssammlung München, where he is head curator of the Lepidoptera section. Axel Hausmann has published many articles on Geometridae and is regarded as a leading authority on west Palaearctic Geometridae.