Disclisioprocta edmondsii (Butler, 1882) comb. nov. (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae)
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Vargas H (2023). Disclisioprocta edmondsii (Butler, 1882) comb. nov. (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae). Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.11.e98935 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-16.Description
The generic assignment of the geometrid moth Xanthorhoe edmondsii (Butler, 1882) (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae), originally described under Hypochroma Guenée, [1858], a junior homonym of Hypochroma Herrich-Schäffer, [1855] (Geometridae, Ennominae), is assessed using genitalia morphology and analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequences.Morphological characters revealed closeness to the type species of Disclisioprocta Wallengren, 1861 (Larentiinae). In agreement with morphology, the molecular analysis clustered X. edmondsii with species of Disclisioprocta in a well-supported monophyletic group distantly related to members of Xanthorhoe Hübner, [1825]. Accordingly, Disclisioprocta edmondsii (Butler, 1882) comb. nov. is proposed.Taxonomic Coverages
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Universidad de Tarapacá, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Departamento de Recursos Ambientales
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Héctor Vargas
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Universidad de Tarapacá, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Departamento de Recursos Ambientales
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Universidad de Tarapacá, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Departamento de Recursos Ambientales
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