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Issue: Vol. 5711 No. 3: 20 Oct. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-10-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5711.3.9
Page range: 444-450
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The genus Alcis Curtis, 1826 from Xizang, China, including a new species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae)

Plant Science College; Xizang Agricultural and Animal Husbandry University; Linzhi 860000; China.
Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology in Xizang Plateau; Ministry of Education (Institute of Plateau Ecology; Xizang Agricultural and Animal Husbandry University); Linzhi 860000; China.
Forestry technical guidance station; Forestry and grassland Bureau of Qin an County; Tianshui; Gansu 741000; China
Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology in Xizang Plateau; Ministry of Education (Institute of Plateau Ecology; Xizang Agricultural and Animal Husbandry University); Linzhi 860000; China.
State Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100101; China.
Lepidoptera Geometridae morphology taxonomy

Abstract

The species of Alcis Curtis,1826 in Xizang, China are reviewed, including Alcis linzhiensis Pan & Yu sp. nov., A. decussata (Moore, 1868), A. limbui Sato, 1994), A. sinadmissa (Wehrli, 1943), A. extinctaria (Eversmann, 1851), and A. maculata (Moore, 1868). The adult, and male and female genitalia of Alcis linzhiensis Pan & Yu sp. nov. are described in detail. Adult and genital images of the other five species of Alcis Curtis, 1826 are also provided.

 

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How to Cite

Yu, X., Jiang, X., Wang, H., Pan, Z. & Han, H. (2025) The genus Alcis Curtis, 1826 from Xizang, China, including a new species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae). Zootaxa, 5711 (3), 444–450. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5711.3.9