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Issue: Vol. 5828 No. 2: 9 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5828.2.11
Page range: 372-382
Abstract views: 43
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Taxonomic notes on the genus Antimimistis Turner (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae), with description of two new species from Southeast Asia

Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns; Zoologische Staatssammlung München; Münchhausenstraße 21; 81247; Munich; Germany
Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle; Paris; 45 rue Buffon; 75005 Paris; France
Lepidoptera Australia Eupitheciini geometrid moths Indian region larentiine moths morphology new taxa Papuan region

Abstract

The present study deals with the morphological characteristics of the Indo-Australian geometrid moth genus Antimimistis Turner, 1922 sensu Holloway, 1997. The genus currently comprises four species. The moths are small, the upper side of the wings is usually dark brown, with irregular whitish lines, often with a pale central spot at the termen. Two species, A. circumsubteracta, sp. nov. and A. malukensis, sp. nov., are described from Southeast Asia as new. The diagnostic attributes of the species are explained and illustrated herein.

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How to Cite

Schmidt, O. & Tautel, C. (2026) Taxonomic notes on the genus Antimimistis Turner (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae), with description of two new species from Southeast Asia. Zootaxa, 5828 (2), 372–382. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5828.2.11