Species Amelora sparsularia (Guenée, 1857)
- Panagra sparsularia Guenée, A. in Boisduval, J.-A. & Guenée, A. (eds) 1857. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species général des Lépidoptères. Paris : Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret Vol. 10(2) 584 pp. [131; ibidem (1858), Atlas; pl. 12, fig. 4].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP ♂, Tasmania, [probably near Hobart].
Paralectotype(s) BMNH ♂, [New Holland]: N. Holl.
Comment: Described from 2 males, not from a 'specim. unique' (Viette 1950), thus lectotype designated by McQuillan (1996). Meyrick (1892) incorrectly redescribed the species based on specimens that are not sparsularia (McQuillan 1996).Subsequent designation references:
Viette, P. 1950. Sur quelques espèces de Geométrides décrites par Guénée [sic] (1857). Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon 19: 201-206; McQuillan, P.B. 1996. The Tasmanian geometrid moths associated with the genus Amelora auctorum (Lepidopetra: Geometridae: Ennominae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 433-506 [439]. - Amelora cyclocentra Turner, A.J. 1926. New and little-known Tasmanian Lepidoptera. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1925: 81-117 [102].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC ♂, Tasmania, Strahan.
Paralectotype(s) QM ♂, Tasmania, Rosebery.Subsequent designation references:
McQuillan, P.B. 1996. The Tasmanian geometrid moths associated with the genus Amelora auctorum (Lepidopetra: Geometridae: Ennominae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 433-506 [439]. - Amelora oxytona Turner, A.J. 1926. New and little-known Tasmanian Lepidoptera. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1925: 81-117 [103].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♀, Tasmania, Roseberry [sic].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- McQuillan, P.B. 1996. The Tasmanian geometrid moths associated with the genus Amelora auctorum (Lepidopetra: Geometridae: Ennominae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 433-506 [438] (cyclocentra, oxytona)
Generic Combinations
- Amelora sparsularia (Guenée, 1857). —
Guest, E. 1887. A classified list of Geometrina found around Balhannah, with notes on species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 9: 126-141 [137]
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Widely distributed in Tasmania especially at high altitudes. Recorded in Victoria, Mt Buffalo (1200 m) by Turner (1939). Open woodland from sea level to 1000 m. Alpine heathland above 800 m. Mixed heathland-buttongrass moorland.
Australian Endemic.
Distribution References
- McQuillan, P.B. & Edwards, E.D. 1996. Geometridae. pp. 200-228 in Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds). Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [441]
- Turner, A.J. 1939. A second revision of the Lepidoptera of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1938: 57-115
Diagnosis
Capitate apex of uncus, flattened lateral processes of the anellus. V-shaped lamella antevaginalis
Diagnosis References
McQuillan, P.B. 1996. The Tasmanian geometrid moths associated with the genus Amelora auctorum (Lepidopetra: Geometridae: Ennominae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 433-506 [441]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2022 | GEOMETROIDEA | 04-Dec-2021 | MODIFIED | Dr Cathy Byrne (TMAG) Di Moyle (TMAG) |
| 21-Feb-2022 | 25-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 21-Feb-2022 | 28-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 26-May-2010 | MODIFIED |