Species Dichromodes estigmaria (Walker, 1861)

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• Panagra estigmaria Walker, F. 1861. Geometrites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 23: 756-1020 [1001] [Dichromodes estigmaria (Walker, 1861) and D. costinotata (Walker, 1861) were described simultaneously. Priority was given to D. estigmaria (Walker) by Meyrick (1890c: 1188) as first reviser].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 4♀, Australia; [New South Wales], Sydney; [Queensland], Moreton Bay.

  Secondary source:

   Meyrick, E. 1890. Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. III. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2-n.s. 4(4): 1117-1216 [year of publication not confirmed] [1188].
• Panagra costinotata Walker, F. 1861. Geometrites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 23: 756-1020 [1001].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♂, [New South Wales], Sydney.
• Acidalia schistacearia Walker, F. 1863. Geometrites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 26: 1478-1796 [Date published 1863: incl. Index to parts 20-26; dated 1862] [1609].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♂, Australia.
• Dichromodes tritospila Turner, A.J. 1943. New species of Lepidoptera from the Barnard collection. No. 2. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 12: 105-116 [108].

  Type data:

   Lectotype QMBA T9852 ♂ (abdomen broken, attached to specimen), Victoria, Moe, 21.ii.1934, C. G. L. Gooding.
  Paralectotype(s) 5 specimens, Same as lectotype.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Schmidt, O. 2012. An annotated and illustrated list of the primary type specimens of geometrid moths deposited in the Queensland Museum (Australia, Brisbane). Spixiana (Munich) 35(1): 79-100 [96].

General 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. [214] (Note #320: Dichromodes estigmaria (Walker. 1861) and D. costinotata (Walker, 1861) were described simultaneously. As first reviser Meyrick (1890: 1188) gave priority to D. estigmaria (Walker))

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