Species Paralaea polysticha (Goldfinch, 1944)
- Stathmorrhopa polysticha Goldfinch, G.M. 1944. Notes on Australian Boarmiidae and Oenochromidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 69: 189-197 [195].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC ♂ (This specimen is also the holotype of Mnesampela macroptila Turner, 1947. For this latter name, Turner stated in the original description that he had one specimen. The holotype specimen of macroptila was a syntype of polysticha which Turner received from Goldfinch and is consistent with the fact that only three of the four syntypes mentioned by Goldfinch (1944) are preserved in the Australian Museum. The selection of this specimen as the lectotype of polysticha has the desirable outcome of rendering macroptila an objective synonym), New South Wales, Mittagong.
Paralectotype(s) AM 3♂, New South Wales, Mittagong, G. F. Goldfinch Collection.Subsequent designation references:
McQuillan, P.B., Young, C.J. & Richardson, A.M.M. 2001. A revision of the Australian moth genus Paralaea Guest (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 15: 277–317. - Mnesampela macroptila Turner, A.J. 1947. New Australian species of Boarmiadae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 58: 71-112 [108].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, New South Wales, Mittagong.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Goldfinch, G.M. 1944. Notes on Australian Boarmiidae and Oenochromidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 69: 189-197 [195]
- 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. [204] (Mnesampela macroptila Turner [subjective synonymy])
- McQuillan, P.B., Young, C.J. & Richardson, A.M.M. 2001. A revision of the Australian moth genus Paralaea Guest (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 15: 277–317
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Eastern New South Wales to southern Victoria, although the distribution may not be continuous over this range.
Australian Endemic.
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Readily recognisable by the distinctive forewing pattern of dark streaks on a pale grey background.
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 | 23-Oct-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 21-Feb-2022 | 28-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 26-May-2010 | MODIFIED |