A new species of Pelagodes Holloway, 1996 and a new species of Thalassodes Guenée, 1857 from Luzon, the Philippine islands (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Geometrinae, Thalassodini)

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https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.54

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Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Geometrinae, Thalassodini, new species, morphology, taxonomy, Philippine islands

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Two new species of Thalassodini, Pelagodes tuustiae Lindt, Sarv & Viidalepp, sp. n. and Thalassodes lennuki Lindt, Sarv & Viidalepp, sp. n., are described from Luzon, Philippines. The adults, their male and female genitalia characteristics are described and illustrated.

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2022-09-30

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Lindt, A., Sarv, K., & Viidalepp, J. (2022). A new species of Pelagodes Holloway, 1996 and a new species of Thalassodes Guenée, 1857 from Luzon, the Philippine islands (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Geometrinae, Thalassodini). SHILAP Revista De lepidopterología, 50(199), 417–423. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.54

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