A review of Biston Leach, 1815 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae) from China, with description of one new species

Abstract

Te genus Biston Leach, 1815 is reviewed for China. Seventeen species are recognized, of which B. me-diolata sp. n. is described. B. pustulata (Warren, 1896) and B. panterinaria exanthemata (Moore, 1888) are newly recorded for China. Te following new synonyms are established: B. suppressaria suppressaria (Guene ́e, 1858) (= B. suppressaria benescripta (Prout, 1915), syn. n. = B. luculentus Inoue, 1992 syn. n.); B. falcata (Warren, 1893) (= Amphidasis erilda Oberthür, 1910, syn. n. = Amphidasis clorinda Oberthür, 1910, syn. n. = B. emarginaria Leech, 1897, syn. n.); B. panterinaria panterinaria (Bremer & Grey, 1853) (= B. panterinaria abraxata (Leech, 1889), syn. n. = B. panterinaria lienpingensis (Wehrli, 1939), syn. n. = B. panterinaria szechuanensis (Wehrli, 1939), syn. n.). B. falcata satura (Wehrli,1941), comb. n. is proposed. A key to Chinese Biston and diagnoses for Chinese species are provided. Illustrations of external features and genitalia are presented. © Nan Jiang et al.