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   A monograph of the genus Pogonostoma

   • Jiří Moravec

   • 499pagine
   • 18 ore di lettura

   A monograph of the Madagascan endemic genus Pogonostoma Klug, 1835, based on a thorough examination of type specimens and more than 6500 specimens is presented. The infrageneric classification of Pogonostoma partially follows the last revision of the genus (Rivalier 1970), but is significantly modified here. The genus is subdivided into 16 subgenera, ten of them are newly established here. One hundred and nine species and eight subspecies are distinguished, including eight new species described here. The introductory part comprises chapters on material and methods, a history of the taxonomy and nomenclature of Pogonostoma, its biology and distribution in Madagascar, history of the research, remarks on phylogeny, and illustrative explanation of morphology using also SEM microphotographs. A dichotomous key to subgenera, and keys to species groups, species and subspecies are given. Each species (and subspecies, respectively) is described in detail and illustrated from type and other material with colour photographs, line drawings, and mostly also photographs of descriptive features.

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   A monograph of the genus Physodeutera

   • Jiří Moravec

   A monograph of the Madagascan endemic genus Physodeutera Lacordaire, 1843 is presented. More than 2400 specimens including relevant type material were examined. As a result of the revision, the monograph basically maintains the last infrageneric classification of the genus as given by Rivalier (1967), but modified to reflect new results, which includes establishment of an additional subgenus. The present monograph distinguishes 65 species with six subspecies arranged into eight subgenera. The introductory part comprises chapters on the history of the taxonomy and nomenclature of Physodeutera, its biology and distribution in Madagascar including the behaviour of adults supplemented with the author’s own experience obtained in the course of five excursions to different areas of Madagascar, history of the research, relations with other genera, detailed morphology, material and methods. The dichotomous key to subgenera and keys to species of each subgenus are compiled. Each species is described in detail and illustrated with original line drawings of important characters and colour photographs.

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