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Geometridae 91a1193 – 6962   Metanema brunneilinearia Grossbeck, 1907

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Distribution: NV and CA. Genitalia: See Ferris (2009), J. Lep. Soc. 63(3) 166-168. Similar Species: 6819 Metanema inatomaria: DNA barcoding suggests that all records east of the Mississippi might brefer to brunneilinearia. Further research is needed. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: brunneilinearia Grossbeck, 1907 (Metanema) - MONA 1983: 6962 Taxonomic Notes: Metanema brunneilinearia Grossbeck, 1907, formerly misplaced in the genus Synaxis, is returned to Metanema in Ferris (2009), J. Lep. Soc. 63(3) 166-168.

References

Ferris, C.D., 2009. Metanema brunneilinearia grossbeck misplaced in Synaxis Hulst (Geometridae: Ennominae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 63(3) 166-168. Grossbeck, J.A., 1907. Some new species of western Geometridae. The Canadian Entomologist, 39: 348. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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