Abstract:

Three genera with one species for each genus are reported as new records to the Geometrinae fauna of China: Absala dorcada Swinhoe, 1893, Calleremites subornata Warren, 1894 and Pachista superans (Butler, 1878). Descriptions for these genera and species are provided, and external features and genitalia of the three species are illustrated. Lectotypes of Absala dorcada Swinhoe and Pachista superans (Butler) are designated. The specimens studied are depositedin IZCAS (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences), BMNH (The Natural History Museum, London), and ZFMK (Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn) respectively.

Key words: Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Geometrinae, new record, lectotype, China, Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Geometrinae, new record, lectotype, China