title: Haruchlora maesi, a new emerald moth genus and species from Mesoamerica (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Geometrinae).
abstract: A new genus and species of Neotropical emerald geometrid moths, Haruchlora Viidalepp & Lindt, gen. nov., and Haruchlora maesi Viidalepp & Lindt, sp. nov. are described. The new genus differs from all other New World Geometrinae genera in having a bifid uncus, in characters of the pregenital segments of the male abdomen, and in the male genitalia.
authors.affiliation: Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 5D, EE-50104 Tartu, Estonia.; Email: jaan.viidalepp@emu.ee.
authors.forename: Jaan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Viidalepp
authors.affiliation: Estonian Museum of Natural History, Lai St 29A, EE-00001 Tallinn, Estonia.; Email: aare@loodusmuuseum.ee.
authors.forename: Aare
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lindt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003364:Costa Rica; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D009527:Nicaragua