title: Two new emerald geometrid species of Telotheta Warren from Ecuador and Bolivia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Geometrinae, Lophochoristini).
abstract: Two new species of the lophochoristine genus Telotheta Warren found in Ecuador and Bolivia are described. The paper focuses on the morphological description and illustration of the wing pattern and genitalia structures of the typus generis Telothetamuscipunctata Dognin and the newly identified species Telothetaunoi and Telothetafresei. The distinguishing characters of the genera Telotheta and Paromphacodes are also briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Estonian Museum of Natural History, Tallinn, Estonia.
authors.forename: Aare
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lindt
authors.affiliation: Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia.
authors.forename: Jaan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Viidalepp
keywords: Bolivia; Ecuador; Neotropics; Paromphacodes; Telotheta; new species