taxonID	type	description	language	source
03F58797FFC8FFC1FF06FD3BFCC4F9DD.taxon	type_taxon	Type species. Ofelia jaliscana sp. nov. (Figs. 1 – 18)	en	Garzón-Orduña, Ivonne J. (2025): Ofelia jaliscana, a new ennomine (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) genus and species from Mexico. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 587-593, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8
03F58797FFC8FFC1FF06FD3BFCC4F9DD.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new genus name honors the author ‘ s mother, Ofelia Orduña. The gender is feminine.	en	Garzón-Orduña, Ivonne J. (2025): Ofelia jaliscana, a new ennomine (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) genus and species from Mexico. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 587-593, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8
03F58797FFC8FFC1FF06FD3BFCC4F9DD.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Although the new genus superficially looks like any other Boarmiini, closer affinities between Ofelia and other genera are harder to determine, highlighting its uniqueness. For example, the zigzag subterminal line present on the dorsal surface of both wings is reminiscent of moths in Iridopsis Warren and Glena Hulst, but the male genitalia of neither genus resemble that of Ofelia; the posterior lateral sides of the broad tegumen (which Pitkin calls “ shoulders ”) in the genitalia, are similar to those of Iridopsis. However, Ofelia lacks the dorsal apical blotch present on the forewing of that genus; furthermore, it possesses characters absent in Iridopsis, such as a fovea on the male FW. The size of the adults and the wing color pattern resemble species of Protoboarmia McDunnough, but the two genera have different male antennae and rather different male genitalia. As in Ofelia, Hypomecis Hübner has bipectinate antennae and a FW fovea in the males, however the pectinations in Ofelia do not reach the apex as closely as in Hypomecis. Some features in the male genitalia of both genera are similar, however the valvae in Ofelia are lobed, and furthermore, it lacks the putative synapomorphy of Hypomecis, a pair of narrow setose processes situated at the posterior end of the tegumen (Pitkin 2002). In fact, Pitkin removed all the neotropical species of Hypomecis Hübner from the genus because none of them featured the above mentioned synapomorphy, so this excludes Ofelia from being in fact a Hypomecis. In addition, ventral wing patterns and the female genitalia in Ofelia further reject its association with Hypomecis. The genus is distinguished from most other American Boarmiini by its small size and by its contrasting dorsal and ventral wing color patterns.	en	Garzón-Orduña, Ivonne J. (2025): Ofelia jaliscana, a new ennomine (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) genus and species from Mexico. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 587-593, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8
03F58797FFC8FFC1FF06FD3BFCC4F9DD.taxon	description	Description. As this genus is currently monotypic, the species description of Ofelia jaliscana serves equally well for the description of the genus and need not be repeated.	en	Garzón-Orduña, Ivonne J. (2025): Ofelia jaliscana, a new ennomine (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) genus and species from Mexico. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 587-593, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8
03F58797FFC8FFC4FF06F92BFB95FAFD.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 4950 C 631 - 331 B- 4 EE 8 - 8983 - C 52 CD 646 DDE 3	en	Garzón-Orduña, Ivonne J. (2025): Ofelia jaliscana, a new ennomine (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) genus and species from Mexico. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 587-593, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8
03F58797FFC8FFC4FF06F92BFB95FAFD.taxon	materials_examined	Type locality. Estación de Biología Chamela, Chamela, Jalisco, MEXICO.	en	Garzón-Orduña, Ivonne J. (2025): Ofelia jaliscana, a new ennomine (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) genus and species from Mexico. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 587-593, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8
03F58797FFC8FFC4FF06F92BFB95FAFD.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet ‘ jaliscana’ refers to the feminine demonym in Spanish of the species.	en	Garzón-Orduña, Ivonne J. (2025): Ofelia jaliscana, a new ennomine (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) genus and species from Mexico. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 587-593, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8
03F58797FFC8FFC4FF06F92BFB95FAFD.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The most distinguishing characters of O. jaliscana are found in the male and female genitalia. Specifically, in the male the pair of elongated spinulose processes from the transtilla are unique; in the female, the modification of the 7 th sternite into a wrinkled collar extended ventrally is distinctive.	en	Garzón-Orduña, Ivonne J. (2025): Ofelia jaliscana, a new ennomine (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) genus and species from Mexico. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 587-593, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8
03F58797FFC8FFC4FF06F92BFB95FAFD.taxon	description	Description. MALE (Figs. 1, 2, 4, 6 – 9, 13 – 18): Forewing length: 14 mm (n = 7); Head. Antenna flagellum with 48 segments, bipectinate (Fig. 4) on first 28 segments, pectinations reducing in length towards apex, last 20 segments simple; labial palpus formed by two segments; frons beige. Thorax. Tibial spine formula 0 - 2 - 4; Wings. Distal wing margin convex; frenulum and retinaculum visible; fringe consisting of beige and brown scales. Dorsal ground color consisting of blotches of white, beige and brown scales. Forewing. Prominent fovea at base of forewing; dorsal color pattern formed by three prominent dark lines sharply angled from costa to anal area, an antemedial line, a medial line and a postmedial line; subterminal line a dark zigzag; discal spot a dark dash; terminal line thin and dark; ventral wing color yellowish, from beige to mustard, covered by fine brown striations that are dense closer to body and anal area, spread towards wing margin; discal spot a prominent dark brown oval, dark brown blotch at wing apex; terminal line a thin line of brown scales. Hindwing. dorsal background color darker than FW; only two of three transversal lines in FW continue to HW; discal spot a dark dash larger than in FW; subterminal and terminal lines as in FW; ventral wing color yellow, fine brown striations only along costal margin; discal spot a dark brown oval; two separate brown blotches along wing margin; terminal line as in FW. Abdomen. Mottled with beige and dark brown scales, yellowish ventrally. Genitalia. (Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9) Anterior portion of tegumen broad, distal portion narrowed with a ventral fold, uncus triangular with apex tapered, gnathos a slender loop with small triangular median extension, elongated and spinulose outgrowths from transtilla and next to the base of valva; valva rounded with sclerotized coastal band featuring a ventral extension, sclerotized sacculus with swollen distal portions featuring multiple spines; juxta not visible; aedeagus slender, with wide distal opening, vesica with three cornuti of different length (Fig. 8). FEMALE (Figs. 11, 12): Forewing length: 14.5 mm (n = 2); No sexual dimorphism in wing color. Only one of two females larger than the males. Head. Antenna simple (Fig. 5), flagellum with 52 segments. Thorax. As in the male. Abdomen. Paired tympanal cavities present and similar to male’s. Genitalia. (Fig. 10) Papilla analis small and oval; posterior apophysis longer than anterior apophysis; corpus bursa pear-shaped, with longitudinal striations in the narrower posterior half, and smooth in proximal half; one side of corpus bursa a smooth sclerotized rectangular patch, signum absent; lamella antevaginalis (LA in Figure 10) a sclerotized rim; antrum wide and short; lamella postvaginalis (LP in Fig. 10) a triangular cuspid; 7 th sternite a sclerotized and wrinkled collar extended ventrally.	en	Garzón-Orduña, Ivonne J. (2025): Ofelia jaliscana, a new ennomine (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) genus and species from Mexico. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 587-593, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8
03F58797FFC8FFC4FF06F92BFB95FAFD.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE: ♂, Estación de Biología Chamela, Chamela, Jalisco, México, dissection code IGOR 22 - 41, December 10, 1980, Leg. A. Pescador. PARATYPES (Figs. 11 – 18) 6 ♂, 2 ♀, all from same locality as the holotype. Dissection code IGOR 22 - 43 ♂, March 4 - 6, 1981, Leg. A. Pescador; ♂, 22 – 23 - VII- 1976. Leg. C. Beutelspacher; ♂, February 20 – 26, 1982, Leg. A. Pescador; ♂, November 17 – 18, 1981 Leg. A. Pescador; ♂, May 5 – 8, 1981, Leg. A. Pescador; ♂, March 15 – 19, 1982, Leg. A. Pescador; Dissection code IGOR 22 - 42 ♀, Mayo 20 - 23, 1982, Leg. A. Pescador; Dissection code IGOR 24 - 17 ♀, 22 – 23 - VII- 1976, Leg. C. Beutelspacher.	en	Garzón-Orduña, Ivonne J. (2025): Ofelia jaliscana, a new ennomine (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) genus and species from Mexico. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 587-593, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8
03F58797FFC8FFC4FF06F92BFB95FAFD.taxon	biology_ecology	Life history. Immature stages and hostplant unknown. A picture of a living specimen of putative Ofelia from Huatulco (Oaxaca, Mexico) was recently uploaded to inaturalist. org (Fig. 19).	en	Garzón-Orduña, Ivonne J. (2025): Ofelia jaliscana, a new ennomine (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) genus and species from Mexico. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 587-593, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.8
