Inurois Butler, 1879

Beljaev, E. A., 2022, Identification and misidentifications in the genus Inurous (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) with description of a new species, Far Eastern Entomologist 461, pp. 1-23 : 5-6

Genus Inurois Butler, 1879

Inurois Butler, 1879: 445 .

Type species: Inurois tenuis Butler, 1879 , by monotypy.

REMARKS. The genus Inurois currently includes 13 species, including the newly described one. All of them inhabit deciduous broad-leaved and mixed forests in East Asia.

Order of species below is based on the molecular phylogeny of the genus (Yamamoto et al.,

2016) and morphological affinity. The Inurois fletcheri species-group is probably monophyletic, but with some question to I. brunneus , which genetically associates with I. pseudopunctigera ,

while shares most structural characters with other members of this group. The Inurois punctigera species-group consists of two probably sister species. The Inurois tenuis speciesgroup has clear monophyletic "core" and consists of I. tenuis , I. viidaleppi and I. fumosa . One species, I. membranaria , shares many features in appearance and genitalia with the previous three species, but in the molecular phylogeny unexpectedly clusters with Japanese species of

I. fletcheri species-group. Probably molecular clustering of I. brunneus and I. membranaria in conflict with morphology could be result of a “long branch attraction”, as both species are most deviated morphologically from their potential relatives. Nevertheless, the monophyly of these species-groups cannot be considered proven. So, they couldn't be considered as potential taxa in current phylogenetic paradigm, and accepted here as working tool.

In the catalogue, valid name, nominal genus of original combination (in square brackets),

citation of original description, location of the holotype, type locality, synonyms, distribution and note, when it necessary, are given.