Female genitalia of Pero obtusaria Prout, 1928 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)

Abstract

The female genitalia of Pero obtusaria Prout, 1928 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) are described and illustrated for the first time and compared to congenerics. The antrum with the dorsal part sculptured with two sinuous longitudinal stripes enables the identification of this species. Keywords: Azelinini, Ennominae, Pero Herrich-Schäffer, 1855, Pero janichoni Lévêque, 2007, Pero jonesaria (Schaus, 1897)