Multigenetic phylogeny of the subfamily Larentiinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)

This dataset is part of a paper, which demonstrates how micro-CT can be
applied to provide unambiguous illustrations of diagnostic morphological
characters for new taxa description and to understand how micro-CT imaging
may complement other imaging techniques. Following micro-CT scanning, a
semi-automatic segmentation and volume rendering protocol was used to
portray the wing venation and diagnostic structures and ornamentation of
male genitalia from multiple angles. Using micro-CT images, we describe a
conspicuous geometrid moth from southern Africa (Lepidoptera:
Geometridae), which has been present in collections since 1894 but left
without an available name. Using a multigenetic dataset comprising 273
terminal taxa from the superfamily Geometroidea, we constructed a
molecular phylogeny to place our study species to an isolated lineage in
Geometridae: Larentiinae, tribe Xanthorhoini sensu lato. We describe it as
Chloecolora vergetaria new genus, new species Englund & Staude,
and provide diverse ecological information on its distribution, habitat,
host plant, adult and immature stages, and parasites.