[LEPS-L:8023] Re: Help with Geometrid genus name

[Martin Honey]

>The most recent listing of Geometridae, *Geometrid Moths of the World, a
>catalogue,* 1999, edited by Malcolm Scoble has an entry for Aspitates
>Treitschke, 1825 and no entry for Apilates, however, Treitschke could have
>described more than one genus with similar spellings.  If we know which
>species you are working on that would help nail it down.

As one of the co-authors, I thought it worth correcting Eric. Our catalogue
does have 
an entry for Aspilates - both in the index and under the synonymy for
Aspitates (the correct, original spelling). It was a subsequent emendation
by Treitschke, 1827, as has already been stated.

All the best.

Martin
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