THE TASMANIAN GEOMETRID MOTHS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GENUS AMELORA-AUCTORUM (LEPIDOPTERA, GEOMETRIDAE, ENNOMINAE)

The Tasmanian species associated by previous authors with the geometri d moth genus Amelora Guest are reviewed. Nine, including two new speci es, are assigned to Amelora sensu stricto on the basis of new morpholo gical evidence: A. sparsularia (Guenee) with synonyms A. cyclocentra T urner, syn. nov., and A. oxytona Turner, syn. nov., A. arotraea Meyric k, A. adusta Turner, A. zophopasta Turner, A. nebulosa, sp. nov., A. o ritropha Turner, A. leucaniata (Guenee), A. acontistica (Turner), comb . nov., and A. acromegala, sp. nov. Xantholepidote Gumppenberg, syn. n ov., and Stinoptila Turner, syn. nov., are considered new generic syno nyms of Amelora. All other Tasmanian species associated with Amelora i n original combination are reassigned to new genera: Dolabrossa, gen. nov., includes the type species D. suffusa (Turner), comb. nov., and D . amblopa (Guest), comb. nov.; Furcatrox, gen. nov., is erected for a complex of superficially similar species including F. australis (Rosen stock), comb. nov., as type species, F. serrula, sp. nov., F. pervaga, sp. nov., F. furneauxi, sp. nov., F. paracus, sp. nov., F. procera, s p. nov., and F. crenulata (Turner), comb. nov.; Lackrana, gen. nov., i ncludes the type species L. carbo, sp. nov., and L. durafrons, sp. nov .; Cassythaphaga, gen. nov., is a Cassytha (Lauraceae)-feeding genus w ith C. macarta (Turner), comb. nov., as type species and Androchela, g en. nov., includes A. newmannaria (Guenee), comb. nov., newly confirme d from Australia after 130 years, the polyphagous genotype A. milvaria (Guenee), comb. nov., and a new species, A. smithi, sp. nov., from th e Tasmanian highlands. Biological and ecological notes are given where known.