A taxonomic revision of the New World moth genus Pero (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)

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This bulletin is a systematic revisionary monograph of Pero, a large moth genus of the family Geometridae and subfamily Ennominae, with species in almost all areas of the New World except arctic North America and extreme southern South America. This revision includes 294 species, of which 119 are described as new, and is divided into 19 species groups. There have been 253 previously described names; 74 junior synonyms are given. Geographic variation within a species is described and, when appropriate, is illustrated.

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Additional information (if needed for CSE style): Some of the funding for the research was from Allied Chemical Foundation (and this document is based on the thesis work apparently). Copy available at: USDA National Agricultural Library, http://naldc.nal.usda.gov/naldc/catalog.xhtml

Suggested citation: Poole, Robert W. 1987. A Taxonomic Revision of the New World Moth Genus Pero (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). U.S. Department of Agriculture, Technical Bulletin No. 1698, 257 pp.

Citation: (CSE style): Poole RW. 1987. A taxonomic revision of the New World moth genus Pero (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). [Washington (DC)]: USDA Agricultural Research Service. 257 p. (Technical Bulletin; no. 1698). Research sponsored in part by: Allied Chemical Foundation. Available at: USDA National Agricultural Library, http://naldc.nal.usda.gov/naldc/catalog.xhtml. Or as book/report with number: Poole RW. 1987. A taxonomic revision of the New World moth genus Pero (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). [Washington (DC)]: USDA Agricultural Research Service. 257 p. Technical Bulletin No. 1698. Research sponsored in part by: Allied Chemical Foundation. Available at: USDA National Agricultural Library, http://naldc.nal.usda.gov/naldc/catalog.xhtml.