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Aspects of the Diversity of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) in Pasoh Forest Reserve

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The moth family Geometridae is introduced, and its value as a bioindicator group is reviewed. The recorded geometrid moth fauna at Pasoh Forest Reserve (Pasoh FR) now stands at 413 species. Application of standard richness estimator statistics suggests the true total may be closer to 500. This total is contrasted with data from the much more extensively recorded Bornean fauna, and more subjectively with other forest sites in Peninsular Malaysia. The distribution of this diversity between sites at Pasoh FR and vertically within the forest is discussed. Details of the faunistic composition and biologies of key components are provided, and all species are listed as an Appendix in a checklist that also includes quantitative data for each species across the samples.

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    Jeremy D. Holloway

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    Jurie Intachat

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  1. National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506, Japan

    Toshinori Okuda Ph.D.

  2. Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Malaysia

    N. Manokaran Ph.D.

  3. Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI), 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8687, Japan

    Yoosuke Matsumoto Ph.D.  & Kaoru Niiyama Ph.D.  & 

  4. Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, 33 Willcocks St., Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3B3, Canada

    Sean C. Thomas Ph.D.

  5. Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138, USA

    Peter S. Ashton Ph.D.

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Holloway, J.D., Intachat, J. (2003). Aspects of the Diversity of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) in Pasoh Forest Reserve. In: Okuda, T., Manokaran, N., Matsumoto, Y., Niiyama, K., Thomas, S.C., Ashton, P.S. (eds) Pasoh. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-67008-7_22

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