ARACIMINI

ARACIMINI

Inoue (1961) erected the tribe Aracimini , including only Aracima . Holloway (1996) placed another four genera, Paramaxates , Dooabia , Euxena and Chlorodontopera , in Aracimini , but he also noted the differences among them and suggested that these four genera are probably best placed in the vicinity of Geometrini , this was also mentioned in Hausmann (1996). Hausmann (1996) placed Dooabia in Pseudoterpnini together with Agathia because the genitalia of Dooabia are close to those of Agathia . In this study, the monophyly of Aracimini , represented by Paramaxates , Dooabia and Aracima , is fully supported. Aracima serrata Wileman is embedded in Dooabia and forms a monophyletic clade with the type species of Dooabia , D. viridata , with strong support. It is possible that Aracima serrata should be placed in Dooabia , but the male genitalia of D. puncticostata Prout are very different from those of D. viridata (Moore) , as they lack a developed costal projection at the base of the valva. Thus, a new genus may need to be erected for this species. If the isolation of D. puncticostata from Dooabia were proven, A. serrata would no longer be combined into Dooabia . The relationship between A. serrata and A. muscosa Butler (type species of Aracima , not sampled) is still pendent, as the male genitalia of the former is unknown and their wing patterns and female genitalia show great differences. Further morphological research based on type species and additional species of both genera is needed. The close relationship between the Aracimini and Timandromorphini proposed in Sihvonen et al. (2011) is not supported in this study.