A new genus and species of fossil moth, Zhang, Shih & Shih, , assigned to Geometridae, is described from Miocene Dominican amber dating from 15-20 Mya. The new genus is characterized by the forewing without a fovea, R not anastomosing with Sc, no areole formed by veins R and Rs, R and Rs completely coincident, M arising midway between M and M, anal veins 1A and 2A fused for their entire lengths; and the hind wing with Rs running close to Sc + R and M absent.
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