Three new species of Saturniidae (Lepidoptera) from Central Brazil

Three new species of Saturniidae (Lepidoptera) from Central Brazil

Vitor Osmar Becker^I; Amabílio J. Aires de Camargo^II

^IResearch Associate, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de Brasília. P.O. Box 04525, 70919-970 Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. E-mail: [e-mail]

^IICentro de Pesquisa Agropecuária dos Cerrados, Embrapa. P.O. Box 08223, 73301-970 Planaltina, Distrito Federal, Brazil. E-mail: [e-mail]

ABSTRACT

Three new species of Saturniidae from Central Brazil are described: Cicia norape Becker (Ceratocampinae), Dysdaemonia concisa Becker, and Rhescyntis reducta Camargo & Becker (Arsenurinae).

Key words: Saturniidae, New species, Cerrado, Brazil, Neotropical

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The authors are most gratefull to Wellington Cavalcanti, staff artist (CPAC), for producing the line drawings, and to Antonio L.L. Gomes, technician (CPAC), for helping in the preparation of specimens.

Recebido em 16.III.2000; aceito em 05.IV.2001.

References

• Camargo, A.J.A. de & V.O. Becker. 1999. Satumiidae (Lepidoptera) from the Brazilian Cerrado: composition and biogeographic relationships. Biotropica 31:696-705.
• Jones, E.D. 1907. On the remarkable resemblance between two species of Molippa. Trans, ent. Soc. London 1907:181-182.
• Lemaire, C. 1980. Les Attacidae Americains. Arsenurinae. Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, Author, 199p.
• ______. 1988. Les Saturniidae Americains. Ceratocampinae. San José, Costa Rica, Museo Nacional, 480p.

Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  30 Apr 2009
• Date of issue
  Mar 2001

History

• Received
  16 Mar 2000
• Accepted
  05 Apr 2001