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Contribuição ao conhecimento dos Arctiidae: XLII. Gênero Eucereon Huebner, 1819: (Lepidoptera, Heterocera)
... The genus Eucereon Hübner, 1819 includes over 70 known species and several undescribed ones from Neotropics (e.g., Janzen & Hallwachs, 2009). Eucereon sylvius has already been reported feeding on leaves of many species of Ficus during its larval stages (Travassos, 1959;Robinson et al., 2010), but feeding on an exotic Ficus such as F. benjamina has not been reported for the species complex. Eucereon sylvius occurs in three major Brazilian biomes: Amazon Rainforest, Atlantic Forest and Cerrado (Fig. 3). ...
... Among them, Atlantic Forest and Cerrado represent two of the world's 25 biodiversity hotspots (Myers et al., 2000). According to Travassos (1959), Eucereon sylvius (potentially including multiple similar species) occurs from the Guianas to Paraná, Brazil. In Brazil, the species complex is known from Acre, Amazonas, Bahia, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (Zerny, 1931;Travassos, 1959;Ferro & Diniz, 2007;Teston & Correa, 2015;Moreno et al., 2015Nascimento et al., 2016Teston et al., 2019). ...
... According to Travassos (1959), Eucereon sylvius (potentially including multiple similar species) occurs from the Guianas to Paraná, Brazil. In Brazil, the species complex is known from Acre, Amazonas, Bahia, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (Zerny, 1931;Travassos, 1959;Ferro & Diniz, 2007;Teston & Correa, 2015;Moreno et al., 2015Nascimento et al., 2016Teston et al., 2019). Therefore, our record is the first for Alagoas, Brazil (Fig. 3). ...
Despite a rich diversity of native Brazilian Ficus spp. (Moraceae) in the Amazon and the Atlantic forests, there are numerous non-native Ficus species that are raised or grown in public and private gardens that are consumed by phytophagous insects as host plants. These exotic plants can contribute to the persistence of native insect communities which are adapting to intensely modified environments. This study reports the exotic tree Ficus benjamina L. as the first host plant record for larvae of tiger moths of the Eucereon sylvius (Stoll, 1790) group.
... Furthermore, he mentions that the genus is characterized by the morphology of the genitalia. Years later, Travassos (1944Travassos ( , 1954 described the species Ernassa ignata and Ernassa gabrielae, both from the Atlantic Forest (Brazil). The fifth species considered so far within the genus Ernassa, was described by Rothschild (1909) as Automolis cruenta, considered as such by Hampson (1920). ...
The genus Ernassa Walker currently consists of five species: Ernassa justina (Stoll), E. sanguinolenta (Cramer), E. ignata Travassos, E. gabrielae Travassos, and E. cruenta (Rothschild). For about 40 years, the genus has been treated with these
species. However, a large series of specimens and the study of the characters of the male genitalia, makes evident that the genus is more diverse. Eight new species are described: Ernassa inexplorata sp. nov., E. rufula sp. nov., E. persivalei sp. nov., E. tarisca sp. nov., E. skinnerorum sp. nov., E. harveyi sp. nov., E. markpacei sp. nov. and E. abscondita sp. nov. This work proposes that the species E. cruenta (Rothschild) does not have a common origin with the other species of the genus. At the moment it is treated as incertae sedis.
... ; RO, Cacaulândia* Rhipha luteoplaga (Rothschild, 1922) PA, [Belém] (Rothschild 1922) Rhipha niveomaculata (Rothschild, 1909) PA, [Belém] (Rothschild 1922) Rhipha perflammans (Dognin, 1914) NEW MA, Açailândia* Rhipha persimilis (Rothschild, 1909) AM, Codajás (Rothschild 1910), Fonte Boa (Rothschild 1909a) Rhipha strigosa (Walker, 1854) AM, Fonte Boa (Rothschild 1910), Itacoatiara*, São Paulo de Olivença (Travassos 1943 Sychesia omissus (Rothschild, 1910) AM, Atalaia do Norte {Santo Antonio do Javari} (Rothschild 1910), Fonte Boa (Rothschild 1910); RO, Porto Velho {Calama} (Rothschild 1910) Symphlebia favillacea (Rothschild, 1909) PA, [Belém] (Rothschild 1922) Symphlebia hyalina (Rothschild, 1909) AM, Fonte Boa (Rothschild 1910 Tessella klagesi (Rothschild, 1909) AM, Fonte Boa (Rothschild 1909c); PA, [Belém] (Rothschild 1922) Thyromolis pythia (Druce, 1900) AM, Benjamin Constant*, Fonte Boa (Rothschild 1910 Trichromia atta (Schaus, 1920) NEW RO, Porto Velho* Trichromia aurantiipennis (Rothschild, 1909) AM, Fonte Boa (Rothschild 1909c); PA, Marabá* Trichromia cardinalis (Dognin, 1899) NEW AP, Amapari*; PA, Marabá*; RO, Cacaulândia* Trichromia carinaria (Schaus, 1905) PA, Altamira {Monte Santo} (Teston and Delfina 2010) Trichromia carminata (Schaus, 1905) PA, [Belém] (Rothschild 1922) Trichromia cinerea (Rothschild, 1913) AM, Fonte Boa (Rothschild 1913) Trichromia clarivena (Gaede, 1923) AM, São Paulo de Olivença (Gaede 1923) ...
This study aims to identify and record Arctiini specimens from the Brazilian Amazon, as well as upgrade the existing lists regarding this tribe. The material included in this study consisted of specimens from collections, and insects collected in the field, as well as a literature review,. There are 469 species of Phaegopterina, including 52 are new recorded species, for the Brazilian Amazon.
... This group is here defined as comprising E. maternum, E. fuscoirroratum Rothschild, 1912, E. birchelli Druce, 1901, E. perplicatum Draudt, 1917, E. pometinum Druce, 1894, E. strix Rothschild, 1912, E. velutinum Schaus, 1896, and, possibly, E. irroratum Schaus, 1904, E. sadana Druce, 1906, and E. sarisa Draudt, 1917. These species most likely do not belong in Ctenuchina, but in Phaegopterina, though the same is probably true for the core concept of Eucereon (Travassos 1959) and though Phaegopterina itself is probably not monophyletic (Jacobson & Weller 2002). For all these reasons a comprehensive study must be carried out to ascertain the composition of this group, and its phylogenetic placement. ...
The type material of 54 names of Ctenuchina, Euchromiina and Pericopina proposed by Hans Zerny are treated. Of these, the material belonging to 43 of the 54 names, represented by 118 specimens, are deposited at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (NHMW). The remaining are at the BMNH, NMNH, ZMHB or the ZSM, except for one of the species, which material was not traced. Comments on each name and its current taxonomic status, illustrations of holotypes and lectotypes, as well as information about their conservation status are provided. Lectotypes are designated for 23 of the taxa, and two new synonyms are proposed Eucyane variabilis flavofasciata and E. variabilis roseofasciata (=Hypocrita variabilis variabilis). Additionally, nine names have their taxonomic status changed: Correbia columbiana stat. nov., Autochloris jordani comb. nov., Chrostosoma exomelan comb. nov., C. flavothoracides comb. nov., C. pseudothia comb. nov., C. xanthomelan comb. nov., Ecdemus imbecillus comb. nov., Pseudomya clandestina comb. nov., and Uranophora felderi, comb. nov. Illustrations of the genitalia of some of the species are also provided.
The Ctenuchina moths comprise 874 New World species. Here we provide a list of Ctenuchina species from the Brazilian Amazon. The list was produced from specimens deposited in the most important Brazilian collections and from literature data. Nearly 31% (273) of the New World Ctenuchina species were recorded, including 28 new occurrences for the Brazilian Amazon. Santarém and Belém were the municipalities with the highest number of species records, with 139 and 88, respectively. The high number of Ctenuchina records in the Amazon is underestimated because this subtribe has never been sampled in the vast majority of the biome. This is a worrying scenario because the Amazon has the world highest absolute rate of forest reduction. To suggest efficient conservation policies for the Arctiinae fauna of Amazon, it is urgent to intensify the sampling effort in this biome.
A comparative morphological study of the genus Theages Walker was performed. Five species, T. decorum (Schaus), T. griseatum (Rothschild), T. hoffmanni Travassos, T. pinasi Grados, and T. occultus Grados, were redescribed and the previously unknown female of T. pinasi was described. In addition, the occurrence of odoriferous organs on metatibia of some species was recorded for the first time to the genus. A new combination was proposed for Theages darantasium (Druce), comb. nov. All species were illustrated (habitus and male and female genitalia), and their distribution records were updated and discussed.
A preliminary investigation of the genus Eucereon Hübner, [1819] has revealed that two of its species have been historically misidentified, one of them being its type species, E. archias (Stoll, 1790). The neotype designated by Travassos (1959) for this species is invalidated, and its original concept is reestablished based on the original description and illustrations. The original concept of Eucereon punctatum (Guérin- Méneville, [1844]) is also found to be different than that established in the literature. This discovery is based on a type specimen found at the Natural History Museum, London. Eucereon punctatum is the valid name of Theages quadricolor Walker, 1855, n. syn., E. quadricolor boreale Rothschild, 1912 n. syn and E. quadricolor meridionale Rothschild, 1912 n. syn. The authors' concept of E. punctatum is henceforth to be referred to by its oldest incorrect synonym, Eucereon mitigatum Walker rev. stat. Following the synonymic history for this species, this name here is considered to be the valid name for E. reticulatum Butler, 1877 n. syn., E. cribrum Möschler, 1877 n. syn., and E. ruficollis Lathy, 1899 n. syn. The true concepts of E. archias, E. punctatum, and E. mitigatum are redescribed, discussed and illustrated. © Publications scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris.
A catalogue of the subtribes Phaegopterina Kirby, 1892 (151 genera, 1720 species, 97 subspecies and 252 synonyms), Arctiina Leach, [1815] (7 genera, 89 species, 3 subspecies and 26 synonyms), Spilosomina Seitz, 1910 (23 genera, 244 species, 22 subspecies and 71 synonyms), Callimorphina Walker, [1865] (1 genus, 6 species, 1 subspecies and 12 synonyms) and Pericopina Walker, [1865] (38 genera, 360 species, 30 subspecies and 126 synonyms) of the Neotropical Region (from Mexico to the southern end of South America) is presented. Under each species name, data on the type specimen, type locality and the acronym of the institution where the type specimen is deposited are provided. Forty-three not available infrasubspecific names and 32 not available manuscript names are also listed. The bibliographical references of all the original descriptions are provided. Lectotypes are designated for the following 51 taxa: Idalus fasciipuncta (Rothschild, 1909); Idalus bicolorella (Strand, 1919); Aphyle affinis Rothschild, 1909; Zatrephes rufescens Rothschild, 1909; Zatrephes subflavescens Rothschild, 1909; Symphlebia fulminans (Rothschild, 1910); Symphlebia hyalina (Rothschild, 1909); Amaxia pulchra Rothschild, 1909; Araeomolis persimilis Rothschild, 1909; Eriostepta fulvescens Rothschild, 1909; Hyponerita similis Rothschild, 1909; Hyponerita persimilis Rothschild, 1909; Coiffaitarctia ockendeni (Rothschild, 1909); Trichromia polyxenoides (Rothschild, 1909); Trichromia sithnides lavendulae (Rothschild, 1909); Trichromia postrosea (Rothschild, 1917); Trichromia inequalis (Rothschild, 1909); Trichromia triangularis (Rothschild, 1909); Trichromia persimilis (Rothschild, 1909); Rhipha subflammans (Rothschild, 1909); Ormetica luteola (Rothschild, 1909); Ernassa cruenta (Rothschild, 1909); Cresera affinis (Rothschild, 1909b); Melese drucei Rothschild, 1909; Melese nigromaciclata Rothschild, 1909; Pachydota drucei Rothschild, 1909; Pachydota punctata Rothschild, 1909; Baritius eleutheroides Rothschild, 1909; Baritius grandis Rothschild, 1909; Pelochyta brunnescens Rothschild, 1909; Elysius conjunctus Rothschild, 1910; Amastus flavicauda Rothschild, 1909; Amastus affinis Rothschild, 1909; Amastus muscosa (Rothschild, 1909); Amastus mossi (Rothschild, 1922); Turuptiana affinis Rothschild, 1909; Lophocampa subvitreata (Rothschild, 1922); Lophocampa meridionalis obsolescens (Rothschild, 1910); Lophocampa major (Rothschild, 1910); Lophocampa walkeri (Rothschild, 1910); Lophocampa aenone (Butler, 1878); Lophocampa maroniensis buchwaldi (Rothschild, 1910); Lophocampa sobrinoides (Rothschild, 1910); Leucanopsis liparoides (Rothschild, 1909); Leucanopsis nonagrioides (Rothschild, 1910); Leucanopsis pseudomanda (Rothschild, 1910); Leucanopsis stipulata (Rothschild, 1909); Leucanopsis subnebulosa (Strand, 1919); Leucanopsis nebulosa (Rothschild, 1909); Leucanopsis luridioides (Rothschild, 1917); Leucanopsis falacroides (Rothschild, 1909). All these lectotypes are housed in BMNH. The type species of each valid genus in the subtribes Phaegopterina, Arctiina, Spilosomina and Callimorphina are illustrated with their type specimens, when available; otherwise, a non type specimen of the type species is figured.Catalogue des Arctiini Leach, [1815] néotropicaux (hors Ctenuchina Kirby, 1837 et Euchromiina Butler, 1876) (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae). Un catalogue des sous tribus Phaegopterina Kirby, 1892 (151 genres, 1720 espèces, 97 sous-espèces et 252 synonymes), Arctiina Leach, [1815] (7 genres, 89 espèces, 3 sous-espèces et 26 synonymes), Spilosomina Seitz, 1910 (23 genres, 244 espèces, 22 sous-espèces et 71 synonymes), Callimorphina Walker, [1865] (1 genre, 6 espèces, 1 sous-espèce et 12 synonymes) and Pericopina Walker, [1865] (38 genres, 360 espèces, 30 sous-espèces et 126 synonymes) de la région néotropicale (du Mexique au sud de l'Amérique du Sud) est présenté. Pour chaque nom d'espèce, des données sur le spécimen type, la localité type et l'acronyme de l'institution où le specimen type est déposé, sont fournies. Quarante-trois noms infra-subspécifiques non disponibles et 32 noms manuscrits non disponibles sont également considérés. Les références bibliographiques de toutes les descriptions originales sont fournies. Un lectotype est désigné pour les 51 taxons suivants : Idalus fasciipuncta (Rothschild, 1909) ; Idalus bicolorella (Strand, 1919) ; Aphyle affinis Rothschild, 1909 ; Zatrephes rufescens Rothschild, 1909; Zatrephes subflavescens Rothschild, 1909 ; Symphlebia fulminans (Rothschild, 1910) ; Symphlebia hyalina (Rothschild, 1909) ; Amaxia pulchra Rothschild, 1909 ; Araeomolis persimilis Rothschild, 1909 ; Eriostepta fulvescens Rothschild, 1909 ; Hyponerita similis Rothschild, 1909 ; Hyponerita persimilis Rothschild, 1909 ; Coiffaitarctia ockendeni (Rothschild, 1909) ; Trichromia polyxenoides (Rothschild, 1909) ; Trichromia sithnides lavendulae (Rothschild, 1909) ; Trichromia postrosea (Rothschild, 1917) ; Trichromia inequalis (Rothschild, 1909) ; Trichromia triangularis (Rothschild, 1909) ; Trichromia persimilis (Rothschild, 1909) ; Rhipha subflammans (Rothschild, 1909) ; Ormetica luteola (Rothschild, 1909) ; Ernassa cruenta (Rothschild, 1909) ; Cresera affinis (Rothschild, 1909) ; Melese drucei Rothschild, 1909 ; Melese nigromaculata Rothschild, 1909 ; Pachydota drucei Rothschild, 1909 ; Pachydota punctata Rothschild, 1909 ; Baritius eleutheroides Rothschild, 1909 ; Baritius grandis Rothschild, 1909 ; Pelochyta brunnescens Rothschild, 1909 ; Elysius conjunctus Rothschild, 1910 ; Amastus flavicauda Rothschild, 1909 ; Amastus affinis Rothschild, 1909 ; Amastus muscosa (Rothschild, 1909) ; Amastus mossi (Rothschild, 1922) ; Turuptiana affinis Rothschild, 1909 ; Lophocampa subvitreata (Rothschild, 1922) ; Lophocampa meridionalis obsolescens (Rothschild, 1910) ; Lophocampa major (Rothschild, 1910) ; Lophocampa walkeri (Rothschild, 1910) ; Lophocampa aenone (Butler, 1878) ; Lophocampa maroniensis buchwaldi (Rothschild, 1910) ; Lophocampa sobrinoides (Rothschild, 1910) ; Leucanopsis liparoides (Rothschild, 1909) ; Leucanopsis nonagrioides (Rothschild, 1910) ; Leucanopsis pseudomanda (Rothschild, 1910) ; Leucanopsis stipulata (Rothschild, 1909) ; Leucanopsis subnebulosa (Strand, 1919) ; Leucanopsis nebulosa (Rothschild, 1909) ; Leucanopsis luridioides (Rothschild, 1917) ; Leucanopsis falacroides (Rothschild, 1909). Tous ces lectotypes sont conservés au BMNH. L'espèce type de chaque genre valide des sous tribus Phaegopterina, Arctiina, Spilosomina et Callimorphina est illustrée par un spécimen type, si ce dernier a été localisé. À défaut, un spécimen non typique de l'espèce type est figuré.
A checklist of the Arctiidae moth species with occurrence in the Boracéia Biological Station (EBB) is presented. The list was obtained from specimens deposited in four Brazilian scientific collections. A total of 237arctiid species were recorded. The EBB is among the species-richest locations recorded in Brazil.
Taxonomic notes on specific and generic names of Ctenuchina, Euchromiina, and Phaegopterina
are provided. Five new synonymies are established: Cercopimorpha complexa
Gaede (= Neacerea tetilla Dognin), Episcepsis scintillans Rothschild (= Heliura luctuosa
Möschler), Eucereon theophanes Schaus (= Eucereon metoidesis Hampson), Delphyre leucomela
Kaye (= Teucer apicalis Rothschild), and Cosmosoma albipuncta (= Cosmosoma
harpalyce Schaus). We also propose the following nomenclatural changes: Ecdemus carmania
(Druce) new combination, Episcepsis luctuosa (Möschler) new combination, and
Pseudopharus nigra (Schaus) new combination. Additionally, lectotypes are designated
for Neacerea tetilla Dognin, Pezaptera carmania Druce, Eucereon theophanes Schaus Delphyre
leucomela Kaye, and Cosmosoma harpalyce Schaus.
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