Abstract
Xanthodirphia abbreviata sp. n., is described from material collected in high elevations in the mountains of Costa Rica.
Saturniidae; Xanthodirphia; Costa Rica; new species; taxonomy
A new Xanthodirphia Michener (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae, Hemileucinae) from Costa Rica
Vitor O. BeckerI; Isidro A. ChacónII
IResearch Associate, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de Brasilia. P.O. Box 04525, 70919-970 Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil. E-mail: vbecker@rudah.com.br
IIResearch Associate, Museu Nacional de Costa Rica and Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio). P.O. Box 749-100, San José, Costa Rica. E-mail: ichacon@inbio.ac.cr
ABSTRACT
Xanthodirphia abbreviata sp. n., is described from material collected in high elevations in the mountains of Costa Rica.
Key words: Saturniidae, Xanthodirphia, Costa Rica, new species, taxonomy
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The authors are especially indebted to Prof. Federico Valverde, Universidad de Costa Rica, owner and manager of the Cerro de la Muerte Biological Station, for his hospitality and permission to collect. The line drawings were done by Wellington Cavalcanti (EMBRAPA-CPAC), Planaltina, DF, Brazil.
Recebido em 18.V.2000; aceito em 05.IV.2001.
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- ______. 1952. The Saturniidae (Lepidoptera) of the Western Hemisphere. Bull. Amer. Mus. nat. Hist. 98:337-501.
- Schaus, W., 1908. Description of three new species of saturnian moths. Proc. U.S. natn. Mus. 34:65-66.
Publication Dates
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Publication in this collection
30 Apr 2009 -
Date of issue
Mar 2001
History
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Accepted
05 Apr 2001 -
Received
18 May 2000
