First record of Lonomia camox Lemaire, 1971 (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae) in Brazil

Francisco Felipe Xavier Filho; Gilcélia Melo Lourido

doi:10.12741/ebrasilis.v16.e1032

Authors

Francisco Felipe Xavier Filho Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1744-345X
Gilcélia Melo Lourido Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8332-2352

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12741/ebrasilis.v16.e1032

Keywords:

Brazilian Amazon, Central Amazonian, Hemileucinae, new record, Taxonomy

Abstract

Lonomia Walker, 1855 is a genus of Lepidoptera belonging to the Saturniidae whose caterpillars have a defense system based on scoli connected to venom glands, which can cause medical accidents of envenomation, thereby making this genus medically important. In this work, Lonomia camox Lemaire, 1971, is recorded for the first time in Brazil, more specifically in the state of Amazonas. Photographs of male and female genitalia and an updated map with new occurrence records are presented.

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