Psigida walkeri (Grote) e seus estágios imaturos (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae, Ceratocampinae)Abstract
The biology and immature stages of Psigida walkeri (Grote) are described for the first time. Development is rapid with only 35 days from egg to adult. The larva feed on Calliandra parviflora Benth. (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae), its natural host plant. Egg, larval instars, pupa and adults are illustrated in color.
Brazil; Ceratocampinae; Immature stages; Lepidoptera; Saturniidae
Brazil; Ceratocampinae; Immature stages; Lepidoptera; Saturniidae
Brazil; Ceratocampinae; Immature stages; Lepidoptera; Saturniidae
Psigida walkeri (Grote) e seus estágios imaturos (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae, Ceratocampinae)
Psigida walkeri (Grote) and its immature stages. (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae, Ceratocampinae)
Eurides Furtado
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ABSTRACT
The biology and immature stages of Psigida walkeri (Grote) are described for the first time. Development is rapid with only 35 days from egg to adult. The larva feed on Calliandra parviflora Benth. (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae), its natural host plant. Egg, larval instars, pupa and adults are illustrated in color.
Key words: Brazil, Ceratocampinae, Immature stages, Lepidoptera, Saturniidae
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AGRADECIMENTO. Ao Prof. Gert Hatschbach, do Museu Botânico Municipal de Curitiba, Paraná, pela identificação da planta hospedeira.
Recebido em 05.VIII.1999; aceito em 18.VIII.2000.
Referências bibliográficas
- Lemaire, C. 1988. Les Saturniidae Américains. III. Ceratocampinae. San José, Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, 480p.
- Oiticica-Filho, J. 1959. Tipos de Saturnioidea no United States National Museum. 16 - Gêneros Psilopygida Michner, 1949 e Psigida gênero novo. (Lepidoptera Adelocephalinae). Bol. Mus. Nac, n.s. Zoologia, 199:1-33.
