Actias keralana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Saturniidae
Subfamilia: Saturniinae
Tribus: Saturniini
Genus: Actias
Species: Actias keralana

Name

Actias keralana Nässig, Naumann & Giusti, 2020

Type locality: S.-India, Kerala, (7), 7 km N Munnar, Eravikulam Natl. Park, 1740 m, 10"9' N, 77"4' E, Reste von prim. Regenwald.

Holotype: SMFL. male ♂. 12.-13.IV.1997. legit Schintlmeister & Siniaev. catalogue no. SMFL 4791. Dissection no. 1405/00 NÄssig. Bold barcode no. SNB 4895.

References

Primary references

• Nässig, W.A., Naumann, S. & Giusti, A. 2020. A new species of the species-group of Actias maenas from South India: Actias keralana sp. n. (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo 41: 41-50. Reference page.