Cricula pelengensis

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: Cricula
Species: Cricula pelengensis

Name

Cricula pelengensis U. Paukstadt & L.H. Paukstadt, 2009

Type locality: Indonesia, Sulawesi Tenggah Province (= Central Sulawesi Province), Banggai Archipelago, Pulau Peleng (= Peleng Island).

Holotype: MZB. male ♂. IX.1999. leg. local people. Genitalia slide U. Paukstadt no. 1875.

References

Primary references

• Paukstadt, U.; Paukstadt, L.H. 2009: Cricula pelengensis sp. nov., eine neue Saturniide vom Banggai Archipel, Indonesien (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der wilden Seidenspinner 7(8): 416–424. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Nässig, W.A., Kitching, I.J., Peigler, R.S. & Treadaway, C.G. 2010. The group of Cricula elaezia: Comments on synonyms and priority questions, with illustrations of barcode similarity trees, distribution maps, a revised checklist and a formerly unknown female (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo 31(3): 145–165. full article zobodat (PDF). Reference page.