Meroleuca diazmaurini

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
Subfamilie: Hemileucinae
Genus: Meroleuca
Subgenus: Meroleuca (Meroleucoides)
Species: Meroleuca diazmaurini

Name

Meroleuca (Meroleucoides) diazmaurini Decaëns, Bonilla & Ramirez, 2004

Type locality: Colombia, Caldas department, road Manizales - Alto de Letras, Km 9, “La Selva” restaurant, 2700m.

Holotype: ICN-MHN. male ♂. VII.2002. legit T.Decaëns, D. Bonilla & R. Diaz Maurin. genitalia preparation T. Decaëns # 82

References

Primary references

• Decaëns, T., Bonilla, D. & Ramirez, L.D. 2004. Meroleuca (Meroleucoides) diazmaurini, a new Saturniidae from Central Colombia: (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae, Hemileucinae). Galathea 15(Supplement): 47–53. Full article (PDF). Reference page.