Meroleuca manizalesa

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 manizalesa

Name

Meroleuca manizalesa Brechlin, 2020: 65

Type locality: Colombia, Valdas [dept.], Mcp. de Manizales, Reserva Rio Blanco, 5º04'23"N, 75º26'18"W, 2570m.

Holotype: ZSM. male ♂. 01-06.XI.2019. legit Rafael. BC-RBP 11669.

References

Primary references

• Brechlin, R. 2020g. Two new species of subgenus Meroleucoides Michener, 1949 in the genus Meroleuca Packard, 1904 from Colombia (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-Satsphingia 13(1): 65-67. Reference page.