Meroleuca viksinayevi

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 viksinayevi

Name

Meroleuca viksinayevi Brechlin & Meister, 2011

Type locality: Peru, Huánuco dept., road Quivilla-Llata, 09º33.5'S, 76º45.8'W, 2980 m.

Holotype: MWM. male ♂. 26-27.II.2011. leg. Viktor Sinjaev. GU-RBP 2011-1612.

Synonyms

• Meroleuca (Meroleucoides) viksinayevi Brechlin & Meister, 2011 (alternative representation)
• Meroleuca (Meroleucoides) ramicosa Lemaire, 1975 (partim).

References

Primary references

• Brechlin, R. & Meister, F. 2011m. Seven new species of the genus Meroleuca Packard, 1904 from Peru (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-satsphingia 4(4): 40–47. Reference page.