Descriptionsof thefemalesof Catacanthaoculata (Schaus) andDirphia riograndensis C. Mielke & Moser and a taxonomic note about Eacles guinlei Oiticica Filho (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae, Ceratocampinae, Hemileucinae).
Author
Bonatto, Leonardo D.
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Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering (PPGMAT), Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Caixa Postal 1352, 95.020 - 972, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil. leodbonatto @ hotmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2524 - 9913
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Author
Mielke, Carlos G. C.
0000-0003-0091-0840
Caixa postal 1206, 84.145 - 000 Carambeí, Paraná, Brazil. Research Associate, McGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. cmielke 1 @ uol. com. br; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 0091 - 0840
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Zootaxa
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2023-04-24
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Dirphia riograndensis
C.
Mielke & Moser, 2007
Figs 7a–b, 8
;
12
(map)
Diagnosis.
Male
(
Fig. 8
), see also
Mielke & Moser (2007
:
Figs 1–2
): as stated in the original description, males of
D. riograndensis
are similar to
D. sombrero
(Le Cerf)
, but can be easily recognized by their smaller size and attributes in the genitalia (
Mielke & Moser 2007: 321
).
Female
(
Figs 7a–b
): wingspan
89 mm
, forewing length
47 mm
. The unique known female of
D. riograndensis
differs from the female of
D. sombrero
by its smaller wingspan (
96 mm
in
D. sombrero
(
Miranda
et al
. 2015
))
and for the FW postmedial line being slightly concave (bent inward in
D. sombrero
at CuA
1
). These two species are allopatric.
Examined material
(in total 7 ♁,
1 ♀
).
All
Brazil
.
Santa Catarina
.
Bom Jardim da Serra
: 1 ♁, PT (CGCM;
Mielke & Moser 2007
).
Rio Grande do Sul
.
Arroio do Sal
:
1 ♀
,
31.VII.2022
, Parque Municipal de Eventos, CTG Rincão da Estância,
-29.539905
,
-49.900122
, M. L. da Rosa leg. (DZUP).
São Francisco de Paula
, Rio Santa Cruz: 6 ♁, HT, PT (CGCM, CLAM, DZUP (
Mielke & Moser 2007
)). Photographic records: 1 ♁,
Esmeralda
,
28.VI.2019
by E. Gasperin (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/27817266); 1 ♁,
Osório
,
28.VII.2022
by H. Andrades (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/129087877); 1 ♁,
São Francisco de Paula
,
11.VII.2021
by R. Brugnera (Projeto Insetos do Brasil) (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86941043).
Remarks.
In the original description,
Mielke & Moser (2007)
mentioned
seven male
specimens in the
type
series, but the female had not been described. In addition, they stated that
D. riograndensis
was endemic to the Serra Geral in
Santa Catarina
and
Rio Grande do Sul
(southern
Brazil
) at higher elevations. The record of the female reported here as well as the photographic records reveal its presence at sea level during the winter in at least
Rio Grande do Sul
.