Description of nine new species of Heliura Butler from South America (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Ctenuchina)

Author(s)

Pinheiro, Livia R. ^[1] ; Duarte, Marcelo ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, Ave Nazare 481, BR-04263000 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: ANNALES DE LA SOCIETE ENTOMOLOGIQUE DE FRANCE; v. 51, n. 4, p. 310-330, JUL 4 2015.
• Web of Science Citations: 4

Abstract

Nine new species of the genus Heliura are described from Brazil (H. brasiliana sp. nov., H. olivocolora sp. nov., H. pulcherrima sp. nov., and H. laerteae sp. nov.), Ecuador (H. ecuadoris sp. nov.), Peru (H. flavipennis sp. nov. and H. peruana sp. nov.), and Venezuela (Heliura albiventris sp. nov. and H. juliani sp. nov.). They are illustrated in habitus and genitalia, and their phylogenetic affinities are discussed based on morphological evidence. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 09/11159-5 - Revision and cladistic analysis of the genus Heliura Butler, 1876 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Ctenuchina)
• Grantee: Lívia Rodrigues Pinheiro
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 12/02444-0 - Revision and cladistic analysis of the genus Heliura Butler, 1876 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Ctenuchina)
• Grantee: Lívia Rodrigues Pinheiro
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 11/50225-3 - Natural history, phylogeny and conservation of Neotropical Lepidoptera
• Grantee: André Victor Lucci Freitas
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants