Revision of the Neotropical genus Yagra Oiticica (Lepidoptera: Castniidae)

Autor(es)

Moraes, Simeao S. ^{[1, 2]} ; Duarte, Marcelo ^[1] ; Miller, Jacqueline Y. ^[3]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, BR-04263000 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, Curso Posgrad Ciencias Biol Zool, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Univ Florida, Florida Museum Nat Hist, McGuire Ctr Lepidoptera & Biodivers, Gainesville, FL 32611 - USA

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Journal of Natural History; v. 45, n. 25-26, p. 1511-1531, 2011.
• Citações Web of Science: 3

Resumo

The Castniidae, or butterfly moths, are characteristically colourful diurnal moths, distributed throughout the tropics except in Africa. The Neotropical representatives forage almost exclusively on monocotyledonous plants and many species are crop pests with more than 60% of the Neotropical castniids found or endemic in Brazil. Research studies that focus on taxonomy, systematics, and morphology of this group are scarce. In this study, Yagra Oiticica, a small genus restricted to south-eastern South America, is revised and the diagnostic morphological characters of male and female genitalia are illustrated. This research is part of long-term study on the Castniidae for future phylogenetic analysis. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 03/13985-3 - Robert Kanner Robbins | Smithsonian Institution - Estados Unidos
• Beneficiário: Marcelo Duarte da Silva
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Pesquisador Visitante - Internacional
• Processo FAPESP: 06/05365-3 - Taxonomia e análise cladística do complexo Yagra Oiticica (Lepidoptera, Castniidae, Castniinae)
• Beneficiário: Simeão de Souza Moraes
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado
• Processo FAPESP: 02/13898-0 - Sistemática, bionomia e evolução dos Lepidoptera neotropicais
• Beneficiário: Marcelo Duarte da Silva
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores