@article {22712, title = {Notes on the immature stages of Almeidella corrupta (Schaus, 1913) (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae, Ceratocampinae)}, journal = {Tropical Lepidoptera Research}, volume = {32}, year = {2022}, month = {10/2022}, pages = {79-86}, chapter = {79}, abstract = {

\"The immature stages of the wild silk moth genus Almeidella Oiticica Filho (Saturniidae: Ceratocampinae) are illustrated, along with information pertaining to the life history, including host plants in captivity and in nature, for the first time. We reared A. corrupta (Schaus) from eggs obtained from a female collected in Para\íso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. This location is the farthest west Almeidella has ever been reported in Rio Grande do Sul. An additional larva of Almeidella, preliminarily identified as A. corrupta, from Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, Brazil is figured along with its natural host plant, Anadenanthera peregrina. Both the captive host plants and the natural host plant belong to Fabaceae, a common host family for a wide range of Ceratocampinae species. General morphology is typical of Ceratocampinae, with silver, reflective scoli; we observed two color forms of the larvae: red and green.\"

}, keywords = {ALMEIDIELLA, BRAZIL, FOODPLANT, IMMATURE STAGES, LIFE HISTORY, SATURNIIDAE, SCOLI}, issn = {2575-9256}, doi = {10.5281/zenodo.7246167}, author = {St Laurent, R.A. and Carvalho, A.P.S. and Romanowski, H.P.} } @article {22476, title = {A diversification relay race from Caribbean-Mesoamerica to the Andes: historical biogeography of Xylophanes hawkmoths}, journal = {Proceedings of the Royal Society B}, volume = {289}, year = {2022}, month = {02/2022}, pages = {20212435}, chapter = {20212435}, abstract = {

\"The regions of the Andes and Caribbean-Mesoamerica are both hypothesized to be the cradle for many Neotropical lineages, but few studies have fully investigated the dynamics and interactions between Neotropical bioregions. The NewWorld hawkmoth genus Xylophanes is the most taxonomically diverse genus in the Sphingidae, with the highest endemism and richness in the Andes and Caribbean-Mesoamerica. We integrated phylogenomic and DNA barcode data and generated the first time-calibrated tree for this genus, covering 93.8\% of the species diversity. We used event-based likelihood ancestral area estimation and biogeographic stochastic mapping to examine the speciation and dispersal dynamics of Xylophanes across bioregions. We also used trait-dependent diversification models to compare speciation and extinction rates of lineages associated with different bioregions. Our results indicate that Xylophanes originated in Caribbean-Mesoamerica in the Late Miocene, and immediately diverged into five major clades. The current species diversity and distribution of Xylophanes can be explained by two consecutive phases. In the first phase, the highest Xylophanes speciation and emigration rates occurred in the Caribbean-Mesoamerica, and the highest immigration rates occurred in the Andes, whereas in the second phase the highest immigration rates were found in Amazonia, and the Andes had the highest speciation and emigration rates.\"

}, keywords = {ANCESTRAL AREAS ANALYSIS, ANDES, BARCODING, BioGeoBEARS, BIOGEOGRAPHY, CARIBBEAN, COI, DIVERSIFICATION, DNA, EMIGRATION RATES, EVOLUTION, MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD, MESOAMERICA, MODELS, PHYLOGENOMICS, PHYLOGENY, SPECIATION, SPHINGIDAE, STOCHASTIC MAPPING, XYLOPHANES}, doi = {10.1098/rspb.2021.2435}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.2435}, author = {Li, X. and Hamilton, C.A. and St Laurent, R.A. and Ballesteros-Mejia, L. and Markee, A. and Haxaire, J. and Rougerie, R. and Kitching, I.J. and Kawahara, A.Y.} } @article {22436, title = {Description of the females of Eacles callopteris Rothschild, Bathyphlebia aglia C. \& R. Felder and B. aglioides Naumann, Brosch \& Wenczel from Colombia and Peru (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae, Ceratocampinae)}, journal = {Nachrichten entomologischen Vereins Apollo (N.F.)}, volume = {42}, year = {2021}, month = {12/2021}, pages = {181-184}, chapter = {181}, abstract = {

\"The females of Eacles callopteris Rothschild, 1907, Bathyphlebia aglia C. \& R. Felder, 1874 and B. aglioides Naumann, Brosch \& Wenczel, 2009 are figured and described for the first time.\"

}, keywords = {BATHYPHLEBIA, COLOMBIA, EACLES, PERU, SATURNIIDAE}, author = {Mielke, C.G.C. and St Laurent, R.A.} } @article {22427, title = {The wild silkmoths (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea: Saturniidae) of Colombia: a database of occurrence points and taxonomic checklist}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {5081}, year = {2021}, month = {12/2021}, pages = {151{\textendash}202}, chapter = {151}, abstract = {

\"Based on the review of literature and biological collections, information retrieved from public online databases, and from fieldwork conducted between 2015 and 2020, we provide more than 3500 occurrence records and an updated checklist of Colombian Saturniidae, annotated with distribution data for all species. In the first checklist of Colombian saturniids published two decades ago, a total of 184 species were cited; in the current update the number has risen to 653 species/subspecies classified in 55 genera, representing all six recognized Neotropical subfamilies. The Andean and Pacific regions are the richest, accounting for about three quarters of all species listed herein. We call attention to the fact that for most speciose saturniid genera in the Neotropics, there remains a significant need for further taxonomic and systematic research with objective and integrative approaches. Likewise, it is necessary to continue the study of Saturniidae moths in Colombia, strategically increasing the sampling efforts in specific under-sampled natural regions to further document the diversity of this family in the country.\"

}, keywords = {CHECKLIST, COLOMBIA, DATABASE, DISTRIBUTION, SATURNIIDAE}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.5081.2.1}, url = {https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5081.2.1}, author = {Jim{\'e}nez-Boliv{\'a}r, A.C. and Prada-Lara, L. and St Laurent, R.A. and Rougerie, R.} } @article {22373, title = {The Bombycoidea and Mimallonoidea (Lepidoptera) of a research station in the grasslands of Southern Brazil}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {5048}, year = {2021}, month = {10/2021}, pages = {118-126}, chapter = {118}, abstract = {

\"We report the Bombycoidea and Mimallonoidea (Lepidoptera) observed at the the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul\’s (UFRGS) Agronomic Research Station in Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil from September 7th to November 6th, 2018. This research station is situated in the Campos Sulinos (southern Brazilian grasslands) environment. As part of our inventory, we report the following Bombycoidea: 29 species of Sphingidae, 26 species of Saturniidae, at least seven species of Apatelodidae, and at least four species of Bombycidae. Within Mimallonidae we recorded eight species. New state records include the following Sphingidae: Xylophanes alineae, X. crenulata, and Perigonia stulta; and Mimallonidae: Mimallo grisea and the genus Menevia. Our study represents the first inventory of moths from this location and one of the few from the Campos Sulinos more broadly.\"

}, keywords = {APATELODIDAE, BOMBYCIDAE, BRAZIL, CAMPOS SULINOS, CHECKLIST, MENEVIA, MIMALLO, MIMALLONIDAE, ORECTA, PERIGONIA, SATURNIIDAE, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1, XYLOPHANES}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.5048.1.6}, url = {https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5048.1.6}, author = {Carvalho, A.P.S. and St Laurent, R.A. and Romanowski, H.P.} } @article {22026, title = {Phylogenomics resolves major relationships and reveals significant diversification rate shifts in the evolution of silk moths and relatives.}, journal = {BMC Evolutionary Biology}, volume = {19}, year = {2019}, month = {09/2019}, pages = {182 [1-13]}, chapter = {182}, abstract = {

\"Background: Silkmoths and their relatives constitute the ecologically and taxonomically diverse superfamily Bombycoidea, which includes some of the most charismatic species of Lepidoptera. Despite displaying spectacular forms and diverse ecological traits, relatively little attention has been given to understanding their evolution and drivers of their diversity. To begin to address this problem, we created a new Bombycoidea-specific Anchored Hybrid Enrichment (AHE) probe set and sampled up to 571 loci for 117 taxa across all major lineages of the Bombycoidea, with a newly developed DNA extraction protocol that allows Lepidoptera specimens to be readily sequenced from pinned natural history collections.
Results: The well-supported tree was overall consistent with prior morphological and molecular studies, although some taxa were misplaced. The bombycid Arotros Schaus was formally transferred to Apatelodidae. We identified important evolutionary patterns (e.g., morphology, biogeography, and differences in speciation and extinction), and our analysis of diversification rates highlights the stark increases that exist within the Sphingidae (hawkmoths) and Saturniidae (wild silkmoths).
Conclusions: Our study establishes a backbone for future evolutionary, comparative, and taxonomic studies of Bombycoidea. We postulate that the rate shifts identified are due to the well-documented bat-moth \“arms race\”. Our research highlights the flexibility of AHE to generate genomic data from a wide range of museum specimens, both age and preservation method, and will allow researchers to tap into the wealth of biological data residing in natural history collections around the globe.\"

}, keywords = {ANCHORED HYBRID ENRICHMENT, APATELODIDAE, AROTROS, BOMBYCIDAE, BOMBYCOIDEA, DNA, PHYLOGENOMICS, PHYLOGENY, TARGETED SEQUENCE CAPTURE}, doi = {10.1186/s12862-019-1505-1}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1505-1}, author = {Hamilton, C.A. and St Laurent, R.A. and Dexter, K. and Kitching, I.J. and Breinholt, J.W. and Zwick, A. and Timmermans, M.J.T.N. and Barber, J.R. and Kawahara, A.Y.} }