Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory

Creating a taxonomic e-science

A preliminary annotated checklist of the Indonesian wild silkmoths – part X. The genus Cricula Walker, 1855: part 4, the hayatiae-subgroup of the luzonica-group (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Saturniinae)

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2019
Authors:U. Paukstadt, Paukstadt L. H.
Journal:Beiträge zur Kenntnis der wilden Seidenspinner
Volume:17
Issue:6
Start Page:267
Pagination:289-310
Date Published:04/2019
Keywords:CHECKLIST, CRICULA, INDONESIA, LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS, SATURNIIDAE, TIMOR
Abstract:

"The wild silkmoths of the tribe Attacini BLANCHARD, 1840 and of the tribe Saturniini BOISDUVAL, [1837] 1834 of the subfamily Saturniinae BOISDUVAL, [1837] 1834 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) of the Indonesian Archipelago are discussed within annotated checklists in this special contributions to knowledge the wild silkmoths. The present paper deals with the Indonesian taxa of the hayatiae-subgroup of the luzonica-group of the genus Cricula WALKER, 1855. This contribution is considered being no generic revision but intends to demonstrate what is known and what is still unknown. Feedbacks and hints on the systematic, on further publications, and discussions are highly welcome. Further studies on the taxa of genus Cricula of the Indonesian fauna and in particular studies on the early stages, the biology and the ecology are considered needed. The knowledge on the biology and ecology unfortunately not improved considerably during the past years."

Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith