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The Moths of Borneo Part 3

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A review of rhe classification of the superfumily Bombycondcu is presented. Forewing venation is compared using a shorthand system to illustrate branching urder Comparisons are made of the ccology of the gruup in S.E. Asia with that in Costa Rica Saturniidae +Eupterotidae + Lasiocampilae in the former may be equivalent, in terns of host-plant preference ar least, to the hughly divene saturniid fauna in the latter Considerable revisional work is presented for the Lasiocampidae (62 spp.),and some suggestions are made on possible narural groupings of genera counter to the established subfamily classification. In the Eupterotidae (15 spp.) the genus Eupterate in studied in some detail; association of males and females in sexually dimorphic taxa of the genus Melanothris in re-examined. The Bombycidae (15 spp.) lall into two distinct lineages, separable on a number of morphological features, that have distinet host-plant specialisations (Moracear versus Symplocaceae and Theaceae). The Brabinacidae are represented by a single species. The Saturniidae (22 spp.) include numerous species of Antherana, one of which is described as new The Sphingidae (94 spp.) are the most diverse bombycoid family, with no doubt more species awaiting discovery, particularly in the genus Macroglassum. The major groupings in the higher classification show an almost complete segregation amongst host-plant families utilised. For cach species a diagnosis and the geographical range are given and, where known, details of habitat preferences and biology. Summary lists are given of the new taxa described (2genera and 25 species) as well as of numerous other taxonomic changes. A checklist of all Bornean taxa may be found at the end.

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595.78(911) Hol m 13736

Publisher

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia : Malayan Nature Journal., 1987

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192p., pic., illus.,26cm

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English

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983-99915-7-4

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595.78(911)

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1

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Serangga
Ngengat
Kalimantan

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