Laruma

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lasiocampoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Lasiocampoidea

Type species: Laruma heterogenea Walker, [1855]: 1115 by monotypy

Walker, F. 1855. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part V. Lepidoptera Heterocera. British Museum (Natural History), London. 977–1257. BHL Reference page.

Fletcher, D.S. & Nye, I.W.B. 1982. The Generic names of moths of the world. Vol. 4, Bombycoidea, Castnioidea, Cossoidea, Mimallonoidea, Sesioidea, Sphingoidea, Zygaenoidea. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London; 192 pp. BHL Reference page.
Becker, V.O. & Epstein, M.E. 1993. COMBINATIONS AND SYNONYMIES IN NEW WORLD LlMACODIDAE, MEGALOPYGIDAE, LASIOCAMPIDAE AND ARCTIIDAE (LEPIDOPTERA). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 10(2): 283-319. pdf download Reference page.
Becker, V.O. 1996: Apatelodidae, Bombycidae & Mimallonidae pp. 13-19, in Heppner JB (Ed.): Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4B. Drepanioidea-Bombycoidea-Sphingoidea. Association of Tropical Lepidoptera & Scientific Publishers. Gainesville, Florida. Reference page.

Note: Schaus synonymized Laruma with Hydrias Herrich-Schäffer, currently a synonym of Euglyphis Hübner. Epstein & Becker (1993: 314) resurrected genus Laruma.