Meroleuca zunacensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda 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: Bombycoidea

Familia: Saturniidae
Subfamilie: Hemileucinae
Genus: Meroleuca
Subgenus: Meroleuca (Meroleucoides)
Species: Meroleuca zunacensis

Name

Meroleuca (Meroleucoides) zunacensis Brechlin , Käch & Meister, 2013

Type locality: Ecuador, Morona Santiago, Macas-Guamote, km 63, National Park Sangay, 2650 m., 2º10'S, 78º10'W.

Holotype: ZSM. male. BC-RBP 4383. 13.IV.2010. leg. H. Käch.

References

Primary references

• Brechlin, R., Käch, H. & Meister, F. 2013b. Nine new species of subgenus Meroleucoides Michener, 1949 of the genus Meroleuca Packard, 1904 from Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-satsphingia 6(3): 61-71. Reference page.