Arctiini Leach, [1815] (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) of the Brazilian Amazon. III - Subtribe Ctenuchina Kirby, 1837

Authors

  • José A. Teston Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Instituto de Ciências da Educação, Laboratório de Estudos de Lepidópteros Neotropicais
  • Débora S. de Abreu Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Instituto de Ciências da Educação, Laboratório de Estudos de Lepidópteros Neotropicais
  • Viviane G. Ferro Universidade Federal de Goiás, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Ecologia

Keywords:

Amazon, Tiger moths, Inventory, Noctuoidea, Wasp Moths

Abstract

Abstract: The Ctenuchina moths comprise 874 New World species. Here we provide a list of Ctenuchina species from the Brazilian Amazon. The list was produced from specimens deposited in the most important Brazilian collections and from literature data. Nearly 31% (273) of the New World Ctenuchina species were recorded, including 28 new occurrences for the Brazilian Amazon. Santarém and Belém were the municipalities with the highest number of species records, with 139 and 88, respectively. The high number of Ctenuchina records in the Amazon is underestimated because this subtribe has never been sampled in the vast majority of the biome. This is a worrying scenario because the Amazon has the world highest absolute rate of forest reduction. To suggest efficient conservation policies for the Arctiinae fauna of Amazon, it is urgent to intensify the sampling effort in this biome.
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Published

2019-01-01

How to Cite

Teston, J. A., Abreu, D. S. de, & Ferro, V. G. (2019). Arctiini Leach, [1815] (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) of the Brazilian Amazon. III - Subtribe Ctenuchina Kirby, 1837. Biota Neotropica, 19(2). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1628

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2019): v19n2

Section

Inventories