Description of two new species of Kentroleuca Draudt from southeastern Brazil, with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae, Hemileucinae, Hemileucini)
Two new species of Kentroleuca Draudt, 1929, from Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, are described: Kentroleuca strigata sp. nov. and K. plaumanni sp. nov. All male holotypes are deposited in the Coll. Padre Jesus S. Moure, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Dorsal and ventral views of both sexes, as well as the male genitalia, are illustrated for all species. A comprehensive checklist of all Kentroleuca species is presented herein.
Authors
- Carlos G.C. Mielke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0091-0840)
- Ricardo Mitsuhiro Koike (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6330-6416)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2026-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5897.1.5
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
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