[Taxacom] Ghost moth catalogue for Latin America

[John Grehan]

For those interested in Lepidoptera biodiversity the following article on
Latin American ghost moths has just been published. The first part of the
abstract is below. I can provide pdf copies to anyone interested. The
genius for the vast bulk of the article is due the senior author Carlos
Mielke.


Catalogue of the Latin American Hepialidae with taxonomic remarks
(Lepidoptera)

Carlos G. C. Mielke and John R. Grehan


Abstract: A catalogue of the Latin American (i.e., from Mexico to the
southern end of South America) Hepialidae is presented. Taxonomic comments,
type localities, and depositary museums are recorded. 125 species in 30
genera are recognized as valid. A checklist is provided at the end. The
following are recognized as new synonyms: *Aepytus* *(Xytrops)* Viette,
1951 syn. n. of *Cibyra *Walker, 1856; *Lamelliformia* Viette, 1951 syn. n. of
*Tricladia *C. & R. Felder, 1874. *Schaefferiana jeanneli *Viette, 1950 syn.
n. of *Aepytus* *guarani *(Pfitzner, 1914); *Aepytus helga *Schaus, 1929
and *Cibyra poltrona *Schaus, 1901 syn. n. of *Cibyra dorita *Schaus,* *1901;
*Dalaca chiriquensis *Pfitzner, 1914 and *Dalaca muysca *Pfitzner, 1914 syn.
n. of *Gymelloxes prosopus *(Druce, 1901);* Phassus agrionides *Walker,
1856, *Roseala **bourgognei *Viette, 1950 and *Thiastyx catharinae *Viette,
1951 syn. n. of *Roseala* *tessellatus *(Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]). The
following are recognized as new combinations: *Aepytus* *guarani *(Pfitzner,
1914), *Cibyra stigmatica *(Pfitzner, 1937), *Gymelloxes prosopus *(Druce,
1901), *Pfitzneriana obliquestrigata* (Strand, 1912), *Philoenia
indicata *(Strand,
1912), *Philoenia thisbe *(Druce, 1901), *Pseudodalaca serta *(Schaus,
1894), *Pseudophassus philiponi *(Viette, 1950), *Roseala*
*tessellatus *(Herrich-Schäffer,
[1854]), *Tricladia prytanes* (Schaus, 1892), *Tricladia sladeni *(Hampson,
1903), *Tricladia* *tupi *(Pfitzner, 1914), *Vietteogorgopis absyrtus *(Schaus,
1892), *Vietteogorgopis katharinae *(Pfitzner, 1914), *Yleuxas*
*brunnea *(Schaus,
1901).