Megalopyge

Megalopyge Hübner, 1820

Alpis Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5: 980 (key), 1094; TS: Alpis defoliata Walker
- = ; [NACL], 66
Chrysopyga Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (13-17): pl. 66, f. 376, 378; TS: Chrysopyga undulata Herrich-Schäffer
- = ; [NACL], 66
Gasina Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 6: 1388 (key), 1478; TS: Gasina albicollis Walker
- = ; [NACL], 66
Ochrosoma Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (23-25): pl. 91, f. 517-518; TS: Ochrosoma apicale Herrich-Schäffer
- = ; [NACL], 66
Podalia Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1714; TS: Podalia vesta Walker
- = ; [NACL], 66
Lagoa Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1759 (preocc. Lagoa Harris, 1841); TS: Phalaena opercularis Smith
Oylothrix Clemens, 1860; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 12: 522; TS: Oylothrix salebrosa Clemens
- = ; [NACL], 66
Pimela Clemens, 1860; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 12: 156; TS: Pimela lanuginosa Clemens
- = ; [NACL], 66
Zebonda Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 498; TS: Zebonda basigutta Walker
- = ; [NACL], 66
Cyclara Schaus, 1896; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 4: 57; TS: Cyclara ovata Schaus
- = ; [NACL], 66

Chrysopyge; Aravena, 1928, 43 (missp.)
Alphis; [NACL], 66 (missp.)
Gasina; Godman & Salvin, 1887, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 204
Lagoa Walker; Godman & Salvin, 1887, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 213
Megalopyge (Megalopygidae); [NACL], 66

Megalopyge lapena Schaus, 1896

Mexico. See [maps]

Megalopyge lapena Schaus, 1896; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 4: 58; TL: Mexico

Megalopyge lapena, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Megalopyge lapena, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Megalopyge lapena, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

Megalopyge lapena; [NACL], #4645

M. l. heteropuncta Barnes & McDunnough, 1918

lapena heteropuncta Barnes & McDunnough, 1918; Contr. nat. Hist. Lepid. N. Am. 4 (2): 158

Megalopyge lapena heteropuncta; [NACL], #4645a

Megalopyge bissesa Dyar, 1911

Mexico, Arizona. See [maps]

Megalopyge bissesa Dyar, 1911; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 38 (1742): 267

Megalopyge bissesa, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Megalopyge bissesa, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

Megalopyge bissesa; [NACL], #4646

Megalopyge opercularis (Smith, 1797)

Texas, .... See [maps]

Phalaena opercularis Smith, 1797; in Smith & Abbot, Nat. Hist. Rarer Lepid. Ins. Georgia 2: 105, pl. 53
Pimela lanuginosa Clemens, 1860; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 12: 157; TL: Texas
- = ; [NACL], #4647
Miresa subcitrina Walker, 1869; Characters undescr. Lepid. Heterocera: 20
- = ; [NACL], #4647

Megalopyge opercularis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Megalopyge opercularis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Megalopyge opercularis, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]

Megalopyge opercularis; [NACL], #4647

Megalopyge albicollis (Walker, 1855)

Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Brazil (Para). See [maps]

Gasina albicollis Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 6: 1479; TL: Para

Megalopyge albicollis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

Gasina albicollis; Godman & Salvin, 1887, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 204

Megalopyge defoliata (Walker, 1855)

Mexico. See [maps]

Alpis defoliata Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5: 1094; TL: Mexico
Gasina agesistrata Druce, 1890; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (27): 217; TL: Guatemala; Honduras, Ruatan Island
- = ; [NHM card]

Alpis defoliata; Godman & Salvin, 1887, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 210

Megalopyge undulata (Herrich-Schäffer, [1855])

Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). See [maps]

Chrysopyga undulata Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (13-17): pl. 66, f. 378; TL: Rio

Megalopyge ovata (Schaus, 1896)

Brazil (São Paulo). See [maps]

Cyclara ovata Schaus, 1896; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 4: 57; TL: south-eastern, Sao Paulo

Megalopyge apicale (Herrich-Schäffer, [1856])

Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). See [maps]

Ochrosoma apicale Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (23-25): pl. 91, f. 517-518
Zebonda basigutta Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 498; TL: Rio de Janeiro

Megalopyge salebrosa (Clemens, 1860)

Mexico. See [maps]

Oylothrix salebrosa Clemens, 1860; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 12: 522; TL: Mexico, near Jalapa
Gasina agdamea Druce, 1890; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (27): 216; TL: Mexico, Coatepetec; Cuest de Misantla; Guatemala
- = ; [NHM card]

Megalopyge orsilochus (Cramer, [1775])

Brazil. See [maps]

Phalaena orsilochus Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 72, pl. 46, f. D
Podalia vesta Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1714; TL: Brazil

Megalopyge contigua (Walker, 1866)

Mexico, Costa Rica - Colombia. See [maps]

Alpis contigua Walker, 1866; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 33: 1094; TL: Colombia

Alpis contigua; Godman & Salvin, 1887, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 210
Podalia contigua;

Megalopyge salacia (Druce, 1887)

Costa Rica. See [maps]

Alpis salacia Druce, 1887; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 211, 3 pl. 22, f. 14; TL: Costa Rica. Orazi 6000-7000ft

Podalia salacia;

Megalopyge superba (H. Edwards, 1884)

Mexico. See [maps]

Lagoa superba H. Edwards, 1884; Papilio 4 (4): 79; TL: Mexico, Vera Cruz

Laoga superba; Godman & Salvin, 1887, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 214

Megalopyge ornata (Druce, 1887)

Mexico. See [maps]

Lagoa ornata Druce, 1887; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 214; TL: Mexico, Cordova

Megalopyge affinis (Druce, 1887)

Mexico. See [maps]

Lagoa affinis Druce, 1887; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 214; TL: Mexico Valladolid in Yucatan

Megalopyge ravida (Druce, 1887)

Mexico. See [maps]

Lagoa ravida Druce, 1887; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 214, 3 pl. 22, f. 17; TL: Mexico, Acapulco

Megalopyge dyari (Joicey & Talbot, 1922)

Ecuador, .... See [maps]

Unduzia dyari Joicey & Talbot, 1922; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2): 302; TL: Ecuador

Podalia dyari; [NHM card]

Megalopyge aricia Schaus, 1904; Trans. Amer. ent. Soc. 30: 139; TL: Aroa, Venezuela

Megalopyge nigrescens Schaus, 1904; Trans. Amer. ent. Soc. 30: 139; TL: British Guiana; Merida, Venezuela

Bombyx habitus H. Edwards, 1887; Ent. Amer. 3: 91; TL: Mexico

Megalopyge nivosa Jones, 1912; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1912 (2): 436; TL: Castro, Paraná, Brazil

Megalopyge lanocrispa Jones, 1912; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1912 (2): 437; TL: Castro, Paraná, Brazil

References:

[BAMONA] Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue
Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[BCA] electronic
BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[Bruce Walsh]
Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona
[GALEPS] Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States
James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[NHM] Natural History Museum
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index; Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
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Some related literature:

Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
Notes and new species Contr. nat. Hist. Lepid. N. Am. 4 (2): 61-208, pl. 11-25, (3): 211-278, pl. 26-40
Clemens, 1860
Contributions to American Lepidopterology. - No. 3-7 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 12 : 4-15, : 156-174, : 203-221, : 345-362, : 522-547
Cramer, [1775]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 1-132, pl. 1-84 (1775), (8): 133-155, pl. 85-96 (1776)
Druce, 1890
Descriptions of new Species of Lepidoptera from Central America Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (27) : 213-218
Dyar, 1911
Descriptions of new species and genera of Lepidoptera from Mexico Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 38 (1742) : 229-273
H. Edwards, 1884
Notes on Mexican Lepidoptera with description of new species Papilio 4 (1): 11-19, (3): 59-61, (4): 75-80
H. Edwards, 1887
Apparently New Species of Mexican Heterocera Ent. Amer. 3 : 89-92
Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1887; Godman & Salvin, 1887
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 1-490, 3: pl. 1-101
Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]; Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]
Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäischer Schmetterlinge, 1850-[1869]: Heterocera (Nachfalter) Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (1): pl. 1-4, f. 1-17 (1853), 1 (2): pl. 5-8, f. 18-38 (1853), 1 (3): pl. 9-12, f. 39-51 (1853), 1 (4): pl. 13-16, f. 52-76 (1853), 1 (5): pl. 17-20, f. 77-97 (1854), 1 (6): pl. 21-24, f. 98-114 (1854), 1 (7): pl. [25-28], f. 115-138 (1854), 1 (8): pl. [29-32], f. 139-153 (1854), 1 (9): pl. [33-36], f. 154-173 (1854), 1 (10): pl. [37-40], f. 174-201 (1854), 1 (11): pl. [41-44], f. 202-231 (1854), 1 (12): pl. [45-48], f. 232-258 (1854), 1 (13-17): pl. 49-68, f. 259-390 (1855), 1 (?18): pl. [69], f. 391-396 (1858), 1 (?19): pl. [70], f. 397-403 (1858), 1 (?20-21): pl. 71-78, f. 404-451 (1855), 1 (?22): pl. [79], f. 452-458 (1858), 1 (23-25): pl. 80-94, f. 459-540 (1856), 1 (26): pl. [95-96], f. 541-551 (1858), 1: 1-52 (1856), 1: 53-84 (1858), 2: pl. [97-100], f. 552-571 (1869)
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
Joicey & Talbot, 1922
New forms of moths from New Guinea and South America Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2) : 300-302
Jones, 1912
Descriptions of New Species of Lepidoptera-Heterocera from South-east Brazil Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1912 (2) : 419-444
Schaus, 1896
New species of Heterocera J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 4 : 51-60
Schaus, 1904
New species of American Heterocera Trans. Amer. ent. Soc. 30 : 135-179
Walker, 1855; Walker, 1856
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 1-278 (1854), 2: 279-581 (1854), 3: 583-775 (1855), 4: 777-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)
Walker, 1865; Walker, 1866
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 1-322 ([1865]), 32: 323-706 (1865), 33: 707-1120 (1865), 34: 1121-1534 ([1866]), 35: 1535-2040 (1866)

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