PERIGA OF THE WORLD

The genus Periga belongs to the Hemileucini Tribe of Subfamily Hemileucinae in the Saturniidae Family. Periga species are very similar to Lonomia species, but Periga are generally smaller and lighter in colouration and have an antemedial line on the hindwings. Also, except for Periga rasplusi, the discal spots on the forewing of Periga species are outwardly connected by a line which may or may not contain a smaller, similar spot. The hindwings of Periga species usually have a small discal spot.

Larvae have urticating spines and are highly gregarious, especially in the earlier instars, and members of this genus are found in South and Central America.

Periga anitae third instars, courtesy of Bernhard Wenczel.

The European Entomologist: Abstract: Four new Periga Walker, 1855 from Southeastern and Southern Brazil are described: Periga caraca sp. n. from Minas Gerais; Periga acuta sp. n. from Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Parana, and Santa Catarina; Periga alticola sp. n. from Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro; and P. pulchra sp. n. from Parana, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul. These are compared to the similar species, Periga circumstans Walker, 1855 described from Rio de Janeiro, which differs mainly by the habitus, male labial palp color, tarsus color, and male genitalia. Percentage differences in the partial COI mitochondrial gene sequences (DNA barcode) are presented for all species. Holotypes are deposited in Col. Padre Jesus S. Moure, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil.

P indicates an image is available. The first country listed is the specimen type locality.

P caraca Rougerie & Santos, 2013, Brazil: Minas Gerais
P acuta C. Mielke & Meister, 2013 , Brazil: Minas Gerais; Rio de Janeiro; Sao Paulo; Parana; Santa Catarina
P alticola C. Mielke & Santos, 2013, Brazil: Minas Gerais; Rio de Janeiro
P pulchra C. Mielke & Brechlin, 2013 , Brazil: Parana; Santa Catarina; Rio Grande do Sul
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N costaricana Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Costa Rica: Alajuela; Guanacaste
N camacana Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Brazil: Bahia
N falcbahiana Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Brazil: Bahia
N falcleopoldina Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Brazil: Espirito Santo
N falcparaguayensis Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Paraguay: Canideyu; Alto Parana
N falcpotensis Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Brazil: Minas Gerais: Pote
N spatulatoides Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Brazil: Bahia
N insidiosoides Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Brazil: Espirito Santo
N circaustralis Brechlin, Meister & van Schayck, 2013, Brazil: Santa Catarina; Rio Grande do Sul; Parana; Paraguay: Alto Parana
N circleopoldina Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Brazil: Espirito Santo
N circpotensis Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Brazil: Minas Gerais: Pote
N foersteri Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Brazil: Santa Catarina; Parana
N fusca Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Argentina: Misiones
N wandana Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Argentina: Misiones: Wanda
N drechseli Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Paraguay: Caazapa; Caaguazu; Paraguari
N drechseli altoparanensis Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Paraguay: Alto Parana
N fuscbahiana Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Brazil: Bahia
N santaleopoldina Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Brazil: Espirito Santo
N fuscleopoldina Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Brazil: Espirito Santo
N inornata Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Brazil: Espirito Santo
N paraleopoldina Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Brazil: Espirito Santo
N potensis Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Brazil: Minas Gerais: Pote
N lamercedia Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Peru: Junin: Chanchamayo: La Merced
N sanmartiniana Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Peru: San Martin: Mina de Sol
N marcapata Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Peru: Cusco: Marcapata
P mariposana Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Peru: Junin: Mariposa; Pasco
P suninensis Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Peru: Junin: Rio Venado: Sunin
N quillabambensis Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Peru: Cusco: Valle de Quillabamba
P parviboliviana Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Bolivia: La Paz; Nor Yungas; Cochabamba; Santa Cruz
N parvichuquisaciana Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Bolivia: Chuquisaca
N parvicajamarcensis Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Peru: Cajamarca
N parvimartinensis Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Peru: San Martin: Rioja; Amazonas
N cutervensis Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Peru: Cajamarca: Cutervo
N baezana Brechlin, Meister & Kaech, 2013, Ecuador: Napo; Pastaza
N altomoronensis Brechlin, Meister & Kaech, 2013, Ecuador: Morona-Santiago
P tungurahuensis Brechlin, Meister & Kaech, 2013, Ecuador: Tungurahua; Napo
N pacchana Brechlin, Meister & Kaech, 2013, Ecuador: El Oro
N barragani Brechlin, Meister & Kaech, 2013, Ecuador: Carchi
N acomayensis Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Peru: Huanuco: Chinchao-Acomayo
N calabazana Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Peru: Junin: Calabaza
N angjunensis Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Peru: Junin: Rio Venado: Sunin
N angcuscensis Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Peru: Cusco: Mandor
P angguyensis Brechlin & Meister, 2013, French Guiana: Cayenne; Belizon; Saint Jean de Maroni
P galbialtocuscensis Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Peru: Cusco: Nueva Virgen
P galbicentralis Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Peru: Huanuco: Carpish; Pasco
P galbinexspectata Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Ecuador: Napo: Guacamayos; Peru: Amazonas; Lambayeque
P galbiparaculata Brechlin, Meister & Kaech, 2013, Ecuador: Napo; Pastaza: Peru: Amazonas: Puente Nieva
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Listing of Periga

P angulosa (Lemaire, 1972) Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia
P anitae Naumann, Brosch, & Wenczel, 2005 Peru
P armata (Lemaire, [1973]) Colombia
P aurantiaca (Lemaire, 1972) Venezuela
P bispinosa (Lemaire, 1972) Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil; ? Fr. Guiana
P boettgerorum Naumann, Brosch, & Wenczel, 2005 Peru
N brechlini Naumann, Brosch, & Wenczel, 2005 Peru
P circumstans Walker, 1855 S. E. Brazil, Paraguay
fuligo (Lemaire, [1973]), ?, is a synonym for circumstans
fumida (Lemaire, [1973]), ?, is a synonym for circumstans
rheza (Lemaire, [1973]), ?, is a synonym for circumstans
P cluacina (Druce, 1886) Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia
P cynira (Cramer, 1777) Surinam, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana,Brazil
P elsa (Lemaire, [1973]) western Colombia, western Ecuador
P extensiva Lemaire, 2002 Ecuador
P falcata (Walker, 1855) S. E. Brazil, Uruguay
abcondens (Lemaire, [1973]), ?, is a synonym for falcata
submacula (Walker, 1855), Brazil, is a synonym for falcata
apicalis (Walker, 1855), Brazil, is a synonym for falcata
subcynira (Bouvier, 1932), Brazil, is a synonym for falcata
P galbimaculata (Lemaire, 1972) Peru, Ecuador
N gueneei (Lemaire, [1973]) Brazil
hypsila (Lemaire, [1973]), ?, is a synonym for gueneei
tentyrus (Lemaire, [1973]), ?, is a synonym for gueneei
P herbini Lemaire, 2002 Ecuador
P inexpectata (Lemaire, 1972) Colombia, Ecuador
P insidiosa (Lemaire, 1972) Brazil
N intensiva (Lemaire, [1973]) Colombia
P kindli Lemaire, 1993 French Guiana
P kishidai Naumann, Brosch, & Wenczel, 2005 Peru
P lichyi (Lemaire, 1972) Venezuela
N lobulata Lemaire, 2002 Ecuador
P occidentalis (Lemaire, 1972) Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
P pachijalensis Brechlin & Meister, 2013, Ecuador: Pichincha
P parvibulbacea (Lemaire, 1972) Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
P prattorum (Lemaire, 1972) eastern Peru, Bolivia
N rasplusi (Lemaire, 1985) southeastern Venezuela
N sanguinea Lemaire, 2002 French Guiana
P < spatulata (Lemaire, [1973]) Brazil: Bahia
P squamosa (Lemaire, 1972) southeastern Peru, Bolivia

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Unidentified Periga.

Possibly Periga circumstans with elongated forewing apices,
more likely Periga acuta described in 2013,
Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil, May 31, 2009,
courtesy of Larry Valentine, tentative id by Bill Oehlke

Possibly Periga circumstans with elongated forewing apices,
more likely Periga acuta described in 2013,
Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil, May 31, 2009,
courtesy of Larry Valentine, tentative id by Bill Oehlke

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