ALMEIDAIA OF THE WORLD

Updated from Lemaire's Arsenurinae, 1980, October 13, 2005; January 11, 2007
Updated as per personal communication with Eurides Furtado, 2005

ALMEIDAIA OF THE WORLD
Travassos, 1937

Almeidaia aidae male, Brazil, courtesy of Eurides Furtado.

TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family; Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Arsenurinae, Jordan 1922
Tribe: Almeidaiini, Lemaire, 1980
Genus: Almeidaia Travassos, 1937
The Almeidaiini are a primitive tribe found only in Brazil.

Almeidaia aidae larva, Brazil, courtesy of Eurides Furtado.

P indicates a photograph is available. The first country listed is the type locality.
Listing of Almeidaia
P aidae Mielke & Casagrande, 1981 Brazil
P romualdoi Travassos, 1937 southeastern Brazil
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