LEMAIREODIRPHIA OF THE WORLD

The genus Lemaireodirphia belongs to the Hemileucini Tribe of Subfamily Hemileucinae in the Saturniidae Family. Larvae have urticating spines.

This type species is Lemaireodirphia hoegei which was previously included in the Paradirphia genus and was originally described in the Dirphia genus, but DNA barcoding analysis indicates a separate genus is warranted for hoegei and many recently (2012) described species from Mexico.

Also moving to the Lemaireodirphia genus from the Paradirphia genus is Lemaireodirphia lasiocampina.

Lemaireodirphia hoegei fifth instar, copyright Kirby Wolfe

Listing of Lemaireodirphia:

N albida Brechlin & Meister, 2012, Mexico: Oaxaca; Chiapas
P centralis Brechlin & Meister, 2012, Mexico: Oaxaca; Guerrero
N chiapasiana Brechlin & Meister, 2012, Mexico: Chiapas
N fusca Brechlin & Meister, 2012, Mexico: Oaxaca; Puebla
P guerreroiana Brechlin & Meister, 2012, Mexico: Guerrero
N knorkei Brechlin & Meister, 2012, Mexico: Durango
P hoegei (Druce, 1897), Mexico: Veracruz; Puebla; Chiapas; Guatemala: Huehuetenango.
P lasiocampina (C. & R. Felder, 1874) Mexico
P oaxacana Brechlin & Meister, 2012, Mexico: Oaxaca
P rosivora Brechlin & Meister, 2012, Mexico: Oaxaca; ?Veracruz?
N rubra Brechlin & Meister, 2012, Mexico: Oaxaca; Chiapas
N transversaria Brechlin & Meister, 2012, Mexico: Oaxaca

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