SINOBIRMA OF THE WORLD

Updated as per Morphology and Molecules Reveal Unexpected Cryptic Diversity in the Enigmatic Genus Sinobirma Bryk, 1944 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) under Creative Commons license via PLOS.org; January 19, 2014
Updated as per personal communication with Prem Roy (Sinobirma myanmarensis, Kigwema near Kohima, Nagaland, India, May 31, 2019); July 10, 2019

SINOBIRMA OF THE WORLD

Sinobirma malaisei male courtesy of Rodolphe Rougerie

SINOBIRMA BRYK, 1944

The Sinobirma belong to the Urotini tribe.
This is the only genus in the Urotini tribe found outside Africa.

Listing of Sinobirma

P bouyeri Naumann, Nässig & Rougerie, 2012 China: E. Tibet: Tomi, 2000 m.; India: Arunachal Pradesh: near Rapum.
P malaisei Bryk, 1944 Myanmar: Kachin State: Kambaiti; China: Yunnan, Tongbinguan Nature Reserve; Yunnan: Gaoligongshan; Yunnan: Yingjiang: Xima.
P myanmarensis Naumann, Nässig & Rougerie, 2012 Myanmar: Kachin State: Chudu Razi Range; Kachin State: E Putao; Sagaing State: E Ngalung Ga.; Kigwema, near Kohima, Nagaland, India (Prem Roy).
S. bouyeri has the most western and northerly range while S. malaisei has the most eastern and southerly range, with s. myanmarensis between them in northern Myanamar.
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