Frederic Beneluz

Frederic Beneluz has a keen interest in the Saturniidae of the Americas. He has begun (September 2010) to send me digital images and recently published descriptions of new species, including the images of Arsenura giuglarisi, below.

Arsenura giuglarisi, male holotype, Roura, French Guiana,
January 1990, collector Jean-Louis Giuglaris, courtesy of Frederic Beneluz,
slight digital repair by Bill Oehlke

Arsenura giuglarisi, female allotype, Roura, French Guiana,
January 2001, collectors Jean-Louis Giuglaris & Jérôme Hulin, courtesy of Frederic Beneluz,
extensive digital repair by Bill Oehlke

Frederic has also indicated he will soon be sending me new taxonomic data for French Guiana, and will send more data and corrections (for WLSS) later.

Copaxa trottierorum male, holotype, Tapanti, Cartago, Costa Rica,
June 20, 1986, 1600m, courtesy of Frederic Beneluz.

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