A new species of <i>Syntherata</i> from the Trobriand Islands (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae).
Authors
R. S. Peigler
Keywords:
Actias, Anacardiaceae, Antheraea, Arhopala, Attacus, Aurivillius, Australia, biogeography, camouflage, Casuarinaceae, Ceram, Combretaceae, Copaxa, Danainae, Eacles, Euphorbiaceae, Euploea, Indonesia, island biogeography, hostplants, Lemaireia, Loepa, Lycaenidae, Myrsinaceae, Myrtaceae, New Britain, New Guinea, Nymphalidae, Oleaceae, Oriental, Papuan, Podocarpaceae, Proteaceae, Rhizophoraceae, Rubiaceae, Rutaceae, Saturnia, Southeast Asia, Syntherata naessigi n sp, Tagoropsis
Abstract
A new species of Syntherata is described and figured. It is a large species, known only from the tiny Trobriand Islands off the eastern end of New Guinea. Information on ecology, hostplants, taxonomy, and zoogeography of the genus is presented.
