Abstract

RODRIGUEZ-RAMIREZ, Joanna et al. Catalog of the Castniidae (Lepidoptera) of Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”, Buenos Aires: types’ description and general and historical notes. Rev. Mus. Argent. Cienc. Nat. [online]. 2020, vol.22, n.2, pp.173-190. ISSN 1853-0400.  http://dx.doi.org/10.22179/revmacn.22.686.

A catalog with 157 speci mens of Castniidae belonging to 12 genera and 39 species, curated and preserved in the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia” (MACN) is presented herein. The list includes 2 syntype specimens (Paysandisia archon & Geyeria uruguayana) originally described by Hermann Burmeister and the holotype of Castnia juturna paraguayensis (a synonym of Castnia invaria penelope) described by Embrik Strand. This material safeguarded at the MACN includes not only specimens from Argentina, but also from other American countries. Brief notes, collecting details and plates containing figures of some of the most important listed species are also included.

Keywords : Type specimens; Central America; South America; Neotropical Castniidae.

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