Hemiceratinae
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5284.3.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7930401 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AA87D8-AF14-256C-05BD-12B5FCCC28FF |
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Plazi |
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Hemiceratinae |
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The diverse and taxonomically complex Hemiceratinae has over 200 described species in the Neotropical Region ( Miller et al. 2018) ( Figure 4A–B View FIGURE 4 ). Adults have a proboscis longer than the thorax and an androconial patch on the male hindwing vein CuA2, making them easily recognizable in biological collections ( Miller et al. 2018). A phylogenetic study of the subfamily and its genera is urgently needed.
Hemiceras are abundant in the Neotropics and at some localities, they are the most common moths in light traps ( Miller et al. 2018), as we were able to confirm in our fieldwork in Caquetá. Likewise, these are common in museums, in the visited biological collections a total of 253 Hemiceras specimens were found. A remarkable genitalia characteristic that can be found in the group is the presence of the “Bath organ”, which consists of an extremely large pleated sacculus ( Miller 1991). Recently, Schintlmeister (2022) revised the genus, reviewing 210 species distributed from the USA to Argentina and Paraguay.
Hemiceratinae larvae are noctuiform ( Figure 5E View FIGURE 5 ) and specialize on Inga spp. trees ( Miller et al. 2018) ( Table 3 View TABLE 3 ). In Colombia, Cárdenas & Posada (2001) recorded high population outbreaks of “ Hemiceras cadmia ” Gueneé, 1852 on Inga trees near coffee plantations, causing defoliation.
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