Rhuda Walker is represented by 14 species, two of them described as new: robusta Becker new species from Ecuador and moreira Becker new species from Brazil. In addition, decepta Schaus revised status is reinstated, and geometrica Schaus new synonym (= basifera Walker) is synonymized. Diagnoses, illustrations of adults and male genitalia of all species, and a key to males are provided to allow their identification.
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29 January 2021
A Review of the Neotropical Genus Rhuda Walker (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae: Heterocampinae)
Vitor O. Becker
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descriptions
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food plants
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Melastomataceae
new species