Complete mitochondrial genome of Cnidocampa flavescens (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017 Cnidocampa flavescens, lives in Nepal, Bhutan, China, Far East of Russia, Korea, and Japan, belongs to the Lepidoptera family Limacodidae. In this study, we describe the genomic features of the mitogenome sequences of the insects.
Shuying Peng +9 more
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Evolution and losses of spines in slug caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Larvae of the cosmopolitan family Limacodidae, commonly known as “slug” caterpillars, are well known because of the widespread occurrence of spines with urticating properties, a morpho‐chemical adaptive trait that has been demonstrated to protect the ...
Yu‐Chi Lin +3 more
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Two new species and two unrecorded species of Limacodidae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) from Xizang, China. [PDF]
Zookeys, 2022 Abstract Two new species (Iragoidespeiwangisp. nov. and Caelestomorphaserratussp. nov.) and two newly recorded species [Euphlyctinaphaeopasta (Hampson, 1906) and Mummuaerata Solovyev & Witt, 2009] are reported from China.
Wu J, Solovyev AV, Han HL.
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A taxonomic review of the genus Fignya Solovyev & Witt, 2009 (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae) with descriptions of three new species and one new combination. [PDF]
ZookeysAbstract Three new species of the genus Fignya Solovyev & Witt, 2009, F.qianasp. nov., F.trigonumsp. nov., and F.samkosasp. nov., are described from China and Cambodia. Additionally, a new combination, F.brachygnatha (Wu & Fang, 2008), comb.
Wu J, Han H.
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Aroplectrus dimerus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), Ectoparasitoid of the Nettle Caterpillar, Oxyplax pallivitta (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae): Evaluation in the Hawaiian Islands. [PDF]
Life (Basel)The stinging nettle caterpillar, Oxyplax (syn. Darna) pallivitta (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae), is a serious invasive pest of agricultural products and a health hazard on the Hawaiian Islands first discovered in 2001.
Yalemar JA +5 more
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On the identity of the type species of <i>Parasa</i> (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae): investigations into the Nearctic <i>Parasa chloris</i> and related taxa. [PDF]
Ann Entomol Soc AmThe pantropical Limacodid genus Parasa Moore [1860] comprises a charismatic group of moths, whose adults display green banding on the forewing while the larvae are often brightly colored, possessing stinging hairs.
Taberer TR.
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?Two new species of the subgenus Reticularisus (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae, Rhamnosa) from China, with a checklist of the genus Rhamnosa Fixsen, 1887. [PDF]
Zookeys, 2022 ?Abstract Two new species of the subgenus Reticularisus Wu, Wu & Han, 2022 of the genus Rhamnosa Fixsen, 1887, Rhamnosa (Reticularisus) chenjunisp. nov. and Rh. (R.) mangshanensissp.
Wu J, Zhao TT, Han HL.
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Phylogeny, envenomation syndrome, and membrane permeabilising venom produced by Australia’s electric caterpillar Comana monomorpha [PDF]
Scientific ReportsZygaenoidea is a superfamily of lepidopterans containing many venomous species, including the Limacodidae (nettle caterpillars) and Megalopygidae (asp caterpillars).
Mohaddeseh H. Goudarzi +6 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of Parasa sinica: New insights into the phylogeny of Limacodidae. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Zhang SP +9 more
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Saddleback Caterpillar Acharia stimulea (Clemens) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Limacodidae)
EDIS, 2012 Acharia stimulea is best known as a medically significant species. Its spines are strong, acutely pointed, and hollow. They embed deeply into tissue and break off and can interrupt healing as the protoplasm from the venom glands dries into the tissue ...
Christopher S. Bibbs, J. Howard Frank
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