Hemileucinae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Saturniidae
Subfamilie: Hemileucinae

Genera (72): Adetomeris – Ancistrota – Antarctia – Argyrauges – Arias – Auroraia – Austrolippa – Automerella – Automerina – Automeris – Automeroides – Automeropsis – Automerula – Callodirphia – Catacantha – Catharisa – Catocephala – Cerodirphia – Cinommata – Coloradia – Dihirpa – Dirphia – Dirphiella – Dirphiopsis – Erythromeris – Eubergia – Eubergioides – Eudyaria – Euleucophaeus – Gamelia – Gamelioides – Heliconisa – Hemileuca – Hera – Hidripa – Hirpida – Hirpsinjaevia – Hispaniodirphia – Hylesia – Hylesiopsis – Hyperchiria – Hyperdirphia – Hypermerina – Ithomisa – Kentroleuca – Lemaireodirphia – Leucanella – Lonomia – Manodirphia – Meroleuca – Meroleucoides – Mexicantha – Micrattacus – Molippa – Namuncuraia – Ormiscodes – Paradirphia – Parancistrota – Periga – Perigopsis – Periphoba – Phidira – Phricodia – Plateia – Polythysana – Prohylesia – Pseudautomeris – Pseudodirphia – Pseudohazis – Rhodirphia – Thauma – Travassosula – Xanthodirphia

References

Brechlin, R. 2019b. Hirpsinjaevia gen. nov. viksinjaevi sp. nov., a new saturniid from Peru (Lepidoptera). Entomo-Satsphingia 12(1): 65-68. Reference page.
Brechlin, R. & F. Meister, 2012: Notes on the genera Manodirphia gen. nov. and Lemaireodirphia gen. nov., with descriptions of ten new species (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-Satsphingia 5 (2): 26–43.
Brechlin, R. ; F. Meister ; C.G.C. Mielke & E. van Schayck, 2011: Fifteen new species of the genus Lonomia Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-Satsphingia 4 (2): 61–77.
Lemaire, C., 1969: Description de quatre genres nouveaux et d’une espèce inédite d’Hemileucinae (Lep. Attacidae). Lambillionea, 68: 39–52.
Lemaire, C., 2002: The Saturniidae of America. Les Saturniidae americains (=Attacidae). Hemileucinae: 1388 pp.
Meister, F. & A. Knorke, 2004: Hyperchiria schmiti n. sp., eine neue Saturniidae aus Argentinien (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Hemileucinae). Bulletin des Lépidoptéristes Parisiens 13 (28): 65–70.
Naumann, S. ; W.A. Nässig & G. Nogueira G., 2012: Mexicantha oaxacana gen. et sp. nov., a new hemileucine moth from Oaxaca, Mexico (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo N.F. 32 (3-4): 117–120.

Hemileucinae is a subfamily of the family Saturniidae. It is also known as venomous caterpillars.

This subfamily contains the following genera:[1]

Adetomeris Michener, 1949
Ancistrota Hübner, 1819
Arias Lemaire, 1995
Automerella Michener, 1949
Automerina Michener, 1949
Automeris Hübner, 1819
Automeropsis Lemaire, 1969
Callodirphia Michener, 1949
Catacantha Bouvier, 1930
Catharisa Jordan, 1911
Cerodirphia Michener, 1949
Cinommata Butler, 1882
Coloradia Blake, 1863
Dihirpa Draudt, 1929
Dirphia Hübner, 1819
Dirphiella Michener, 1949
Dirphiopsis Bouvier, 1928
Erythromeris Lemaire, 1969
Eubergia Bouvier, 1929
Eubergioides Michener, 1949
Eudyaria Dyar, 1898
Gamelia Hübner, 1819
Gamelioides Lemaire, 1988
Heliconisa Walker, 1855
Hemileuca Walker, 1855
Hidripa Draudt, 1929

Hirpida Draudt, 1929
Hispaniodirphia Lemaire, 1999
Hylesia Hübner, 1820
Hylesiopsis Bouvier, 1929
Hyperchiria Hübner, 1819
Hyperchirioides Lemaire, 1981
Hypermerina Lemaire, 1969
Ithomisa Oberthür, 1881
Kentroleuca Draudt, 1930
Leucanella Lemaire, 1969
Lonomia Walker, 1855
Meroleuca Packard, 1904
Meroleucoides Michener, 1949
Molippa Walker, 1855
Ormiscodes Blanchard, 1852
Paradirphia Michener, 1949
Periga Walker, 1855
Periphoba Hübner, [1820]
Polythysana Walker, 1855
Prohylesia Draudt, 1929
Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 1967
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 1928
Rhodirphia Michener, 1949
Travassosula Michener, 1949
Xanthodirphia Michener, 1949

References

Beccaloni, George; et al. (eds.). "Search Results Subfamily: Hemileucinae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.