Brahmaea Explained

Brahmaea is a genus of moths of the family Brahmaeidae.^[1] Acanthobrahmaea, Brahmidia, and Brachygnatha are synonyms.^[2] Acanthobrahmaea has sometimes been considered a subgenus,^[3] describing an endemic relict species that only occurs in the vicinity of the Monte Vulture in Italy.

Species

• Brachygnatha diastemata, found in China (Shaanxi).^[4] Zhang & Yang, 1993
• Brahmaea ardjoeno (Kalis, 1934)
• Brahmaea celebica Toxopeus, 1939
• Brahmaea certhia (Fabricius, 1793)
• Brahmaea christophi Staudinger, 1879
• Brahmaea hearseyi (White, 1862)
• Brahmaea japonica (Butler, 1873)
• Brahmaea ledereri (Rogenhofer, 1873)
• Brahmaea litserra H.L. Hao, X.R. Zhang & J.K. Yang, 2002
• Brahmaea loeffleri Naumann & Brosch, 2005
• Brahmaea naessigi Naumann & Brosch, 2005
• Brahmaea paukstadtorum Naumann & Brosch, 2005
• Brahmaea tancrei (Austaut, 1896)
• Brahmaea wallichii (Gray, 1831)^[5]
• Brahmidia polymehntas H.L. Hao, X.R. Zhang & J.K. Yang, 2002

Further reading

• , 1982: Eine neue population von Brahmaea ledereri Rogenhofer, 1873, (Brahmaea ledereri zaba ssp. n.) in Türkisch-Kurdistan, sowie nachweis der konspezifität von Brahmaea ledereri Rogenhofer, 1873, und Brahmaea christophi Staudinger, 1879 (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae). Entomofauna 3 (9): 129–139. Full article: http://www.biologiezentrum.at/pdf_frei_remote/ENT_0003_0129-0139.pdf.
• , 2002: Two new species of Brahmaeidae from China (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae). Acta Entomologica Sinica 45 (Suppl.): 53–55. Full article: https://web.archive.org/web/20210305073148/http://www.insect.org.cn/temp/%7B6FA7751E-FD97-4A0F-AD31-ED082019AAD1%7D.pdf
• , 2005: Zur verbreitung der hearseyi-Gruppe (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae: Brahmaea Walker, 1855) in Indonesien und auf den Philippinen. Galathea 21 (2): 97–104.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Brahmaea Walker, 1855 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 4, 2018.
2. Kitching . Ian . Rougerie . Rodolphe . Zwick . Andreas . Hamilton . Chris . St Laurent . Ryan . Naumann . Stefan . Ballesteros Mejia . Liliana . Kawahara . Akito . A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera) . Biodiversity Data Journal . 12 February 2018 . 6 . e22236 . 10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236. free . 5904559 .
3. Web site: Fauna Europaea . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210337/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=443590 . dead . March 4, 2016 . October 22, 2015.
4. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=4203.0&& Butterflies and Moths of the World - Generic Names and their Type-species
5. Web site: Savela . Markku . Acanthobrahmaea Sauter, 1967 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 4, 2018.