In the present issue, a list of papers concerning Saturniidae, published during 1997–1998, is given. This list was compiled also with the help of Dr S. Naumann, Dr  R. S. Peigler and Valerie A. Passoa. News on additional papers are welcome!

Dr. R. S. Peigler suggests to include the address of the author under each article reported. So, it will be possible to write to the author for a reprint.

• No papers.

• Kruse, J. J. (1998): New Wisconsin records for a Hemileuca (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) using Menyanthes trifoliata (Solanales: Menyanthaceae) and Betula pumila (Betulaceae). — Great Lakes Ent. 31 (2): 109–112.

Address of the author: Division of Insect Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA. Email: kruse@nature.berkeley.edu

• Balcázar-Lara, M., & Wolfe, K. L. (1997): Cladistics of the Ceratocampinae (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). — Tropical Lepidoptera 8 (Suppl. 2): 1–53.

Email: (Manuel Balcázar-Lara) mabl@servidor.unam.mx, (Keith V. Wolfe) keith.wolfe@ots.treas.gov
 
• Beutelspacher-Baigts, C. R., & Balcázar-Lara, M. (1998): Saturniidae of “Los Altos de Chiapas”, México (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea). — Tropical Lepidoptera 9 (1): 19–22.

Addresses of the authors: Colecciòn Nacional de Insectos. Instituto de Biologia, UNAM, A.P. 70-153, México City, 04510 DF, Mexico.
 
• Furtado, E., & Racheli, L. (1998a): Description of the preimaginal stages of Othorene hodeva (Druce, 1904) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae, Ceratocampinae). — Neue entomol. Nachr. 41: 173–176.

 
• Furtado, E., & Racheli, L. (1998b): Description of the preimaginal stages of Schausiella spitzi Travassos (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae, Ceratocampinae). — Neue entomol. Nachr. 41: 177–181.

 
• Piñas Rubio, F., & Racheli, L. (1998): Distributional notes on Ecuadorian Saturniidae (Lepidoptera). — Neue entomol. Nachr. 41: 157–161.

 
• Racheli, L. (1998): Some remarks on the saturniids of Guatemala (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). — Neue entomol. Nachr. 41: 143–148.

 
• Racheli,  L. (1998): Additions and corrections to the lists of Ecuadorian Saturniidae (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). — Neue entomol. Nachr. 41: 149–155.

 
• Racheli, L., & Racheli, T. (1998a): The Saturniidae of the Loreto Road, Napo Province, Ecuador (Lepidoptera). — Neue entomol. Nachr. 41: 163–172.

 
• Racheli, L., & Racheli, T. (1998b): Lepidoptera diversity of an Ecuadorian lowland rain forest (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Saturniidae, Sphingidae). — Neue entomol. Nachr. 41: 95–117.

• Eitschberger, U., & Brehm, G. (1998): Bildliche Darstellung der Präimaginalstadien von Actias selene aus Nord-Indien (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). — Tropical Lepidoptera 9 (1): 23–27.

Address of the author: Dr. Ulf Eitschberger, Humboldtstrasse 13a, D-95168 Marktleuthen, Germany.
 
• Nässig, W. A., & Treadaway, C. G. (1998): The Saturniidae (Lepidoptera) of the Philippines.— Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, Frankfurt am Main, Suppl. 17: 223–424.

Address of the author: Dr. Wolfgang A. Nässig, Entomologie II, Forschunginstitut und Naturmuseum Senckenberg, Senckenberganlage 25, D-60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Email: .
All the 23 Saturniidae species known to occur in the Philippines are decribed and illustrated with comments for each taxon. Six new taxa (2 new species and 4 new subspecies) are described. A lectotype is designed as well as a taxonomical change.
See also here.
Published in:
Nässig, W. A., Treadaway, C. G., & Settele, J. (Eds.) (1998): Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Insekten der Philippinen, III. Contributions to the knowledge of the insects of the Philippines, III. — Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, Frankfurt am Main, Supplementum 17: 576 pp.
 
• Naumann, S. (1998a): Description of the female of Saturnia cameronensis from West Malaysia (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). — Tropical Lepidoptera 9 (1): 15–17.

Address of the author: Dr. Stefan Naumann, Potsdamer Strasse 71, D-10785 Berlin, Germany.
 
• Naumann, S. (1998b): Samia treadawayi (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), a new species from Palawan Island, Philippines. — Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, Frankfurt am Main, Suppl. 17: 449–456.

 
• Paukstadt, U., Paukstadt, L. H., & Brosch, U. (1998): Taxonomische Änderungen und Anmerkungen zu den Taxa der Gattung Antheraea Hübner [1819] von Sumatra, Indonesien (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). — Entomol. Z. 108 (8): 317–324.

Address of the author: U. & L. H. Paukstadt, Knud-Rasmussen-Strasse 5, D-26389 Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Email:  ulrich.paukstadt@t-online.de

• No papers.

• Bartlett, E. (1996): Hold the turkey. — New Scientist 150 (21-26 Dec. 1996): 58–59.
Article about mopane worms (Imbrasia belina) as food in Africa.

• Passoa, V. A. (1998:) The value of sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) as a larval foodplant for Saturniidae. — News Lepid. Soc. 40 (3): 42–43.

Address of the author: Valerie A. Passoa, 602 Jasonway Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43214, USA.
 
• Regier, J. C., Fang, Q. Q., Mitter, C., Peigler, R. S., Friedlander, T. P. & Alma Solis, M. (1998): Evolution and phylogenetic utility of the period gene in Lepidoptera. — Mol. Biol. Evol. 15 (9): 1172–1182.

• No papers.

Dr. Richard S. Peigler, 3442 Green Springs Drive, San Antonio, Texas, 78247-3021, U.S.A., Email: rpeigler@texas.net

A NEW RECORD OF ACTIAS RHODOPNEUMA RÖBER, 1925 FROM CENTRAL LAOS (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

Roberto Vinciguerra, Via XX Settembre 64, I-90141 Palermo, Italy

Actias rhodopneuma is known from India, China, Burma and Thailand (Pinratana & Lampe 1990). This species is here reported for the first time for central Laos, from two male specimens from Luang Prabang, 2000 m, VI. 1997.

Acknowledgements:  Special thanks are due to Dr. S. Naumann for useful information.

References

Nässig, W. A., & Treadaway, C.G..(1998): The Saturniidae (Lepidoptera) of Philippines. — Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, Frankfurt am Main, Suppl. 17: 223–424.

Pinratana, A., & Lampe, R. E. J. (1990): Moths of Thailand, vol. one, Saturniidae. — Bangkok, Brothers of St. Gabriel, Bosco Offset, Thailand, v + 47 pp., 44 pls.

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