Eurides Furtado

Prepona pheridamas pheridamas (Cramer) e seus estágios imaturos (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Charaxinae)

Data on immature stages and range extension of Prepona pheridamas (Cramer, 1777) are presented. The larva feed on Hirtella gracilipes (Hook. f.) (Chrysobalanaceae), the same natural hostplant for Agrias claudina godmani Fruhstorfer,1895 in the high Rio Arinos region, Mato Grosso State.

Morfologia externa do adulto de Almeidaia aidae Mielke & Casagrande (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae, Arsenurinae, Almeidaiini). I. Cabeça, apêndices e região cervical

The external morphology of adult head of Almeidaia aidae Mielke & Casagrande, 1981 is described and illustrated for the first time. The results obtained were compared with other species of Saturniidae. This species is rare and endemic of the Cerrado region. Biological studies were published recenthly by the fourth author.

Paradaemonia thelia (Jordan) e seus estágios imaturos (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae, Arsenurinae)

Data on immature stages, the behavior and the range of Paradaemonia thelia (Jordan, 1922) are presented. The solitary larva feed on Chrysophyllum marginatum (Hook. & Arn.) Radlk. (Sapotaceae), its natural hostplant. Isolated ovae are deposited on dorsal surface of mature leaves. Larval development required 18 days; the pupal stage lasted 32-37 days. Adults, ovae, larvae and pupa are illustrated in color.

Almeidaia aidae Mielke & Casagrande: seus estágios imaturos e notas taxonômicas (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae, Arsenurinae, Almeidaiini)

For the first time data on behavior, hostplants and immature stages for a member of this rare Saturniidae are presented. A female of Almeidaia aidae Mielke & Casagrande, 1981, the fifth known specimen of this species, was collected in Diamantino, upper Arinos river, Mato Grosso, Brazil, and from its ovae, larvae were reared on Pseudobombax longiflorum (Mart. & Zucc.) A. Rob. and Eriotheca gracilipes (K. Schum.) A. Rob. (Bombacaceae), two tree species common in the cerrado region of central Brazil. Larval development in 10 days is extraordinarily fast, however the pupal period can last a year or more. The types from Almeidaia romualdoi Travassos, 1937 and A. aidae are illustrated in color for the first time; of this last species, eggs, larval instars and adults are illustrated in color and the first and second larval instars and pupa, by line drawings.

Copiopteryx semiramis (Cramer): notas suplementares à sua biologia (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae, Arsenurinae)

The immature stages and the larval hosts of some subspecies of Copiopteryx semiramis (Cramer, 1775) are reported. Egg, larval instars, pupa and adults to the subspecies C. semiramis montei Gagarin, 1933 are illustrated in color for the first time.

Psigida walkeri (Grote) and its immature stages. (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae, Ceratocampinae)

The biology and immature stages of Psigida walkeri (Grote) are described for the first time. Development is rapid with only 35 days from egg to adult. The larva feed on Calliandra parviflora Benth. (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae), its natural host plant. Egg, larval instars, pupa and adults are illustrated in color.

Paradaemonia balsasensis sp. nov. da Serra do Penitente, Balsas, Maranhão, Brasil (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae, Arsenurinae)

^lpt^aDescreve-se uma nova especie de Paradaemonia Bouvier, 1925.^len^aA new species of Paradaemonia Bouvier, 1925 is described.

Caligopsis seleucida (Hewitson) e seus estágios imaturos (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Brassolinae)

Os estagios imaturos de Caligopsis seleucida (Hewitson, 1877) sao descritos de estudos em laboratorio realizados em Diamantino (Mato Grosso) e Contagem (Minas Gerais). As larvas criadas no Mato Grosso foram alimentadas com Phyllostachys aurea A. & C. Rivieri e Dendrocalanus giganteus Munro (Poaceae), enquanto as outras larvas tiveram como alimento P. aurea e Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. (Poaceae). O desenvolvimento ontogenico de ovo ate adulto (no Mato Grosso) foi de 115 dias quando as larvas tiveram cinco instares e de 147 dias quando tiveram um instar extra. Imaturos e adultos sao ilustrados a cores.

Adeloneivaia schubarti Rêgo Barros & Mielke e seus estágios imaturos (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae, Ceratocampinae)

Descriptions of the morphology and behavior of the immature stages of Adeloneivaia schubarti Rego Barros & Mielke, 1970 are given for the first time. The larvae was reared (in captivity) on Stryphnodendron adstringens (Mart.) Coville (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae). Egg, larval instars, pupa and adults are illustrated in color and line drawings.

Estágios imaturos de Titaea orsinome Huebner (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae, Arsenurinae)

Data on immature stages, the behavior and the range of Titaea orsinome Huebner, [1823] are presented. The larva feeds on Eriotheca gracilipes (K. Schum.) O. Robyn (Bombacaceae). Generation (oviposition to imago) lasted 77 days. Egg, larval instars, head capsules, pupa and adults are illustrated in color.