First record of Lonomia camox Lemaire, 1971 (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae) in Brazil
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Lonomia Walker, 1855 is a genus of Lepidoptera belonging to the Saturniidae whose caterpillars have defense system based on scoli connected venom glands, which can cause medical accidents envenomation, thereby making this medically important. In work, camox Lemaire, 1971, recorded for first time in Brazil, more specifically state Amazonas. Photographs male and female genitalia an updated map with new occurrence records are presented.
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عنوان ژورنال: EntomoBrasilis
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1983-0572']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12741/ebrasilis.v16.e1032