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Roberto Vinciguerra

  • Biodiversity Journal, 4 (2): 275-280

    Jorge M. González, Roberto Vinciguerra & Sergio D. Ríos
    Amauta hodeei (Oberthür, 1881) and its subspecies (Lepidoptera Castniidae), with comments on the life and times of Brother Apolinar María

    ABSTRACT
    In 1948, a fired destroyed the La Salle Museum in Bogota, Colombia, which was built with a great effort by the La Salle religious teaching congregation, but with the particular and decisive input of Brother Apolinar María. He became a champion of the study of the natural history of Colombia and through the museum, he established numerous connections with scientists and naturalists worldwide. Some rare Castniidae were among the numerous specimens of the fauna he traded with museums around the world. General information about Brother Apolinar María, the La Salle Museum, and the subspecies of Amauta hodeei (Castniidae) are provided here in an attempt to improve and stimulate the interest in such a remarkable naturalist and some rare and almost unknown species of the South American Fauna. One of these ssp. (A. hodeei kruegeri) is reported from Ecuador, thus increasing knowledge about its geographical distribution.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 2 (4): 189-194

    Roberto Vinciguerra, Pedro Lozano Rodríguez, Fernando Hernández-Baz & Jorge M. González
    Observations on Athis thysanete (Dyar, 1912) (Lepidoptera, Castniidae) from Mexico and comparative notes to other species in the family

    ABSTRACT
    General information on distribution, biology, and behavior on a rare species of the family Castniidae, Athis thysanete (Dyar, 1912), endemic from Mexico, is provided. Comparative notes are also given of the Chilean Castnia eudesmia Gray, 1838, in an attempt to understand the insect-plant relationships of A. thysanete. The note ends with additional remarks on the need for conservation of the habitat of the species.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 2 (3): 149-150

    Roberto Vinciguerra
    Notes on the distribution of Castnia invaria penelope Schaufuss, 1870 (Lepidoptera, Castniidae)

    ABSTRACT
    The finding of Castnia invaria penelope Schaufuss, 1870 in Ecuador (Rio Napo) is highlighted, thus extending the body of knowledge on the distribution of the ssp. Additional information on the genus and the congeneric species is also provided.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 2 (2): 097-102

    Roberto Vinciguerra
    Observations on the genus Athis Hübner, [1819] and description of a new species from Peru (Lepidoptera, Castniidae)

    ABSTRACT
    One new species of the genus Athis Hübner, [1819] from Peru (Athis pirrelloi n. sp.) is described and illustrated. The male, the preimaginal stages and the host plant are still unknown. Some additional informations about the genus Athis Hübner, [1819] and the congeneric species/subspecies are given.