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Sergio D. Ríos

  • 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.