Compiled by Ulrich Brosch (Hille) and Dr. Stefan Naumann (Berlin). The checklist is based on the publication of U. Brosch, S. Naumann, L.H. Paukstadt, U. Paukstadt, I. Tcherniak & M. Beeke (1999): Anmerkungen zur Brahmaeiden- und Saturniidenfauna (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea) von Laos und Kambodscha. – galathea. Berichte des Kreises Nürnberger Entomologen eV (Nürnberg); Supplement 6, Dezember 1999. So far for the fauna of Laos records for twentyseven taxa belonging to the family Saturniidae and two species of the family Brahmaeidae are published, most of them for the first time; further records are in our hands already and will be added to the list after publication. Our knowledge on the fauna of Cambodia still remains poor. Aside of the six species of the family Saturniidae and one species of the family Brahmaeidae cited in the publication mentioned above only few more are known. Research is still in progress, the presented list will be continued. The references can be found at the end of this page. Notes on selected taxa and links on figures of specimens are in preparation.
 

Family Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892

Genus Brahmaea Walker, 1855

Brahmaea hearseyi (White, 1862)  Laos/Cambodia
Brahmaea wallichii wallichii (Gray, 1831)  Laos

Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 ("1834")
Subfamily Saturniinae Boisduval, 1837 ("1834")

Tribe Attacini Blanchard, 1840

Genus Attacus Linnaeus, 1767

Attacus atlas (Linnaeus, 1758)  Laos/Cambodia

Archaeoattacus edwardsii (White, 1859) ^{footnote 1} Laos

Samia canningi (Hutton, 1860)  Laos/Cambodia
Samia kohlli Naumann & Peigler, 2001  Laos
Samia insularis (Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1862) ^{footnote 2} Laos

Genus Actias Leach in Leach & Nodder, 1815

Actias maenas Doubleday, 1847 [ssp.?]  Laos
Actias selene (Hübner, 1806) [ssp.?]  Laos/Cambodia
Actias rhodopneuma Röber, 1925  Laos
Actias laotiana Testout, 1936  Laos
Actias sinensis Walker, 1855  Laos

Antheraea (Antheraea) larissoides Bouvier, 1928 [?]  Laos
Antheraea (Antheraea) steinkeorum U. Paukstadt, L.H. Paukstadt & Brosch, 1999 [?]Laos
Antheraea (Antheraea) platessa platessa W. Rothschild, 1903  Laos
Antheraea (Antheraea) (pernyi) roylii Moore, 1859  Laos
Antheraea (Antheraea) helferi helferi Moore, 1859  Laos

Antheraea (Antheraeopsis) castanea Jordan, 1910 [?]  Laos

Cricula jordani Bryk, 1944  Laos
Cricula trifenestrata (Helfer, 1837) [ssp.?]  Laos/Cambodia

Solus parvifenestratus sinjaevi Nässig, 1994 [?]  Laos

Lemaireia luteopeplus aureopeplus Nässig & Holloway, 1988  Laos

Loepa anthera Jordan, 1911  Laos
Loepa diversiocellata Bryk, 1944  Laos
Loepa sikkima sikkima Atkinson in Moore, 1866 ("1865")  Laos
Loepa miranda (Moore, 1865)  Laos

Saturnia (Saturnia) pyretorum Westwood, 1847 ("1848") [ssp.?]  Laos

Saturnia (Rinaca) cachara (Moore, 1872)  Laos
Saturnia (Rinaca) zuleika Hope, 1843  Laos

Genus Salassa Moore, 1859

Salassa thespis (Leech, 1890) [?]  Laos

1) Archaeoattacus edwardsii malayanus (Kurosawa & Kishida, 1985 ("1984") wurde nach eingehenden Untersuchungen als neues Synonym von der nominotypischen Archaeoattacus edwardsii (White, 1859) eingestuft (cf. Brosch et al. 1999).  ==> back

2) There exists a single record of S. insularis (Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1862) from Laos, Phontiou, mentioned to be collected by P. Sciama in 1962; the specimen in stored in MNHN Paris, it was dissected and determined safely as a true S. insularis. Due to the fact that this species regularly occurs on the Indonesian islands of Java, Krakatoa, and Sumatra, we believe that the Laotian specimen is mislabeled regarding the source locality (compare also Peigler & Naumann, 2003: 142).  ==> back

Weitere Anmerkungen in Vorbereitung / further notes in preparation
 

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