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Records of Apodemia phyciodoides
MEXICO, Chihuahua:
5-6 mi. NW Colonia Juarez, canyon of Rio Piedras Verdes, 5000': 9 April 1978 (36 6) RWH, 10 April 1978 (16) RWH, 25 June 1979 (36 6) GSF, 26 June 1979 (26 6) GSF, (566) RWH, 24 Aug. 1979 (16, 1 9) GSF, 25 Aug. 1979 (1 9, 7 6 6) GSF, 11 Sept. 1979 (19, 5c?c?) GSF, (16) N. J. Miles, 3 April 1980 (29 9, 366) GSF, 4 April 1980 (36 6) GSF, (16) S. Judd
9.5 mi. NW Colonia Juarez, 5500': 10 April 1978 (299,1c?) RWH
6.5 mi. W Rancho Gavilan, 23.4 mi. E Tres Rios, 5600' (30°3'N, 108°32'W). 13 April 1978 (lc?) RWH
Sonora: Tres Rios at Rio Bivaspe (29°52'N, 108°38'W) 4800': 12 April 1978 (56 6) RWH, 13
April 1978 (lc?) RWH 6.2 mi. N of Mesa Tres Rios & 50.3 mi. S of Huachinera on Rio de Los Lobos, 5900'
(29°41'N, 108°49'W): 1 July 1979 (IS) B. Harris
BOOK REVIEW
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 35(3), 1981, 232
Les Attacidae Americains. The Attacidae of America (=Saturnidae): Arsenurinae, by Claude Lemaire. 1980. Neuilly-sur-Seine, France: C. Lemaire. 199 pp., 171 figs., 76 pis. (4 in color).
In continuation of the series, Les Attacidae Americains, and following publication in 1978 of volume 1, Lemaire here presents volume 2. This volume treats the entirely Neotropical subfamily Arsenurinae, encompassing 57 species and including some of the more spectacular saturniids, as in the genus Copiopteryx. As in volume 1, each species is illustrated full size among the 76 plates, of which 4 are in color. Likewise, the text continues in the previous manner, with each species text in French followed by an English summary. Thus, persons not familiar with French can still easily use the volumes.
Only three new subspecies are described in volume 2. One new tribe is proposed for the monobasic genus Almeidaia.
Technically, this second volume continues Lemaire's excellent coverage. Full synonymies are given for all taxa and all infraspecific names are noted in synonymy. Lemaire follows priority strictly; thus, adopting the name Arsenurinae over the more commonly used Rhescyntinae. I found no major errors or misspellings. My only criticism involves the retention of some of the subspecies, inasmuch as they are not geographically isolated in some cases and may indeed only represent altitudinal forms. However, the subspecies category is fortunately used sparingly, which can only be praised when compared to such examples as Zygaena and Parnassius, where the use of subspecies has been taken to its most absurd extreme.
We can but welcome this new addition to Dr. Lemaire's continuing revision of the New World saturniids (or Attacidae) and hope for a short interval for the next volume in the series to be published.
John B. Heppner, Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560.