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Megalopyge Hübner, 1820
Alpis Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5: 980 (key), 1094, TS: Alpis defoliata Walker
= ; [NACL, 66]
Chrysopyga Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (13-17): pl. 66, f. 376, 378, TS: Chrysopyga undulata Herrich-Schäffer
= ; [NACL, 66]
Gasina Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 6: 1388 (key), 1478, TS: Gasina albicollis Walker
= ; [NACL, 66]
Ochrosoma Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (23-25): pl. 91, f. 517-518, TS: Ochrosoma apicale Herrich-Schäffer
= ; [NACL, 66]
Podalia Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1714, TS: Podalia vesta Walker
= ; [NACL, 66]
Lagoa Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1759 (preocc. Lagoa Harris, 1841), TS: Phalaena opercularis Smith
Oylothrix Clemens, 1860; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 12 : 522, TS: Oylothrix salebrosa Clemens
= ; [NACL, 66]
Pimela Clemens, 1860; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 12 : 156, TS: Pimela lanuginosa Clemens
= ; [NACL, 66]
Zebonda Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 498, TS: Zebonda basigutta Walker
= ; [NACL, 66]
Cyclara Schaus, 1896; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 4 : 57, TS: Cyclara ovata Schaus
= ; [NACL, 66]
Chrysopyge ; Aravena, 1928, 43 (missp.)
Alphis ; [NACL, 66 (missp.)]
Gasina ; Godman & Salvin, 1887, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 204
Lagoa Walker; Godman & Salvin, 1887, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 213
Megalopyge (Megalopygidae) ; [NACL, 66]
Megalopyge lapena Schaus, 1896
Mexico. See [About maps] Megalopyge lapena Schaus, 1896; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 4 : 58, TL: Mexico
Megalopyge lapena, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Megalopyge lapena, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
 Megalopyge lapena ; [NACL, #4645]
M. l. heteropuncta Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
lapena heteropuncta Barnes & McDunnough, 1918; Contr. nat. Hist. Lepid. N. Am. 4 (2): 158
Megalopyge lapena heteropuncta ; [NACL, #4645a]
Megalopyge bissesa Dyar, 1911
Mexico, Arizona. See [About maps] Megalopyge bissesa Dyar, 1911; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 38 (1742) : 267
Megalopyge bissesa, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Megalopyge bissesa, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
 Megalopyge bissesa ; [NACL, #4646]
Megalopyge opercularis (Smith, 1797)
Texas, .... See [About maps] Phalaena opercularis Smith, 1797; in Smith & Abbot, Nat. Hist. Rarer Lepid. Ins. Georgia, 2: 105, pl. 53
Pimela lanuginosa Clemens, 1860; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 12 : 157, TL: Texas
= ; [NACL, #4647]
Miresa subcitrina Walker, 1869; Characters undescr. Lepid. Heterocera : 20
= ; [NACL, #4647]
Megalopyge opercularis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Megalopyge opercularis, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
Megalopyge opercularis, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
 Megalopyge opercularis ; [NACL, #4647]
Megalopyge albicollis (Walker, 1855)
Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Brazil (Para). See [About maps] Gasina albicollis Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 6: 1479, TL: Para
Gasina albicollis ; Godman & Salvin, 1887, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 204
Megalopyge defoliata (Walker, 1855)
Mexico. See [About maps] Alpis defoliata Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5: 1094, TL: Mexico
Gasina agesistrata Druce, 1890; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (27) : 217, TL: Guatemala; Honduras, Ruatan Island
= ; [NHM]
Alpis defoliata ; Godman & Salvin, 1887, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 210
Megalopyge undulata (Herrich-Schäffer, [1855])
Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). See [About maps] Chrysopyga undulata Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (13-17): pl. 66, f. 378, TL: Rio
Megalopyge ovata (Schaus, 1896)
Brazil (São Paulo). See [About maps] Cyclara ovata Schaus, 1896; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 4 : 57, TL: south-eastern, Sao Paulo
Megalopyge apicale (Herrich-Schäffer, [1856])
Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). See [About maps] Ochrosoma apicale Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (23-25): pl. 91, f. 517-518
Zebonda basigutta Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 498, TL: Rio de Janeiro
Megalopyge salebrosa (Clemens, 1860)
Mexico. See [About maps] Oylothrix salebrosa Clemens, 1860; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 12 : 522, TL: Mexico, near Jalapa
Gasina agdamea Druce, 1890; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (27) : 216, TL: Mexico, Coatepetec; Cuest de Misantla; Guatemala
= ; [NHM]
Megalopyge orsilochus (Cramer, [1775])
Brazil. See [About maps] Phalaena orsilochus Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 72, pl. 46, f. D
Podalia vesta Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1714, TL: Brazil
Megalopyge contigua (Walker, 1866)
Mexico, Costa Rica - Colombia. See [About maps] Alpis contigua Walker, 1866; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 33: 1094, TL: Colombia
Alpis contigua ; Godman & Salvin, 1887, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 210
Podalia contigua ;
Megalopyge salacia (Druce, 1887)
Costa Rica. See [About maps] Alpis salacia Druce, 1887; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 211, 3: pl. 22, f. 14, TL: Costa Rica. Orazi 6000-7000ft
Podalia salacia ;
Megalopyge superba (H. Edwards, 1884)
Mexico. See [About maps] Lagoa superba H. Edwards, 1884; Papilio 4 (4): 79, TL: Mexico, Vera Cruz
Laoga superba ; Godman & Salvin, 1887, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 214
Megalopyge ornata (Druce, 1887)
Mexico. See [About maps] Lagoa ornata Druce, 1887; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 214, TL: Mexico, Cordova
Megalopyge affinis (Druce, 1887)
Mexico. See [About maps] Lagoa affinis Druce, 1887; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 214, TL: Mexico Valladolid in Yucatan
Megalopyge ravida (Druce, 1887)
Mexico. See [About maps] Lagoa ravida Druce, 1887; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 214, 3: pl. 22, f. 17, TL: Mexico, Acapulco
Megalopyge dyari (Joicey & Talbot, 1922)
Ecuador, .... See [About maps] Unduzia dyari Joicey & Talbot, 1922; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2) : 302, TL: Ecuador
Podalia dyari ; [NHM]

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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BCA]
electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[Bruce Walsh]
Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona
[GALEPS]
Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States; James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[NACL]
Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
[NHM]
Natural History Museum; The Global Lepidoptera Names Index

Some related literature:
Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
Notes and new species Contr. nat. Hist. Lepid. N. Am. 4 (2): 61-208, pl. 11-25, (3): 211-278, pl. 26-40
Clemens, 1860
Contributions to American Lepidopterology. - No. 3-7 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 12 : 4-15, : 156-174, : 203-221, : 345-362, : 522-547
Cramer, [1775]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 1-132, pl. 1-84 (1775), (8): 133-155, pl. 85-96 (1776)
Druce, 1890
Descriptions of new Species of Lepidoptera from Central America Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (27) : 213-218
Dyar, 1911
Descriptions of new species and genera of Lepidoptera from Mexico Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 38 (1742) : 229-273
H. Edwards, 1884
Notes on Mexican Lepidoptera with description of new species Papilio 4 (1): 11-19, (3): 59-61, (4): 75-80
Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1887; Godman & Salvin, 1887
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 1-490, 3: pl. 1-101
Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]; Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]
Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäischer Schmetterlinge, 1850-[1869]: Heterocera (Nachfalter) Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (1): pl. 1-4, f. 1-17 (1853), 1 (2): pl. 5-8, f. 18-38 (1853), 1 (3): pl. 9-12, f. 39-51 (1853), 1 (4): pl. 13-16, f. 52-76 (1853), 1 (5): pl. 17-20, f. 77-97 (1854), 1 (6): pl. 21-24, f. 98-114 (1854), 1 (7): pl. [25-28], f. 115-138 (1854), 1 (8): pl. [29-32], f. 139-153 (1854), 1 (9): pl. [33-36], f. 154-173 (1854), 1 (10): pl. [37-40], f. 174-201 (1854), 1 (11): pl. [41-44], f. 202-231 (1854), 1 (12): pl. [45-48], f. 232-258 (1854), 1 (13-17): pl. 49-68, f. 259-390 (1855), 1 (?18): pl. [69], f. 391-396 (1858), 1 (?19): pl. [70], f. 397-403 (1858), 1 (?20-21): pl. 71-78, f. 404-451 (1855), 1 (?22): pl. [79], f. 452-458 (1858), 1 (23-25): pl. 80-94, f. 459-540 (1856), 1 (26): pl. [95-96], f. 541-551 (1858), 1: 1-52 (1856), 1: 53-84 (1858), 2: pl. [97-100], f. 552-571 (1869)
Joicey & Talbot, 1922
New forms of moths from New Guinea and South America Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2) : 300-302
Schaus, 1896
New species of Heterocera J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 4 : 51-60
Walker, 1855; Walker, 1856
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 1-278 (1854), 2: 279-581 (1854), 3: 582-775 (1855), 4: 776-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)
Walker, 1865; Walker, 1866
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 1-322 ([1865]), 32: 323-706 (1865), 33: 707-1120 (1865), 34: 1121-1534 ([1866]), 35: 1535-2040 (1866)

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