Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Malacosoma tigris (Dyar, 1902)
Clisiocampa tigris Dyar, 1902
Malacosoma var. inducta Dyar, 1906
Clisiocampa onissa Dyar, 1911
Malacosoma texana Dyar, 1928 - manuscript name applied to a form of disstria by Beutenmuller and suggested at a full species allied with M. tigris by Dyar in Draudt (1928).
Identification
M. texana Beut. [syn. of M. tigris](80 a) was described as a form of disstria, but does not have its habitus. Maybe clay-yellowish, dark sprinkled; Lines brown, clear means without bright borders. I only have ♂♂; I think it is a good species from the tigris family. ♀ and caterpillar unknown. Texas. - approximate Google translate of Dyar (1928)
Range
Type Locality: Platte Canyon near Denver, CO.
Type Locality (M. t. var. inducta): Palmerlee, Cochise Co., AZ.
Type Locality (M. texana, syn.): TX.
Remarks
The species name tigris is a simple noun, so does not follow the genus name in gender.
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Malacosoma is neuter, so adjectivic species names end -um instead of -a.
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Print References
Dyar, H.G., 1902. A new form of Clisiocampa from Colorado. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 5:
38-39.
Dyar, H.G., 1906. North American moths and larvae. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1(8):
195.
Dyar, H.G., 1928. in Draudt, Die Grossschmetterlinge des Amerikanischen Faunengebietes: Lasiocampidae. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erd, 6:
565-629.
Franclemont, 1973. MONA, Fascicle 20.1: 76; pl. 9.23-28
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