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The distinctive features of island endemism in Lasiocampidae are extensive adaptive radiation and vicariance. These phenomena are especially typical of archipelagoes, where different taxa occur on closely located islands. The diverse ecological conditions of the islands determine the presence of a great number of subordinate taxa. Owing to the reduced flight activity, the species of Lasiocampidae are characterized by a high level of endemism on isolated islands. Islands of continental origin (Sumatra, Borneo) have a lower level of endemism, with centers on the mountain ranges. The endemism level is much higher in islands of biogenic origin (the Philippines). The Pacific islands have a higher index of specific endemism. At the same time, the islands of mixed and oceanic origin have low species diversity by a large fraction of endemic taxa. The boundaries of species distribution are determined not only by the landscape or climatic factors but also by biological ones.
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Original Russian Text © V.V. Zolotukhin, 2009, published in Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 2009, Vol. 88, No. 1, pp. 35–46.
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Zolotuhin, V.V. Peculiarities of island endemism in Lasiocampidae (Lepidoptera). Entmol. Rev. 89, 34–45 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873809010060
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