Samia vuvanlieni Naumann, Peigler & Läffle, 2014

A new described species of Saturniidae in 2014, the species is large size moth that found from Bidoup National Park, Lam Dong Province, they also were recorded in Kon Tum and Da Nang Province. The species is largest moth of the genus, two smaller related species are S. watsoni and S. formosana. Mature form found in high elevation habitat, about more than 1500m.

Samia vuvanlieni Naumann, Peigler & Läffle, 2014 - dorsal view of male

Neolucanus punctulatus Nguyen et Schenk,2013

This new species was described by Nguyen and Schenk on Beetles World journal, No 7 in 2013 based on 12 males and 1 female. Type specimens were collected from Ba Na forest area, Da Nang, South center of Vietnam. Maybe its distribution also extent to Bach Ma, Thua Thien Hue because the two ranges of mountains are connected together.

Neolucanus punctulatus is small size beetle, name of the species is idea of first author of the species, Mr. Quangthai Nguyen, with meaning "punctured", because the surface of body of the species strongly punctured.

N. punctulatus is closed to its related species N. guiardi that found from Laos.

Photo of male paratype Neolucanus punctulatus from author's collection