@article {22991, title = {Ambulyx labuanensis sp. nov. from Flores Island, Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)}, journal = {Ecologica Montenegrina}, volume = {67}, year = {2023}, month = {10/2023}, pages = {117-120}, chapter = {117}, abstract = {

\"In this study, we describe Ambulyx labuanensis sp. nov., a new hawk moth species from Flores Island (East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia). This species is morphologically similar to Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858, A. amboynensis Rothschild, 1894, A. bakeri (Clark, 1929), A. celebensis (Jordan, 1919), A. dohertyi Rothschild, 1894, and A. semifervens (Walker, 1865). However, it clearly differs from these species by having two large saccular processes on the valva.\"

}, keywords = {AMBULYX, CATALOGUE, FLORES, INDONESIA, LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS, MALE GENITALIA, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1}, url = {https://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2023.67.13}, author = {Spitsyn, V.M. and Bolotov, I.N. and Spitsyna, E.A.} } @article {22728, title = {Laothoe amurensis zolotuhini ssp. nov. from Kunashir Island, Russia (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)}, journal = {Ecologica Montenegrina}, volume = {57}, year = {2022}, month = {10/2022}, pages = {118-126}, chapter = {118}, abstract = {

\"In this study, we describe Laothoe amurensis zolotuhini Spitsyn, Bolotov \& Spitsyna ssp. nov. from Kunashir Island. The range of this subspecies expands through South Kuriles and Japan. The new subspecies differs from the nominate one by having a strongly toothed outer margin of the wings. The uncorrected COI p-distance between L. amurensis zolotuhini ssp. nov. and the nominate subspecies is 2.12-2.45\%.\"

}, keywords = {BARCODING, CATALOGUE, COI, DNA, JAPAN, KURILE ISLANDS, LAOTHOE, MALE GENITALIA, NEIGHBOR-JOINING, RUSSIA, SPHINGIDAE}, doi = {10.37828/em.2022.57.11}, url = {https://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2022.57.11}, author = {Spitsyn, V.M. and Spitsyna, E.A. and Kondakov, A.V. and Tomilova, A.A. and Burchalovskaia, P.D. and Bolotov, I.N.} } @article {22716, title = {A review of the Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) fauna of Zanzibar (Unguja) Island (Tanzania)}, journal = {Ecologica Montenegrina}, volume = {57}, year = {2022}, month = {10/2022}, pages = {109-117}, chapter = {109}, abstract = {

\"Currently, the hawk moth fauna (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Zanzibar (Unguja) Island (Tanzania) is poorly known. The body of available literature contains records of eight species only. In this study, we present the checklist of 21 hawk moth species from Zanzibar, 13 of which are recorded for the first time.\"

}, keywords = {ACHERONTIA, AGRIUS, ANDRIASA, BASIOTHIA, EUCHLORON, HIPPOTION, LEUCOSTROPHUS, MACROGLOSSUM, NEPHELE, PSEUDOCLANIS, SPHINGIDAE, TANZANIA, TEMNORA, THERETRA, XANTHOPAN, ZANZIBAR}, doi = {10.37828/em.2022.57.10}, url = {https://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2022.57.10}, author = {Spitsyn, V.M. and Spitsyna, E.A. and Burchalovskaia, P.D. and Bolotov, I.N.} } @article {22254, title = {New and recent records of hawk moths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from Seychelles, with a description of a new insular subspecies}, journal = {Ecologica Montenegrina}, volume = {39}, year = {2021}, month = {02/2021}, pages = {109-120}, chapter = {109}, abstract = {

\"In this study, we examine a recent sample containing two hawk moth species (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from Praslin and Mah\é, Seychelles. It was widely accepted that the hawk moth species Temnora peckoveri (Butler, 1876) has a disjunctive range covering Madagascar and the Inner Seychelles. However, the Seychelles population of what was thought to be Temnora peckoveri shares a set of diagnostic morphological differences from both this species and T. fumosa (Walker, 1856) in the male genitalia structure. In particular, it remotely resembles Temnora fumosa based on the structure of aedeagus but differs from T. fumosa and T. peckoveri with respect to the harpe shape. Based on this evidence, we describe Temnora fumosa seychellensis Bolotov \& Spitsyn ssp. nov. as a subspecies with restricted range, being endemic to the Inner Seychelles. The range of this subspecies covers Praslin (first record), Mah\é, Silhouette, La Digue, Cousine, and Denis. Additionally, we report on recent occurrences of Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758) from Praslin (second record) and Mah\é. The adult moths were recorded feeding on inflorescences of Dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia Baker (Asparagaceae) for the first time. Finally, we present a complete list of Temnora fumosa seychellensis ssp. nov. and Agrius convolvuli occurrences from Seychelles.\"

}, keywords = {AGRIUS, CATALOGUE, MALE GENITALIA, SPHINGIDAE, TEMNORA, WORLDMAP1}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2021.39.12}, author = {Bolotov, I.N. and Kolosova, Y.S. and Spitsyna, E.A. and Spitsyn, V.M.} } @article {22178, title = {Theretra makhrovi sp. nov. from Flores Island, Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)}, journal = {Ecologica Montenegrina}, volume = {31}, year = {2020}, month = {05/2020}, pages = {1-5}, chapter = {1}, abstract = {

\"Here, we describe Theretra makhrovi sp. nov., a new hawk moth species from Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. This species is most similar to Theretra acuta Vaglia \& Liyous, 2010 and T. rhesus (Boisduval, [1875]) but can be distinguished from these taxa by the lack of several marking features such as narrow yellow stripes on the tegula, a large, triangular black spot on the underside of the forewing, and a clear zigzag curved band on the underside of the hindwing. The new species has pink shading on the underside of both wings that is absent in the two other species. It also has narrower and longer wings and specific male genitalia structure compared with the two similar taxa.\"

}, keywords = {CATALOGUE, FLORES, INDONESIA, LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS, MALE GENITALIA, SPHINGIDAE, THERETRA, WORLDMAP1}, url = {https://www.biotaxa.org/em/article/view/em.2020.31.1}, author = {Spitsyn, V.M. and Bolotov, I.N.} }