@article {22806, title = {Complexes of species of Eumorpha H{\"u}bner [1807] (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from the Maranh{\~a}o State, Brazil}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {5249}, year = {2023}, month = {03/2023}, pages = {425-445}, chapter = {425}, abstract = {

\"Eumorpha is a genus of moths that was described by H\übner in 1807, and currently has 28 valid species, distributed between temperate and tropical regions of the Americas. Thirteen species have been recorded for Brazil. The main characteristic of the group is the presence of a dark rectangular bar on the forewing of most species and also a pair of triangular spots on the thorax. Maranh\ão is a Brazilian State located in the Northeast of the country, its territory is composed of three biomes: Cerrado (64\%) Amazon (35\%), and Caatinga (1\%). This work aimed to carry out a study of Eumorpha inventory with a taxonomic focus on three complexes of species occurring in Maranh\ão: Eumorpha anchemolus (Cramer, 1779), Eumorpha analis (Rothschild \& Jordan, 1903) and Eumorpha obliquus (Rothschild \& Jordan, 1903). We analyzed 194 specimens belonging to 13 species, seven of which are representatives of the examined complexes. The specimens studied come from 13 municipalities in the State, seven from the Cerrado biome, and six from the Amazon biome. This study contributed to the knowledge of the Eumorpha fauna and demonstrated that it is still underestimated throughout the Brazilian territory. Following this work the number of species has increased significantly for the Maranh\ão State. Moreover, our work showed that the identification carried out only by the external morphology of habitus is not efficient for the analyzed complexes of species. This present article also demonstrates that the use of genitalia characters is a good approach to separate species within the groups.\"

}, keywords = {BRAZIL, EUMORPHA, MALE GENITALIA, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1}, url = {https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5249.4.2}, author = {Lima, T.M.A. and Sena, J.D.N. and C{\^a}mara, J.T. and Teston, J.A.} } @article {22495, title = {A new species of Rhodambulyx Mell, 1939 (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from Southwest Chongqing, China}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {5105}, year = {2022}, month = {03/2022}, pages = {48-62}, chapter = {48}, abstract = {

\"A new species of the genus Rhodambulyx Mell, 1939, Rhodambulyx xinyuae sp. nov., is described from Simianshan Nature Reserve in Southwest Chongqing, China. This species is similar to R. davidi Mell, 1939 and R. kitchingi Brechlin, 2015 in habitus, but can be distinguished by a different wing pattern, male genitalia structure and DNA barcode sequence. In addition, Rhodambulyx namvui Eitschberger \& Nguyen, 2017 is removed from synonymy with R. kitchingi and synonymized instead with R. davidi, although whether it would be better treated as a subspecies of R. davidi requires further investigation.\"

}, keywords = {BAYESIAN INFERENCE, CATALOGUE, CHINA, COI, DNA, MALE GENITALIA, PHYLOGENY, RHODAMBULYX, SPHINGIDAE, VIETNAM, WORLDMAP1}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.5105.1.2}, url = {https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5105.1.2}, author = {Xu, Z.-B. and Melichar, T. and He, J.-B. and Zhang, C. and Zhang, X.-Y. and Feng, D. and Hu, S.-J.} } @article {22373, title = {The Bombycoidea and Mimallonoidea (Lepidoptera) of a research station in the grasslands of Southern Brazil}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {5048}, year = {2021}, month = {10/2021}, pages = {118-126}, chapter = {118}, abstract = {

\"We report the Bombycoidea and Mimallonoidea (Lepidoptera) observed at the the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul\’s (UFRGS) Agronomic Research Station in Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil from September 7th to November 6th, 2018. This research station is situated in the Campos Sulinos (southern Brazilian grasslands) environment. As part of our inventory, we report the following Bombycoidea: 29 species of Sphingidae, 26 species of Saturniidae, at least seven species of Apatelodidae, and at least four species of Bombycidae. Within Mimallonidae we recorded eight species. New state records include the following Sphingidae: Xylophanes alineae, X. crenulata, and Perigonia stulta; and Mimallonidae: Mimallo grisea and the genus Menevia. Our study represents the first inventory of moths from this location and one of the few from the Campos Sulinos more broadly.\"

}, keywords = {APATELODIDAE, BOMBYCIDAE, BRAZIL, CAMPOS SULINOS, CHECKLIST, MENEVIA, MIMALLO, MIMALLONIDAE, ORECTA, PERIGONIA, SATURNIIDAE, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1, XYLOPHANES}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.5048.1.6}, url = {https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5048.1.6}, author = {Carvalho, A.P.S. and St Laurent, R.A. and Romanowski, H.P.} } @article {22255, title = {Review of the genus Eurypteryx C. Felder \& R. Felder, 1874 from China, with a first description of the male E. dianae (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4878}, year = {2020}, month = {11/2020}, pages = {375{\textendash}384}, chapter = {375}, abstract = {

\"The two species of the genus Eurypteryx C. Felder \& R. Felder, 1874 known from China, E. bhaga and E. dianae (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Macroglossinae, Macroglossini) were examined and compared with E. geoffreyi from Thailand. The male E. dianae is described for the first time based on a single specimen from an evergreen broad-leaf forest in Maolan Nature Reserve, Libo, Guizhou, China. The diagnostic features and a distribution map of the species of Eurypteryx in China are provided. A list of all Eurypteryx species presently known worldwide is also given.\"

}, keywords = {CHINA, EURYPTERYX, MALE GENITALIA, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1}, url = {https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4878.2.10}, author = {Jiang, Z.-H. and Wang, C.-B.} } @article {22227, title = {Complete mitogenome of Parum colligata (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) and its phylogenetic position within the Sphingidae}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4652}, year = {2019}, month = {08/2019}, pages = {126-134}, chapter = {126}, abstract = {

\"In this study, the complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of Parum colligata (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae: Smerinthinae) was sequenced firstly. The mitogenome is 15,288 bp in size, containing 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), two ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs), and an A+T-rich region. In the mitogenome, Ile, Leu2, and Phe are the most frequently used codon families, while codons GCG, TGC, GGC, CTG, AGG, and ACG are absent. The A+T-rich region is 358 bp in length including a motif \‘ATAGA\’, an 18 bp poly-T stretch, three copies of a 12 bp \‘TATATATATATA\’, and a short poly-A element. The nucleotides sequence of A+T-rich region is closer to Sphinginae than Macroglossinae. Phylogenetic analyses, based on the PCGs by using Maximum Likelihood (ML) and Bayesian Inference (BI) methods, generated consistent results that Smerinthinae was clustered together with Sphinginae to be the sister groups rather than Macroglossinae.\"

}, keywords = {CHINA, MITOGENOME, MTDNA, PARUM, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4652.1.6}, url = {https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4652.1.6}, author = {Li, J. and Hu, K. and Zhao, Y. and Lin, R. and Zhang, Y. and Li, Y. and Huang, Z. and Peng, S. and Geng, X. and Zhang, H. and Zhang, X. and Ding, J.} } @article {22128, title = {A new species of the genus Dahira Moore (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from Sichuan, China}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4767}, year = {2020}, month = {04/2020}, pages = {485-491}, chapter = {485}, abstract = {

\"A new species of hawkmoth, Dahira sichuanica sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Macroglossinae, Macroglossini), is described based on a single male from an evergreen broad-leaf forest in Dafengding Nature Reserve, Leshan, Sichuan, China. The habitus and diagnostic features of the new species are described and illustrated. A list of all Dahira species presently known from China and the distribution map of the new species are also given.\"

}, keywords = {CATALOGUE, CHINA, DAHIRA, MALE GENITALIA, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1}, issn = {1175-5326}, url = {https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4767.3.7}, author = {Jiang, Z.-H. and Wang, C.-B.} } @article {22116, title = {Diversity and abundance of Lepidoptera populations in the Theniet El Had National Park (Algeria)}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4743}, year = {2020}, month = {02/2020}, pages = {35-46}, chapter = {35}, abstract = {

\"An inventory of Lepidoptera in the Theniet El Had National Park (PNTEH), Algeria, revealed 86 taxa, both butterflies and moths. The specimens were collected in 68 localities distributed over ten cantons within the park in the period 2015\–2017. A preliminary faunistic list is compiled as a base-line contribution to the study of adult Lepidoptera in this park. In total, 3139 specimens were collected. The moths are clearly well diversified, with 14 families and 49 species obtained from a total of 1485 adult specimens. The butterflies are represented by 5 families with 37 species and 1654 specimens. A total of 8 families are reported for the first time from this park, in order of abundance: Zygaenidae, Hesperiidae, Crambidae, Alucitidae, Heterogynidae, Sesiidae, Oecophoridae, and Cossidae. Also 61 species are recorded here for the first time for the park. The most diverse family is Nymphalidae with 15 taxa (23\% of the total species). On the other hand, the Erebidae are represented by 894 specimens (28.5\% of the total number of specimens. Within the Erebidae, the genus Catocala contains the highest number of individuals (794 specimens). The canton of Pr\é-Ben Chouhra is quantitatively the best represented with 625 specimens (19.9\% of the total number of specimens collected) and the Nursery canton as the richest in lepidopteran species with 72 species observed. The diversity indices (H\’ and Hmax.) and the equitability index (E), calculated for the 10 cantons indicate that lepidopteran species are diverse in each station.\"

}, keywords = {ALGERIA, CHECKLIST, COMMUNITY STRUCTURE, CONSERVATION, DIVERSITY, HIPPOTION, LEPIDOPTERA, MACROGLOSSUM, RICHNESS, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1}, issn = {1175-5326}, url = {https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4743.1.3}, author = {Samira, K. and Malika, D. and Faiza, M. and De Prins, W. and Mohammed, R. and Flower, R. and Riadh, M.} } @article {21847, title = {Three new taxa of the genus Cechetra Zolotuhin \& Ryabov, 2012 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) from South-East Asia with notes on other species of the genus}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4450}, year = {2018}, month = {07/2018}, pages = {1-25}, chapter = {1}, abstract = {

\"Two new species and one subspecies of the genus Cechetra Zolotuhin \& Ryabov, 2012 are described from South-East Asia. Cechetra bryki sp.n. is described from Nepal, Myanmar (Burma), southwestern China and northern Vietnam. This species is most closely related in habitus, male genitalia morphology and COI mtDNA to the sympatric species, C. lineosa (Walker, 1856) and C. scotti (Rothschild, 1920) in habitus, male genitalia morphology and COI mtDNA. Cechetra inconspicua sp.n. is described from Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra. In habitus, it is closest to C. lineosa and C. subangustata (Rothschild, 1920), but its COI mtDNA (COI-5P \“barcode region\”) is very different from all other species in the genus. Cechetra subangustata continentalis ssp.n. is described from continental Indochina and Taiwan. It differs from the nominotypical subspecies in habitus. Cechetra scotti comb. nov. is transferred to Cechetra from Cechenena Rothschild \& Jordan, 1903.\"

}, keywords = {ANTENNAE, BARCODING, BHUTAN, BURMA, CATALOGUE, CECHETRA, CHINA, COI, INDIA, INDONESIA, LAOS, MALAYSIA, MALE GENITALIA, MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD, MTDNA, NEPAL, SPHINGIDAE, TAIWAN, THAILAND, VIETNAM, WORLDMAP1}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4450.1.1}, url = {https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4450.1.1}, author = {Ivshin, N. and Krutov, V. and Romanov, D.} } @article {21787, title = {Cryptic species among bumblebee mimics: an unrecognized Hemaris hawkmoth (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in eastern North America}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4399}, year = {2018}, month = {03/2018}, pages = {32-48}, chapter = {32}, abstract = {

\"Through integrating molecular, morphological and natural history evidence, nominal Hemaris diffinis (Boisduval) of eastern North America is shown to include a second, cryptic species, Hemaris aethra (Strecker) stat. rev. Despite highly divergent mtDNA sequences and differing larval phenotypes, genitalic morphology, habitat and larval host plants, adults of H. aethra and sympatric H. diffinis are externally so similar that H. aethra has remained unrecognized for over a century.
With a more northerly distribution than H. diffinis, H. aethra occurs from Manitoba to Nova Scotia and adjacent parts of the United States, the two species occurring in strict sympatry in eastern Ontario and likely other regions. Co-mimicry of Bombus Latreille bumblebee models has likely resulted in phenotypic convergence of H. diffinis and H. aethra, as the two do not appear to be sister taxa, the latter instead being more closely related to the western species H. thetis (Boisduval).
The larvae of H. aethra are illustrated for the first time, together with diagnostic images and comparisons of adults. Lectotypes
are designated for Hemaris tenuis Grote and Hemaris marginalis Grote.\"

}, keywords = {BARCODING, BAYESIAN INFERENCE, CANADA, CAPRIFOLIACEAE, CATALOGUE, COI, CRYPTIC SPECIES, DIERVILLA, DNA, FOODPLANT, HEMARIS, IMMATURE STAGES, LONICERA, MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD, MIMICRY, SPECIES DELIMITATION, SPHINGIDAE, TYPES, USA, WORLDMAP1}, issn = {1175-5326}, url = {https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4399.1.2}, author = {Schmidt, B.C.} } @article {21597, title = {A new species of Theretra H{\"u}bner (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from the southern Western Ghats, India}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4323}, year = {2017}, month = {09/2017}, pages = {185-196}, chapter = {185}, abstract = {

\"A new species of the genus Theretra H\übner [1819], Theretra shendurneensis sp. nov., is described from Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, southern Western Ghats, India, based on external and internal morphology, and genetic markers. The new species is compared in external and male genital morphology, genetic divergence and geographic range with three similar and closely related species: T. boisduvalii (Bugnion, 1839), T. sumatrensis (Joicey and Kaye, 1917) and T. rhesus (Boisduval, [1875]). Recent changes to the classification of Theretra are discussed and rejected.\"

}, keywords = {CATALOGUE, CHECKLIST, COI, DNA, INDIA, MALE GENITALIA, MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD, PHYLOGENY, THERETRA, WORLDMAP1}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4323.2.2}, url = {https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4323.2.2}, author = {Sondhi, Y. and Kitching, I.J. and Basu, D.N. and Kunte, K.} } @article {21505, title = {Taxonomic remarks on Andraca Walker, 1865 (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) with descriptions of five new species}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3262}, year = {2012}, month = {04/2012}, pages = {22-34}, chapter = {22}, abstract = {

\"The genus Andraca Walker, 1865, is divided into two subgenera, one of them new: Chrypathemola Zolt., subgen. nov. (type species Andraca apodecta Swinhoe, 1907). The following new species are described: Andraca draco, sp. nov. (from Java); Andraca lawa, sp. nov. (from Palawan), Andraca paradisea, sp. nov. (from Philippines), Andraca chrysocollis, sp. nov. (from Philippines) and Andraca (Chrypathemola) nobilorum, sp. nov. (from Vietnam). A male lectotype for Andraca bipunctata Walker, 1865 is designated from the collection of ZMHU; this designation led to the new synonymy: Andraca bipunctata Walker, 1865 = Andraca angulata Kishida, 1993, syn. nov. The systematics of the family Bombycidae is briefly discussed.\"

}, keywords = {ANDRACA, BARCODING, BURMA, CATALOGUE, CHINA, COI, DNA, ENDROMIDAE, FOODPLANT, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAVA, MALE GENITALIA, NEPAL, PHILIPPINES, THAILAND, VIETNAM, WORLDMAP1}, author = {Zolotuhin, V.V.} } @article {20950, title = {Current status of knowledge of Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea) in Colombia}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3987}, year = {2015}, month = {07/2015}, pages = {1-73}, chapter = {1}, keywords = {ADULT MORPHOLOGY, CHECKLIST, COLOMBIA, KEY, SPHINGIDAE, WING PATTERN, WORLDMAP1}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3987.1.1}, author = {Correa-Carmona, Y. and V{\'e}lez-Bravo, A.H. and Wolff_Echeverri, M.A.} } @article {20684, title = {The hawkmoth fauna of Pakistan (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3794}, year = {2014}, month = {05/2014}, pages = {393-418}, chapter = {393}, keywords = {ANAMBULYX, CATALOGUE, CHECKLIST, CLANIS, PAKISTAN, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.3794.3.4}, author = {Rafi, M. A. and Sultan, A. and Kitching, I. J. and Pittaway, A. R. and Markhasiov, M. and Khan, M. R. and Naz, F.} } @article {20355, title = {Morphology and DNA barcoding reveal three cryptic species within the Xylophanes neoptolemus and loelia species-groups (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {1923}, year = {2008}, month = {2008}, pages = {18-36}, chapter = {18}, keywords = {BARCODING, BRAZIL, CATALOGUE, COI, COSTA RICA, CRYPTIC SPECIES, DNA, GUATEMALA, MALE GENITALIA, MEXICO, NICARAGUA, PANAMA, PHYLOGENY, SPHINGIDAE, VENEZUELA, WORLDMAP1, XYLOPHANES}, url = {https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1923.1.2/26871}, author = {Vaglia, T. and Haxaire, J. and Kitching, I.J. and Meusnier, I. and Rougerie, R.} } @article {18796, title = {Taxonomic notes and new records of the genus {ISphingonaepiopsis} Wallengren, 1858 (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in Iran}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {1610}, year = {2007}, month = {2007}, pages = {41-52}, keywords = {CATALOGUE, IRAN, MALE GENITALIA, SPHINGIDAE, SPHINGONAEPIOPSIS, WORLDMAP1}, author = {Kitching, I. J. and Zahiri, R.} }