Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 2023 |
Authors: | J. Haxaire, Melichar T. |
Journal: | The European Entomologist |
Volume: | 15 |
Issue: | 3+4 |
Start Page: | 115 |
Pagination: | 115-153 |
Date Published: | 21/12/2023 |
Keywords: | ACOSMERYX, AMBULYX, BARCODING, CATALOGUE, COI, DNA, EUPANACRA, INDIA, MALE GENITALIA, MARUMBA, NEIGHBOR-JOINING, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1 |
Abstract: | "The authors studied four genera of Sphingidae found in northern India: Eupanacra Cadiou & Holloway, 1989, Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1875, Ambulyx Westwood, 1847 and Marumba Moore, 1882. Eupanacra frena (Swinhoe, 1892) comb. nov. & stat. rev., previously considered a synonym of Eupanacra mydon (Walker, 1856), and Eupanacra moseri (Gehlen, 1930) comb. nov. & stat. rev., previously considered a synonym of Eupanacra malayana (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903), are reinstated to species status. Eupanacra elassama Brechlin, 2014 syn. nov. and Eupanacra waloensis Brechlin, 2000 syn. nov. are synonymized with Eupanacra frena and Eupanacra moseri respectively. Acosmeryx sinjaevi Brechlin & Kitching, 1996 is synonymized with Acosmeryx formosana (Matsumura, 1927) as subspecies Acosmeryx formosana sinjaevi syn. & stat. nov., and a new subspecies, Acosmeryx formosana arunachalensis Haxaire & Melichar ssp. nov., is described from Arunachal Pradesh. Ambulyx montana Cadiou & Kitching, 1990, Ambulyx interplacida Brechlin, 2006 and Ambulyx bhutana Brechlin, 2014 are all synonymized with Ambulyx semiplacida Inoue, 1990 as subspecies Ambulyx semiplacida montana syn. & stat. nov., Ambulyx semiplacida interplacida syn. & stat. nov. and Ambulyx semiplacida bhutana syn. & stat. nov. Marumba dyras (Walker, 1856) is shown to be confined to Sri Lanka and southern India, and replaced in the north by Marumba dyras oriens (Butler, 1875) stat. nov." |
Contribution to the knowledge of the Sphingidae of Arunachal Pradesh, with taxonomic notes on the genera Eupanacra Cadiou & Holloway, 1989, Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1875, Ambulyx Westwood, 1847 and Marumba Moore, 1882 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae)
Taxonomic name:
Eupanacra elegantulus (Taxonomy), Acosmeryx formosana (Taxonomy), Ambulyx semiplacida (Taxonomy), Marumba dyras (Taxonomy), Eupanacra malayana (Taxonomy), Eupanacra mydon (Taxonomy), Acosmeryx (Taxonomy), Ambulyx (Taxonomy), Ambulyx (Taxonomy), Ambulyx (Taxonomy), Ambulyx (Taxonomy), Ambulyx (Taxonomy), Eupanacra (Taxonomy), Marumba (Taxonomy), Sphingidae (Taxonomy)