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A new species of the genus Macroglossum Scopoli, 1777 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) from Malay peninsula and northeast India

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2023
Authors:N. Ivshin, Melichar, T., Romanov, D.
Journal:The European Entomologist
Volume:15
Issue:3+4
Start Page:171
Pagination:171-186
Date Published:21/12/2023
Keywords:BARCODING, CATALOGUE, COI, DNA, INDIA, MACROGLOSSUM, MALAYSIA, MALE GENITALIA, MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1
Abstract:

"A new species of the genus Macroglossum Scopoli, 1777, Macroglossum krutovi sp. n. is described from the Malay Peninsula and northeast India. The new species differs from other similar small Macroglossum (Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875; M. troglodytus Boisduval, 1875; M. variegatum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; M. vicinum Jordan, 1923 and M. neotroglodytus Kitching & Cadiou, 2000) in the wing and body pattern, male genital morphology and mtDNA barcode sequence region."

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