Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory

Creating a taxonomic e-science

Revision of the genus Rhagastis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from China, based on morphological and phylogenetic analyses

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2024
Authors:Z. - H. Jiang, Wang, J. - X., Xu, Z. - B., Kitching, I. J., Huang, C. - L., Hu, S. - J., Xiao, Y. - L.
Journal:Insects
Volume:15
Start Page:359
Pagination:359
Date Published:15/5/2024
Keywords:BARCODING, CATALOGUE, CHINA, COI, DNA, FEMALE GENITALIA, IMMATURE STAGES, MALE GENITALIA, MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD, PHYLOGENY, RHAGASTIS, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1
Abstract:

"Here, the taxonomy of the genus Rhagastis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Macroglossinae, Macroglossini) from China is revised based on differences in wing morphology, male and female genitalia, and the phylogenetic relationship of the DNA barcodes. Subspecies of Rhagastis albomarginatus (Rothschild, 1894) and R. castor (Walker, 1856) are treated as “good” species, namely Rhagastis dichroae Mell, 1922 stat. nov.; R. everetti Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 stat. nov.; R. aurifera (Butler, 1875) stat. rev.; R. chinensis Mell, 1922 stat. nov.; R. formosana Clark, 1925 stat. nov.; and R. jordani Oberthür, 1904 stat. rev. The distribution maps, biological notes, and ecological records of the genus Rhagastis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 from China are given, and a species inventory of genus Rhagastis in the world is also included."

URL:https://doi.org/10.3390/ insects15050359
DOI:10.3390/ insects15050359
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith