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A further note on the Xylophanes porcus (Hübner, 1823) species group, with the description of five new species

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2023
Authors:J. Haxaire, Melichar, T., Kitching, I. J.
Journal:The European Entomologist
Volume:15
Issue:1+2
Start Page:61
Pagination:61-93
Date Published:31/7/2023
Keywords:ARGENTINA, BARCODING, CATALOGUE, COI, COSTA RICA, DNA, ECUADOR, FRENCH GUIANA, MALE GENITALIA, MEXICO, NEIGHBOR-JOINING, PERU, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1, XYLOPHANES
Abstract:

"The Xylophanes porcus (Hübner, 1823) species group is revised. The complex is shown to comprise ten species, five of which have been previously overlooked. The subspecies Xylophanes porcus continentalis Rothschild and Jordan, 1903, is raised to species status as Xylophanes continentalis stat. nov. The following five new species are described: Xylophanes laguerrei Haxaire & Melichar sp. n. from Argentina; Xylophanes felisi Haxaire & Melichar sp. n. from French Guiana; Xylophanes corpus Haxaire & Melichar sp. n. from Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia; Xylophanes similis Haxaire & Melichar sp. n. from Costa Rica, and Xylophanes nogueirai Haxaire & Melichar sp. n. from Mexico. All species in the group are illustrated, as well as male genitalia."

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