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Taxonomy
Lophostethus negus Jordan, 1926
Nomenclature
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Tribe: Smerinthinae incertae sedisGenus: Lophostethus
Species:
Lophostethus negus Jordan, 1926
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Type data:
HOLOTYPE ♂ S.W. Abyssinia [Ethiopia]: Kambatta, 1.v.1925 (O. Neumann) [NHMUK].
Taxonomic Notes:
Proposed as a subspecies of Lophostethus demolini [sic]. Raised to species status by Carcasson, 1964, Jl E. Afr. nat. Hist. Soc. natn. Mus. 24 (109): 73. Queried as a synonym of Lophostethus dumolinii by d'Abrera, 1987, Sphingidae Mundi: 84, and treated as such by Bridges, 1993, Cat. Fam. Gen. Spec. Sphingidae of the World: VIII.13. Reinstated as a species by Kitching & Cadiou, 2000, Hawkmoths of the world: 53.