Macroglossum corythus subsp. novebudensis Clark, 1926 [Invalid]

Proposed as a subspecies of Macroglossum corythus. Synonymized with Macroglossum corythus pylene by Kitching and Rougerie et al., 2018, Biodivers. Data J. 6: e22236. In the original description of Macroglossum corythus novebudensis, Clark (1926: 54-55) stated that it was intermediate between Macroglossum corythus fulvicauda from the Solomon Islands and Macroglossum corythus fuscicauda from "Lifu in he Loyalty Islands". [= Lifou, Vanuatu]. A comparison of the series in the NHMUK has confirmed this characterization, but also that it therefore agrees fully with Macroglossum corythus pylene, although being generally smaller in overall size. Consequently, there appears to be no justification in maintaining separate subspecies status for Macroglossum corythus novebudensis and it is here treated as a junior synonym of Macroglossum corythus pylene.