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Taxonomy
Manduca brasiliensis (Jordan, 1911)
Nomenclature
Species:
Manduca brasiliensis (Jordan, 1911)
Usage:
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Reference:
Type data:
[HOLOTYPE ♂ Brazil: São Paulo] [NHMUK]. Jordan stated that brasiliensis was based on two males from Rio de Janeiro. However, the unique holotype is from São Paulo (Rothschild, 1919, Novit. zool. 26: 197 - “The type is unique; the original description states “Rio de Janeiro 2♂♂,” as is the case of the other Protoparce described on the same page; this was a penslip.”).
Taxonomic Notes:
Proposed as a subspecies of Protoparce scutata. Implicitly raised to species level and transferred to Manduca by Oiticica Filho, 1964, Bolm nac. Mus. Rio de J. (N.S. Zool.) 253: 6. Synonymized with Manduca scutata by d’Abrera, 1987, Sphingidae Mundi: 26. Reinstated as a species by Bridges, 1993, Cat. Fam. gen. Spec. Sphingidae of the World: VIII.14. Treated as a subspecies of Manduca scutata by Racheli & Racheli, 1994, Atalanta 25: 267. Reinstated as a species by Carcasson & Heppner, 1996, Atlas Neotrop. Lepid. 4B: 50.
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