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Taxonomy
Morwennius decoratus (Moore, 1872)
Nomenclature
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Tribe: MimatiniGenus: Morwennius
Species:
Morwennius decoratus (Moore, 1872)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Type data:
Type(s) ♀ [India:] Sikkim [coll. Capt. A.M. Lang]. The type is lost according to Jordan, 1929, Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 3: 81.
Taxonomic Notes:
Transferred to Triptogon by Butler, 1876, Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 9: 588. Transferred to Marumba by Kirby, 1892, Synonymic Cat. Lepid. Heterocera 1: 707. Transferred to Cypa by Hampson, 1893, Fauna Brit. India 1: 71. Transferred to Smerinthulus by Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, Novit. zool. 9 (suppl.): 299 (key), 302. Transferred back to Marumba by Rothschild & Jordan, 1907, in Wytsman, Genera Insect. 57: 55. Transferred to Morwennius by Cassidy, Allen & Harman, 2002, Trans. Lep. Soc. Japan 53: 226.
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Synonyms: 3