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Taxonomy
Psilogramma bartschereri Eitschberger, 2001 [Invalid]
Nomenclature
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Species: Psilogramma menephronSubspecies: Psilogramma menephron subsp. nebulosa
Species:
Psilogramma bartschereri Eitschberger, 2001
Usage:
invalid
Unacceptability Reason:
subjective synonym
Reference:
Type data:
HOLOTYPE ♂ Ceylon [Sri Lanka]: Kandy (ex coll. A. Closs) [ZSBS]. The holotype is the same specimen upon which Psilogramma menephron menephron form obscura was based.
Taxonomic Notes:
Synonymized with Psilogramma menephron nebulosa by Kitching and Rougerie et al., 2018, Biodivers. Data J. 6: e22236.
The apical “fishtail” process of the phallus of the holotype of Psilogramma bartschereri agrees with the elongate form found in P. menephron rather than the shorter and squarer form of P. renneri (including other specimens from Sri Lanka). DNA barcoding of the holotype has shown that it clusters tightly with specimens of Psilogramma menephron nebulosa from New Guinea and Australia. The type locality is therefore considered to be erroneous and Psilogramma bartschereri is here treated as a junior synonym of Psilogramma menephron nebulosa.
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Synonyms: 1