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Taxonomy
Macroglossum backi Eitschberger, 2009 [Invalid]
Nomenclature
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Genus: MacroglossumSpecies: Macroglossum vacillans
Species:
Macroglossum backi Eitschberger, 2009
Usage:
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Unacceptability Reason:
junior synonym
Reference:
Type data:
HOLOTYPE ♀ Indonesia: Irian Jaya [Papua], Mapia-Papua, iii.2006 (“local people”) [coll. Eitschberger].
Taxonomic Notes:
Synonymized with Macroglossum vacillans as a subspecies by Eitschberger, 2010, Atalanta 41: 474. Synonymized with Macroglossum vacillans by Kitching and Rougerie et al., 2018, Biodivers. Data J. 6: e22236.
The features that purport to differentiate this taxon from Macroglossum belis are diagnostic of Macroglossum vacillans. The genitalia of the holotype confirm the synonymy; the habitus and locality, which is well within the known range of Macroglossum vacillans, are also entirely consistent with this conclusion.