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Taxonomy
Rethera komarovi subsp. drilon Rebel & Zerny, 1931
Nomenclature
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Genus: RetheraSpecies: Rethera komarovi
Subspecies:
Rethera komarovi subsp. drilon Rebel & Zerny, 1931
Usage:
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Type data:
LECTOTYPE ♂ Alban. [Albania]: «Kula Ljums, [Brutti, right bank of the Drin [Drim], immediately below the confluence of the Black and White Drin [Drim] rivers, sitting on boulders,» 7-14.vi.1918 «7-8.vi.1918 (K. Predota & H. Zerny)» [NHMV]; implicitly designated by Danner, Eitschberger & Surholt, 1998, Herbipoliana 4(2): 42.
Taxonomic Notes:
STAT. REV. [Justification to follow]
Proposed as a subspecies of Rethera komarovi. Rethera komarovi drilon was described again by Rebel & Zerny, 1932, Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien 103: 85. Queried as a synonym of the nominotypical subspecies by d'Abrera, 1987, Sphingidae Mundi: 138. Synonymized with the nominotypical subspecies by Bridges, 1993, Cat. Fam. Gen. Spec. Sphingidae of the World: VIII.21. Reinstated as a subspecies of Rethera komarovi by Danner, Eitschberger & Surholt, 1998, Herbipoliana 4(1): 309. Resynonymized with the nominotypical subspecies by Kitching & Cadiou, 2000, Hawkmoths of the world: 64.