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Taxonomy
Andriasa contraria subsp. suffusa (Walker, 1869)
Nomenclature
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Genus: AndriasaSpecies: Andriasa contraria
Subspecies:
Andriasa contraria subsp. suffusa (Walker, 1869)
Usage:
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Reference:
Type data:
Type(s) ♀ Congo [????]. The types of Basiana suffusa are likely to be lost (see Platysphinx constrigilis constrigilis).
Taxonomic Notes:
Synonymized with Polyptychus contraria submarginalis by Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, Novit. zool. 9 (suppl.): 259. Implicitly synonymized with the nominotypical subspecies by d'Abrera, 1987, Sphingidae Mundi: 76. Treated as a synonym of Andriasa contraria submarginalis by Bridges, 1993, Cat. Fam. Gen. Spec. Sphingidae of the World: VIII.3. Resynonymized with the nominotypical subspecies by Kitching & Cadiou, 2000, Hawkmoths of the world: 39. Raised to subspecies status by Pierre, 2001, Bull Soc. ent. Fr. 106: 264.
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Synonyms: 7
SUMMARY
Synonymized with Polyptychus contraria submarginalis by Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, Novit. zool.9 (suppl.): 259. Implicitly synonymized with the nominotypical subspecies by d'Abrera, [1987], Sphingidae Mundi: 76. Erroneously treated as a synonym of Andriasa contraria submarginalis by Bridges, 1993, Cat. Fam. Gen. Spec. Sphingidae of the World: VIII.3. Re-synonymized with the nominotypical subspecies by Kitching & Cadiou, 2000, Hawkmoths of the world: 39. Raised to subspecies status by Pierre, 2001, Bull Soc. ent. Fr.106: 264.



