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Taxonomy
Langiinae Tutt, 1904
Nomenclature
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Family: Sphingidae
Subfamily:
Langiinae Tutt, 1904
Usage:
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Reference:
Type data:
Type genus: Langia Moore, 1872, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1872: 567.
Taxonomic Notes:
STAT. NOV. The analysis of the higher classification of Sphingidae using five nuclear genes by Kawahara et al. (2009: Figure 2) demonstrated that genus Langia is not subordinate within subfamily Smerinthinae but is the sister group of a clade comprising Smerinthinae plus Sphinginae. Zolotuhin & Ryabov (2012) recognized this but nevertheless chose to erect for Langia a new (and homonymous) tribe Langiini within subfamily Smerinthinae. However, the position of Langia as the sister-group of Smerinthinae + Sphinginae means that it cannot be included within either and so it is here placed in its own subfamily, Langiinae.
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Synonyms: 1