Megacorma obliqua subsp. remota Jordan, 1924

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Nomenclature

Genus: Megacorma

Species: Megacorma obliqua

Subspecies:

Megacorma obliqua subsp. remota Jordan, 1924

Usage:

valid

Reference:

Two new subspecies of Sphingidae 298

Type data:

HOLOTYPE ♂ Solomon Islands [Papua New Guinea]: Bougainville, Arawa, xii.1907 (A.S. Meek). [NHMUK]

Taxonomic Notes:

SYN. & STAT. REV. [Justification to follow] Proposed as a subspecies of Megacorma obliqua. Synonymized with the nominotypical subspecies by d'Abrera, 1987, Sphingidae Mundi: 12. Reinstated as a subspecies by Haxaire, 1995, Lambillionea 95: 357. Raised to species level by Eitschberger, 2003, Neue. ent. Nachr. 54: 113.