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Taxonomy
Cechenena helops (Walker, 1856)
Nomenclature
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Subtribe: ChoerocampinaGenus: Cechenena
Species:
Cechenena helops (Walker, 1856)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Sphingidae 180
Type data:
Walker, 1856, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 8: 180. (Philampelus) Holotype [♀] "Port Natal (ex coll. Dr Krauss)" «[Malaysia:] Penang [Pinang] (pres. by Sir W. Norris)» [NHMUK]. The holotype bears a label with the accession number "40 5 26 66", for which the NHMUK accessions register gives the above data for a specimen of a sphinx moth. The data given by Walker in the original description - "Port Natal. From Dr Krauss' collection" - are for accession 40 6 26 (66); so it appears that Walker misread the register. Boisduval, 1875, in: Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Insectes (Spec. gén. Lépid. Hétérocères) 1: 259, recognized Walker's mistake but gave "Moulmein" as the corrected type locality, but that is also erroneous.
Taxonomic Notes:
Transferred to Cechenena by Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, Novit. zool. 9 (suppl.): 799.
Nomenclature notes:
A Boisduval manuscript name made available by Walker.
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Synonyms: 2