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Taxonomy
Cocytius mortuorum Rothschild & Jordan, 1910
Nomenclature
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Tribe: "Xanthopan genus-group"Genus: Cocytius
Species:
Cocytius mortuorum Rothschild & Jordan, 1910
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Type data:
LECTOTYPE ♂ [Brazil:] «Amazonas» [Rondônia], Rio Madura «Rio Madeira», Allianca, «"a short distance below San Antonio", xi-xii.1907 (W. Hoffmanns)» [BMNH]; designated by d'Abrera, [1987], Sphingidae Mundi: 22.
Taxonomic Notes:
Transferred to Morcocytius by Eitschberger, 2006, Neue ent. Nachr. 59: 195. Transferred back to Cocytius by Kitching and Rougerie et al., 2018, Biodivers. Data J. 6: e22236; then again later by Haxaire & Mielke, 2020, European Ent. 11 (3+4): 105.
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Synonyms: 1