Taxonomic notes and new records of the genus Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1858 (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in Iran
The taxonomy, morphology, biology and distribution of Sphingonaepiopsis gorgoniades (Hübner [1819]) and S. nana (Walker 1856) are reviewed. The validity of subspecies within S. gorgoniades is re-examined and it is concluded that there is no justification for their continued recognition. Sphingonaepiopsis gorgoniades pfeifferi Zerny 1933 is therefore confirmed as a synonym of S. gorgoniades. Records of Sphingonaepiopsis in the collection of the Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum (HMIM), Tehran, Iran, are collated and mapped, and the first confirmed occurrence reported of the Afrotropical S. nana in mainland southwest Asia, an increase in the known range of the species. Global distribution maps are provided for both species.
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2018 ◽
Vol 58
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pp. e20185858
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