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Rufoclanis meloui (Oberthür, 1914)

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Rufoclanis (genus)/  Rufoclanis (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Oberthür, 1914)
Citation:Polyptychus rosea, Druce, var. Meloui, Obthr.
Original genus:Polyptychus
Publication:Oberthür C. 1914a. Explication des planches de Sphingidae.
Journal:Etudes de Lépidoptérologie comparée
Volume:9
Issue:2
Pagination:133; pl. 265, fig. 2211
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10913224
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Rufoclanis meloui (1)
Taxonomic note:

Probably an extreme dry season form (see R. H. Carcasson 1968: 35). Had been synonymized with Triptogon rosea Druce, 1882; retrieved from synonymy by U. Eitschberger (2022: 13).

Eitschberger U. 2022. Erster Beitrag zur Rufoclanis rosea auct.-Artengruppe (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Rufoclanis meloui (Oberthür, 1914) Holotype ♀ CMNH Holotype ♀, genitalia slide 6285♀, CMNH (see U. Eitschberger & V. Verdecia 2022: 149). Senegal Senegal, Kaolack, 1909, leg. G. Meloui. Eitschberger U. & Verdecia V. 2022. Dritter Beitrag zur Rufoclanis rosea auct.-Artengruppe: Die Typen der in Synonymie zu Rufoclanis rosea (Druce, 1882) stehenden Taxa sowie weiteres Material dieser Artengruppe im Carnegie Musum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania/U.S.A. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 133; pl. 265, fig. 2211
Distribution note:

The record of Burkina Faso (Prost 1986: xxii) refers to another Rufoclanis species.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Rufoclanis meloui (Oberthür, 1914) Senegal Oberthür C. 1914a. Explication des planches de Sphingidae. page 133
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination