Sura xylocopiformis Walker, 1856

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Higher taxa:	Sesiidae (family)/  Sesiinae (subfamily)/  Paranthrenini (tribe)/  Sura (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Walker, 1856
Citation:	Sura Xylocopiformis
Original genus:	Sura
Publication:	Walker F. 1856b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VIII.– Sphingidae.
Journal:	—
Volume:	8
Issue:
Pagination:	65
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38916334

Sura xylocopiformis (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Sura xylocopiformis Walker, 1856	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, not ♂ as stated in the original description (see D. Bartsch 2008b: 277), NHMUK.	South Africa	[South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Port Natal [Durban], leg. M. Stevens.	Bartsch D. 2008b. A review of the Paranthrenini of the Afrotropical region (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae). page 65

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Sura xylocopiformis Walker, 1856	South Africa		Walker F. 1856b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VIII.– Sphingidae. page 65

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Sura xylocopiformis (1)

Sura xylocopiformis (2)

Sura xylocopiformis (3)

Sura bicolor (1)

Sura bicolor (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Sura bicolor Le Cerf, 1917	Le Cerf, 1917	species	Synonym	Sura bicolor