| Higher taxa: | Sesiidae (family)/ Sesiinae (subfamily)/ Paranthrenini (tribe)/ Memythrus (genus)/ |
| Status: | Synonym , the accepted name is Paranthrene |
| Authorship: | Newman, 1832 |
| Citation: | Genus Memythrus |
| Taxon remarks: | Type species: Memythrus vespiformis Newman, 1832 [= Sphinx tabaniformis Rottemburg, 1775]. By subsequent designation by Beutenmüller 1901: 246. A junior homonym of Sphinx vespiformis Linnaeus, 1761. |
| Publication: | Newman E. 1832. Sphinx vespiformis: an essay. |
| Journal: | — |
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| Pagination: | 53 |
| URL: | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25110094 |