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Histriosphinx Varis, 1976

Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Macroglossinae (subfamily)/  Macroglossini (tribe)/  Macroglossina (subtribe)/  Histriosphinx (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym , the accepted name is Daphnis
Authorship:Varis, 1976
Citation:Histriosphinx gen. n.
Taxon remarks:Type species: Sphinx nerii Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturae (Edn 10) 1: 490. By original designation. A junior objective synonym of Daphnis Hübner, 1819.
Publication:Varis V. 1976. Histriosphinx gen. n., a new genus for Sphinx nerii Linnaeus, 1758 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae).
Journal:Notulae Entomologicae
Volume:56
Issue:4
Pagination:127