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Macroglossum soror Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Macroglossinae (subfamily)/  Macroglossini (tribe)/  Macroglossina (subtribe)/  Macroglossum (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Citation:Macroglossum soror spec. nov.
Original genus:Macroglossum
Publication:Rothschild W. & Jordan K. 1903a. A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae.
Journal:Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:9
Issue:Supplement
Pagination:629; pl. 4, fig. 19
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9573778
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Macroglossum soror Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Holotype ♀ MNHN Holotype ♀, MNHN Mauritius [Mauritius], Ile de France; [not Reunion], Bourbon (see Viette 1992: 218).
Macroglossum soror Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Paratype ♀ CRDS Paratype 1♀, CRDS. Mauritius [Mauritius], Ile de France; [not Reunion], Bourbon (see Viette 1992: 218).
Distribution note:

The record of La Réunion (D'Abrera 1986: 158) needs confirmation (Viette 1992: 218, Martiré & Rochat 2008: 359). Perhaps extinct? (see P. Viette 1992: 218–219).

Viette P. 1992. Notes sur Coelonia solani (Boisduval, 1833) (désignation d'un lectotype) et Macroglossum soror Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (localité exacte de l'holotype) (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae).
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