Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)

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Higher taxa:	Sphingidae (family)/  Macroglossinae (subfamily)/  Macroglossini (tribe)/  Macroglossina (subtribe)/  Temnora (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Holland, 1893)
Citation:	D.[iodosida] funebris sp. nov.
Original genus:	Diodosida
Publication:	Holland W. J. 1893f. New exotic Lepidoptera.
Journal:	Entomological News
Volume:	4
Issue:	10
Pagination:	340–341; pl. 15, fig. 4
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2558720

Temnora funebris (1)

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Taxonomic note:

See also I. Kitching & J.-M. Cadiou (2000: 171).

Kitching I. J. & Cadiou J.-M. 2000. Hawkmoths of the world. An annotated and illustrated revisionary checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Lectotype	♂		Lectotype ♂, designated by W. Rothschild & K. Jordan (1903a: legend to pl. 7, fig. 12)	Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea, Benita, leg. L. Reutlinger.	Rothschild W. & Jordan K. 1903a. A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae. page 340–341; pl. 15, fig. 4
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Lectotype	♂	CMNH	6 Paralectotypes ♂, ♀, CMNH.	Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea, Benita, leg. L. Reutlinger.	Rothschild W. & Jordan K. 1903a. A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae. page 340–341; pl. 15, fig. 4

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Angola		Kirby W. F. 1894a. Supplementary list of Sphingidae. page 100
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Cameroon		Darge Ph. 1983. Liste provisoire des Sphingidae du Cameroun (Lep.). page 379
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Central African Republic		Hetuin J. M. 1987. Compte-rendu d'une chasse nocturne en Centrafrique. page 100
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Congo		Rougeot P.-C. 1966b. Contribution à la faune du Congo (Brazzaville). Mission A. Villiers et A. Descarpentries. XXXIV. Lépidoptères Sphingidae. page 1232
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Côte d'Ivoire		Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). page 65
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Equatorial Guinea		Holland W. J. 1893f. New exotic Lepidoptera. page 341
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Equatorial Guinea	Bioko	Darge Ph. 1989. Sphingidae de Bioko. page 42
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Ethiopia		Rougeot P.-C. 1977a. Lepidoptera. – In: Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 90
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Gabon		Darge Ph. 1970a. Contribution à la faune du Gabon: Lépidoptères Sphingidae. page 261
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Nigeria		Boorman J. 1960a. Notes on the Hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Nigeria. page 117
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Rwanda		Turlin B. 2023. Liste des Sphinx répertoriés au Rwanda. page 29
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Sierra Leone		Rothschild W. & Jordan K. 1903a. A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae. page legend of pl. 7
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Tanzania		Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 83
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Togo		Aulombard F. 2021. La montagne de Kpimé, une localité intéressante au Togo. page 38
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Uganda		Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 83
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Zambia		D'Abrera B. 1987. Sphingidae Mundi. Hawk Moths of the world based on a checklist by Alan Hayes and the collection he curated in the British Museum (Natural History). page 146
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Zimbabwe		Stevenson R. H. R. 1938. The Sphingidae of South Africa, with special reference to those of Southern Rhodesia. page 141 (as vumbui)

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Cephaelis peduncularis	Rubiaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). page 65
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Commelina sp.	Commelinaceae	Kenya	Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 86
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Morinda lucida	Rubiaceae	Kenya	Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 86
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Morinda morindoides	Rubiaceae	Kenya	Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 86
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Psychotria sp.	Rubiaceae		MacNulty B. J. 1970. Outline life histories of some West African Lepidoptera. Part III Sphingidae. page 108
Temnora funebris (Holland, 1893)	Rhaphiostylis beninensis	Icacinaceae	Kenya	Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 86

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Temnora funebris (1)

Temnora funebris (2)

Temnora funebris (3)

Temnora funebris (4)

Temnora funebris (5)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Temnora vumbui (Stevenson, 1938)	(Stevenson, 1938)	species	Synonym	Polyptychus vumbui