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Neoclanis basalis (Walker, 1866)

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Neoclanis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1866)
Citation:Smerinthus basalis
Original genus:Smerinthus
Publication:Walker F. 1866b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXV.– Supplement Part 5.
Journal:—
Volume:35
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Pagination:1858–1859
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38720697
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Neoclanis basalis (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Neoclanis by R. H. Carcasson (1968: 47).

Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Neoclanis basalis (Walker, 1866) Neotype ♂ NHMUK Neotype ♂, designated by U. Eitschberger & O. Eitschberger (2019: 3), genitalia slide EMEM. The original syntypes ♂, ♀ [number not stated], from "Zambesi River", NHMUK are lost. Namibia Namibia, Caprivi District, 15 km NW of Ngoma, 930 m, 2006-02-26, leg. H. Hacker & H.-P. Schreier. Eitschberger U. & Eitschberger O. 2019. Der Neoclanis basalis (Walker, 1866) – virgo (Westwood, 1881) stat. rev. - Artenkomplex (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 3
Distribution note:

All Afrotropical records as basalis refer to other species; Angola, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia (D'Abrera 1987: 68); Malawi, Mozambique (Melichar & Řezáč 2013b: 74); S Africa, Mpumalanga (van den Berg, Vermeulen, Braack H. & Braack A. 1975: 21) (see U. Eitschberger & O. Eitschberger 2019: 3).

Eitschberger U. & Eitschberger O. 2019. Der Neoclanis basalis (Walker, 1866) – virgo (Westwood, 1881) stat. rev. - Artenkomplex (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae).
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination