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Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856)

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Macroglossinae (subfamily)/  Macroglossini (tribe)/  Choerocampina (subtribe)/  Basiothia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1856)
Citation:Chaerocampa Charis
Original genus:Chaerocampa
Publication:Walker F. 1856b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VIII.– Sphingidae.
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Volume:8
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Pagination:136
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38916405

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Basiothia by W. Rothschild & K. Jordan (1903a: 744 (key), 746).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Syntype unknown NHMUK 6 Syntypes, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Natal [Durban].
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Angola Rougeot P.-C. 1966a. Note sur les Lépidoptères Sphingides du Musée de Dundo (Angola). page 25
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Burkina Faso Prost A. 1986. Liste provisoire des Sphingidae de Haute-Volta (Lep.). page xxii
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Cameroon Darge Ph. 1983. Liste provisoire des Sphingidae du Cameroun (Lep.). page 380
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Central African Republic Basquin P. & Pierre J. 2005. Contribution à la connaissance des Sphinx de la République Centrafricaine avec descriptions de nouvelles espèce et sous-espèce et d'une femelle inédite (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 505
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Congo Boisduval J. B. A. 1875. Sphingides, Sésiides, Castnides. – In: Boisduval, J. B. A. & Guenée, A. (eds.), Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères Hétérocères. page 238 (as celerina)
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Walker F. 1856b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VIII.– Sphingidae. page 137 (as celerionina)
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Holland W. J. 1920. Lepidoptera of the Congo, being a systematic list of the butterflies and moths collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition, together with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species. page 302
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) 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 80
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Ethiopia Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 117
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Gabon Darge Ph. 1970a. Contribution à la faune du Gabon: Lépidoptères Sphingidae. page 262
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Kenya Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 117
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Lesotho Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. page 159
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Madagascar Mabille P. 1880a. Recensement des Lépidoptères Hétérocères observés jusqu'à ce jour à Madagascar. page 298
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Malawi Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 142
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Mali Eitschberger U. & Müller G. 2014b. Beitrag zur Sphingidae-Fauna von Zentralmali, Nordwest-Afrika (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 210
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 142
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Nigeria Boorman J. 1960a. Notes on the Hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Nigeria. page 118
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Sierra Leone Schaus W. & Clements W. G. 1893. On a collection of Sierra Leone Lepidoptera. page 18
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) South Africa Boisduval J. B. A. 1847. Catalogue des Lépidoptères recueillis par M. Delegorgue pendant les années 1838–1844 à Port Natal, au pays des Amazoulous et dans la contrée de Massilicatzi. – In: Delegorgue A. (ed.), Voyage dans l'Afrique australe 1838–1844. page 595
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Walker F. 1856b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VIII.– Sphingidae. page 136
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Tanzania Berio E. 1956d. Eteroceri raccolti dal Dr. Carlo Prola durante la spedizione alle isole dell'Africa orientale con descrizione di specie nuove (Lepidoptera). page 87
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Uganda Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 117
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 142
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 142
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Basiothia celerina (Boisduval, 1875) (Boisduval, 1875) species Synonym Chaerocampa celerina
Basiothia celerionina (Walker, 1856) (Walker, 1856) species Synonym Chaerocampa celerionina
Basiothia charis (Boisduval, 1847) (Boisduval, 1847) species Misapplied Chaerocampa charis
Basiothia charris (Saalmüller, 1884) (Saalmüller, 1884) species Misapplied Chaerocampa charris