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The European Entomologist Vol. 1, No 2
Published: 15 May 2008
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Un nouveau Sphingidae du genre Xylophanes Hübner, 1819: Xylophanes huloti sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) Jean Haxaire 1 et Thierry Vaglia 2, Pages 29-38, Published: 15 May 2008
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A new species of Xylophanes from Ecuador, collected by the first author, is described: Xylophanes huloti sp. n. It is compared to the allied species, Xylophanes rhodochlora (Rothschild et Jordan, 1903). Genetic analysis (barcoded COI gene) confirms the validity of the new species. Xylophanes virescens (Butler, 1875), treated since 1903 as a junior synonym of Xylophanes crotonis (Walker, 1856) is reinstated as a species and the lectotype designated.
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Description d'un nouveau Theretra Hübner, 1819, d'Afrique de l'ouest: Theretra tomasi sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) Jean Haxaire 1 et Tomás¹ Melichar 2, Pages 39-44, Published: 15 May 2008
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A new small species of the genus Theretra Hübner, 1819 is described that is very similar to Theretra perkeo Rothschild et Jordan, 1903, but differs in subtle but constant elements of the colour pattern. The validity of this new species is confirmed by COI sequence analysis as well as by dissection of the male genitalia.
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Un nouveau Sphingidae d'Erythrée: Macropoliana cadioui sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) Jean Haxaire 1 et Didier Camiade 2, Pages 45-51, Published: 15 May 2008
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Macropoliana cadioui sp. n. is described from a series collected in Eritrea during August 2003. The species is compared with Macropoliana afarorum Rougeot, 1975, and M. asirensis Wiltshire, 1980, the most closely related species within the genus, and the habitus and male genitalia of all three species are illustrated and compared.
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Description d'une nouvelle espèce de Letis Hübner, 1821 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) Jérôme Barbut, Pages 52-58, Published: 15 May 2008
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Letis lily sp. n. is described from four specimens from Bolivia. Habitus and genitalia are figured in comparison with those of the closest taxon, Letis hypnois (Hübner, 1821).
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Un nouveau Sphingidae du genre Xylophanes Hübner, 1819: Xylophanes lamontagnei sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) Thierry Vaglia 1 et Jean Haxaire, Pages 59-66, Published: 15 May 2008
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A new species of Sphingidae, Xylophanes lamontagnei n. sp., is described from Peru and Bolivia. It is compared with its most closely related species, Xylophanes ceratomioides (Grote et Robinson, 1868).
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Un nouveau Sphingidae de l'est africain: Falcatula svaricki sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) Jean Haxaire 1 et Tomás¹ Melichar 2, Pages 67-73, Published: 15 May 2008
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The authors describe a small species of the genus Falcatula Carcasson, 1968 close to Falcatula falcatus (Rothschild et Jordan, 1903) and restricted to the east of Africa (Ethiopia and Kenya). The habitus and genitalia of both species are illustrated.
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