On the taxonomy and morphology of Leuthneria ruficincta (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)
Gorbunov, O.G.
Zootaxa 4244(1): 127-136
2017
ISSN/ISBN: 1175-5326 PMID: 28610134 Document Number: 694237
In this paper I place the type species Eublepharis ruficincta Felder et Felder, 1874 presently assigned to the genus Leuthneria Dalla Torre, 1925 to the genus Melittia Hübner, 1819 ["1816"]. The adults and the male genitalia Melittia ruficincta (Felder et Felder, 1874) comb. rev. are described and illustrated. The taxonomy of the genera Eublepharis Felder et Felder, 1874 and Leuthneria Dalla Torre, 1925 is discussed. Both genera are synonymized under the genus Melittia Hübner, 1819 ["1816"]. New distribution records from Ethiopia and Kenya for Melittia ruficincta are presented.