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Sesiidae 55a0086 – 2541   Eichlinia magnifica (Beutenmüller, 1899)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: magnifica (Beutenmüller, 1899) (Melittia) - MONA 1983: 2541   Type locality: Austin, TX. Taxonomic Notes: Eichlinia magnifica (Beutenmüller, 1899), n. comb. (Gorbunov 2020), was formerly in the genus Melittia.

References

Beutenmüller, W., 1899. Synopsis of the species of Melittia of America, north of Mexico, with description of a new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 12(8): 151. Engelhardt, G.P., 1946. The North American clear-wing moths of the family Aegeridae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 190: 191; pl. 17, figs. 91, 91. Gorbunov, O.G., 2020. Establishment of Eichlinia gen.n. for the Western hemisphere Melittiini (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), with a catalogue of the genus. Russian Entomological Journal, 29(3): 191. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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