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Sphecosoma Butler, 1876

Sphecosoma Butler, 1876; J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (60-62) : 381, TS: Sphecosoma fasciolatum Butler
Sphecosoma ; Godman & Salvin, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 54; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 157

Sphecosoma angustata Möschler, 1878

Guatemala, Panama, Surinam. See [About maps] Sphecosoma angustata Möschler, 1878; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 27 (Abh.) : 634, TL: Surinam
Sphecosoma angustatum ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 157, f. 69

Misidentified/misapplied:

Sphecosoma testaceum; Godman & Salvin, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 54, 3: pl. 6, f. 27

Sphecosoma arctatum (Walker, [1865])

Amazons (Ega). See [About maps] Pseudosphex arctatum Walker, [1865]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 95, TL: Amazons, Ega
Sphecosoma arctatum ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 158, f. 70

Sphecosoma deceptrix Hampson, 158

Guatemala, Panama. See [About maps] Sphecosoma deceptrix Hampson, 158; Guatemala, Vera Paz

Sphecosoma simile Schaus, 1894

Venezuela. See [About maps] Sphecosoma simile Schaus, 1894; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1894 : 225, TL: Venezuela, Aroa
Sphecosoma simile ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 158, pl. 6, f. 2

Sphecosoma cognata (Walker, 1856)

Mexico, Colombia, Amazons. See [About maps] Pseudosphex cognata Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1619, TL: Amazons
Sphecosoma fasciolatum Butler, 1876; J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (60-62) : 381, TL: Colombia, Santa Marta

= Sphecosoma cognatum ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 159

Sphecosoma fasciolatum ; Godman & Salvin, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 54, 3: pl. 6, f. 26
Sphecosoma cognatum ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 159, f. 72

Sphecosoma melissa Schaus, 1896

Brazil (Santa Catarina, São Paulo). See [About maps] Sphecosoma melissa Schaus, 1896; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 4 : 131
Sphecosoma melissa ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 160, pl. 6, f. 4

Sphecosoma surrentum Druce, 1883

Bolivia. See [About maps] Sphecosoma surrentum Druce, 1883; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 : 375, pl. 39, f. 8, TL: Boiva, Puerto S. Rosa
Sphecosoma surrentum ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 160

Sphecosoma ecuadora Druce, 1883

Ecuador. See [About maps] Sphecosoma ecuadora Druce, 1883; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 : 376, TL: Ecuador, Sarayacu
Sphecosoma ecuadorum ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 160, pl. 6, f. 24

Sphecosoma melanotum Hampson, 1898

Bolivia. See [About maps] Sphecosoma melanotum Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 161, pl. 7, f. 4, TL: Bolivia, Corvico

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Some related literature:

Butler, 1876

Notes on the Lepidoptera of the family Zygaenidae, with descriptions of new genera and species J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (60-62) : 342-407, pl. 27-28

Druce, 1883

Descriptions of new species of Zygaenidae and Arctiidae Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 : 372-384, pl. 39-40

Godman & Salvin, 1884

Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 1-490, 3: pl. 1-101

Hampson, 1898

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. 1: Syntomidae Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : i-xxi, 1-559, pl. 1-17

Möschler, 1878

Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Surinam. II Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 27 (Abh.) : 629-709

Schaus, 1894

On new species of Heterocera from Tropical America Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1894 : 225-243

Schaus, 1896

New species of American Heterocera J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 4 : 130-145

Walker, 1854; Walker, 1856

List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 1-278 (1854), 2: 279-581 (1854), 3: 582-775 (1855), 4: 776-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)

Walker, [1865]

List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 1-322 ([1865]), 32: 323-706 (1865), 33: 707-1120 (1865), 34: 1121-1534 ([1866]), 35: 1535-2040 (1866)

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