Australian Museum Journal Two new species of Gnathothlibus Wallengren from Fiji and Samoa and a new species of Theretra Hübner from Papua New Guinea (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)
- Shortform:
- Lachlan, 2009, Rec. Aust. Mus. 61(1): 73–87
- Author(s):
- Lachlan, Robert B.
- Year published:
- 2009
- Title:
- Two new species of Gnathothlibus Wallengren from Fiji and Samoa and a new species of Theretra Hübner from Papua New Guinea (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 61
- Issue:
- 1
- Start page:
- 73
- End page:
- 87
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.61.2009.1523
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 27 May 2009
- Cover date:
- 27 May 2009
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- INSECTA: LEPIDOPTERA; TAXONOMY; OCEAN: PACIFIC; NEW GUINEA
- Digitized:
- 27 May 2009
- Available online:
- 27 May 2009
- Reference number:
- 1523
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (43kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (590kb PDF)
Abstract
Two new species of hawk moths from Fiji and Samoa, respectively Gnathothlibus fijiensis n.sp., and G. samoaensis n.sp., are described and figured, and distinguished from G. vanuatuensis Lachlan & Moulds, G. saccoi Lachlan & Moulds and G. eras (Boisduval). A new species of Theretra, T. tabubilensis n.sp. from Papua New Guinea is described and figured. The new species is distinguished from the sympatric T. indistincta papuensis Joicey & Talbot and Theretra clotho celata (Butler), and the lectotype of T. i. papuensis is designated.