Smerinthus

Smerinthus
	Smerinthus ocellatus, type species for the genus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Tribe:	Smerinthini
Genus:	Smerinthus; Latreille, 1802
Synonyms
	Bebroptera Sodoffsky, 1837; Bellia Tutt, 1902; Bellinca Strand, 1943; Copismerinthus Grote, 1892; Daddia Tutt, 1902; Dilina Dalman, 1816; Eusmerinthus Grote, 1877; Merinthus Meigen, 1830; Nicholsonia Tutt, 1902; Niia Strand, 1943;

Smerinthus is a Holarctic genus of hawkmoths in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802.^[1] Adults have conspicuous eyespots on the hindwings.

Species

Smerinthus astarte Strecker, [1885]^[2]
Smerinthus caecus Menetries, 1857
Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837
Smerinthus jamaicensis (Drury, 1773)
Smerinthus kindermannii Lederer, 1853
Smerinthus minor Mell, 1937
Smerinthus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Smerinthus ophthalmica Boisduval, 1855
Smerinthus planus Walker, 1856
Smerinthus saliceti Boisduval, 1875
Smerinthus szechuanus (Clark, 1938)
Smerinthus tokyonis Matsumura, 1921
Smerinthus visinskasi Zolotuhin & Saldaitis, 2009

Nomenclatural note

The name Smerinthus is apparently derived from the Greek feminine noun 'Merinthos', but has been Latinised with the masculine -us ending and is thus, according to the ICZN article 30.1.3,^[3] masculine.^[4] As the ICZN rules that species names that are adjectives should agree in gender with the genus name, the common use of Smerinthus ocellata for the widespread European species Smerinthus ocellatus is incorrect.

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Smerinthus Latreille, [1802]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
^ "Smerinthus astarte [Strecker, [1885] ]". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, 4th Edition, 1999, Article 30.1.3.
^ Paclt, J. (1978). "The Nomenclature in an important British checklist (1972): part 4: correct gender for some other generic names". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 17: 24-26.

[1] Savela, Markku. "Smerinthus Latreille, [1802]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 20, 2018.

[S._astarte-2] "Smerinthus astarte [Strecker, [1885] ]". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[ICZN-3] International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, 4th Edition, 1999, Article 30.1.3.

[Paclt-4] Paclt, J. (1978). "The Nomenclature in an important British checklist (1972): part 4: correct gender for some other generic names". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 17: 24-26.

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