Revision of the Genus <i>Rhagastis</i> Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from China, Based on Morphological and Phylogenetic Analyses
Zhuo-Heng Jiang,
Jia-Xin Wang,
Zhen-Bang Xu,
Ian J. Kitching,
Chia-Lung Huang,
Shao-Ji Hu,
Yun-Li Xiao
Affiliations
Zhuo-Heng Jiang
Yunnan Key Laboratory of International Rivers and Transboundary Eco-Security, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, China
Jia-Xin Wang
Hubei Key Laboratory of Economic Forest Germplasm lmprovement and Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang 438000, China
Zhen-Bang Xu
Yunnan Key Laboratory of International Rivers and Transboundary Eco-Security, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, China
Ian J. Kitching
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
Chia-Lung Huang
Fujian Key Laboratory on Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Marine Biodiversity, Fuzhou Institute of Oceanography, College of Geography and Oceanography, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, China
Shao-Ji Hu
Yunnan Key Laboratory of International Rivers and Transboundary Eco-Security, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, China
Yun-Li Xiao
Hubei Key Laboratory of Economic Forest Germplasm lmprovement and Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang 438000, China
Here, the taxonomy of the genus Rhagastis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Macroglossinae, Macroglossini) from China is revised based on differences in wing morphology, male and female genitalia, and the phylogenetic relationship of the DNA barcodes. Subspecies of Rhagastis albomarginatus (Rothschild, 1894) and R. castor (Walker, 1856) are treated as “good” species, namely Rhagastis dichroae Mell, 1922 stat. nov.; R. everetti Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 stat. nov.; R. aurifera (Butler, 1875) stat. rev.; R. chinensis Mell, 1922 stat. nov.; R. formosana Clark, 1925 stat. nov.; and R. jordani Oberthür, 1904 stat. rev. The distribution maps, biological notes, and ecological records of the genus Rhagastis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 from China are given, and a species inventory of genus Rhagastis in the world is also included.
