A revision of the Melittia types (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae) kept in the Hope Entomological Collections, Oxford University, UK

Abstract

The type specimens of the seven taxa of the clearwing moth genus Melittia Hubner, [1819], namely, M. astarte (Westwood, 1848), M. chrysogaster Walker, [1865], M. humerosa Swinhoe, 1892, M. phorcus (Westwood, 1848), M. rutilipes Walker, [1865], M. siamica Walker, [1865] and M. strigipennis Walker, [1865] deposited in the Hope Entomological Collection of the University Museum, Oxford University, Oxford, England, are revised and illustrated. The last species is restored from a synonym of M. eurytion (Westwood, 1848). M. humerosa is cited as a synonym of M. sangaica Moore, 1877. The brief discussion of the type species of the genus Melittia is presented.