Sphecosoma

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; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Sphecosoma (Euchormiini[sic]); Turrent & Pescador, 2013, Rev. Soc. Mex. Lep. (ns) 1 (1): 2
Sphecosoma (Euchromiina); Cock & Laguerre, 2023, Living World 2023: 72

Sphecosoma abdominalis Schaus, 1905

Venezuela. See [maps]

Sphecosoma abdominalis Schaus, 1905; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 29 (1420): 184; TL: Caura Valley, Venezuela

Sphecosoma abdominalis; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 93, pl. 4, f. 29; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Sphecosoma acroleuca (Zerny, 1931)

Bolivia. See [maps]

Pompiliodes acroleuca Zerny, 1931; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 45: 11

Pompiliodes acroleuca; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Sphecosoma acroleuca; Pinheiro & Gaal-Haszler, 2015, Zootaxa 3925 (4): 517 (lectotype)

Sphecosoma albipalpe Draudt, 1915

Brazil (Amazonas). See [maps]

albipalpe Draudt, 1915; Gross-Schmett. Erde 6: 43

Sphecosoma albipalpe; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Sphecosoma aurantiipes Rothschild, 1911

Bolivia. See [maps]

Sphecosoma aurantiipes Rothschild, 1911; Novit. Zool. 18 (1): 25; TL: Encorado, Sta. Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Sphecosoma aurantiipes; Rothschild, 1913, Novit. Zool. 20: 471, pl. 14, f. 7; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 91; Cock & Laguerre, 2023, Living World 2023: 72; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Sphecosoma besasa Schaus, 1924

Brazil. See [maps]

Sphecosoma besasa Schaus, 1924; Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 65 (2520): 1; TL: Victoria, Brazil

Sphecosoma besasa; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Sphecosoma cognata (Walker, 1856)

Mexico, Colombia, Amazons. See [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 cognata; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Sphecosoma cognatum; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 159, f. 72

Misidentified/misapplied:

Sphecosoma fasciolatum; Godman & Salvin, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 54, 3: pl. 6, f. 26

Sphecosoma curta Rothschild, 1931

Peru. See [maps]

Sphecosoma curta Rothschild, 1931; Novit. Zool. 37: 150; TL: Yahuarmaya, SE.Peru, 1200ft

Sphecosoma curta; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Sphecosoma deceptrix Hampson, 1898

Guatemala, Panama. See [maps]

Sphecosoma deceptrix Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 158; TL: Guatemala, Vera Paz

Sphecosoma deceptrix; Rothschild, 1931, Novit. Zool. 37: 151; Turrent & Pescador, 2013, Rev. Soc. Mex. Lep. (ns) 1 (1): 2; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Sphecosoma ecuadora Druce, 1883

Ecuador. See [maps]

Sphecosoma ecuadora Druce, 1883; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1883: 376; TL: Ecuador, Sarayacu

Sphecosoma ecuadora; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Sphecosoma ecuadorum; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 160, pl. 6, f. 24

Sphecosoma flaveolum Rothschild, 1931 Venezueal

Sphecosoma flaveolum Rothschild, 1931; Novit. Zool. 37: 151; TL: San Esteban, Venezuela

Sphecosoma flaveolum; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Sphecosoma linda Jones, 1914

Brazil (São Paulo). See [maps]

Sphecosoma linda Jones, 1914; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1914 (1): 2; TL: Araçatuba, W.São Paulo

Sphecosoma linda; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 90, pl. 4, f. 22; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Sphecosoma mathani Rothschild, 1911

Brazil (Amazonas). See [maps]

Sphecosoma mathani Rothschild, 1911; Novit. Zool. 18 (1): 25; TL: Teffé, Amazon

Sphecosoma mathani; Rothschild, 1913, Novit. Zool. 20: 471, pl. 14, f. 9; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 94; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Sphecosoma matta Jones, 1914

Brazil (São Paulo). See [maps]

Sphecosoma matta Jones, 1914; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1914 (1): 2; TL: Araçatuba, W.São Paulo

Sphecosoma matta; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 93, pl. 4, f. 30; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Sphecosoma meerkatzi Strand, 1915

Brazil (Maranhão). See [maps]

Sphecosoma meerkatzi Strand, 1915; Dt. ent. Zs. 1915: 20; TL: Maranhão, Brazil

Sphecosoma meerkatzi; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Sphecosoma melanotum Hampson, 1898

Bolivia. See [maps]

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

Sphecosoma melanota; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Sphecosoma melanotum; [iNaturalist]

Sphecosoma melapera Dognin, 1909

Colombia. See [maps]

Sphecosoma melapera Dognin, 1909; Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 53: 213; TL: Yumbo, Rio Cauca, Colombia, 1100m

Sphecosoma melapera; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 91, pl. 4, f. 25; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Sphecosoma melissa Schaus, 1896

Brazil (Santa Catarina, São Paulo). See [maps]

Sphecosoma melissa Schaus, 1896; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 4: 131; TL: São Paulo, SE.Brazil

Sphecosoma melissa; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 160, pl. 6, f. 4; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Sphecosoma melissina Kaye, 1913

Brazil (São Paulo). See [maps]

Sphecosoma melissina Kaye, 1913; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1913: 6, pl. 1, f. 2; TL: S.Brazil, Guaruja, Santos

Sphecosoma melissina; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 94; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Sphecosoma meridionale Schrottky, 1910

Paraguay. See [maps]

Sphecosoma meridionale Schrottky, 1910; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 24 (6/7): 148; TL: Paraguay, Puerto Bertoni

Sphecosoma meridionale; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Sphecosoma meridionalis; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 92, pl. 4, f. 26

Sphecosoma metamela Hampson, 1905

Paraguay. See [maps]

Sphecosoma metamela Hampson, 1905; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 15 (89): 426; TL: Paraguay, Sapucay

Sphecosoma metamela; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 89, pl. 4, f. 21; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Sphecosoma nigriceps Hampson, 1903

Bolivia. See [maps]

Sphecosoma nigriceps Hampson, 1903; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 11 (64): 340; TL: Bolivia

Sphecosoma nigriceps; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 92, pl. 4, f. 27; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Sphecosoma pattiannae Simmons, 2004

Brazil (Pará). See [maps]

Sphecosoma pattiannae Simmons, 2004; Zootaxa 519: 2; TL: Brazil, Pará

Sphecosoma plumbicincta Draudt, 1915

Panama. See [maps]

plumbicincta Draudt, 1915; Gross-Schmett. Erde 6: 41; TL: Chiriqui

Sphecosoma plumbicincta; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Sphecosoma roseipuncta Schaus, 1920

Guatemala. See [maps]

Sphecosoma roseipuncta Schaus, 1920; Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 57 (2307): 110; TL: Cayuga, Guatemala

Sphecosoma roseipuncta; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Sphecosoma rufipes Rothschild, 1911

Venezuela. See [maps]

Sphecosoma rufipes Rothschild, 1911; Novit. Zool. 18 (1): 25; TL: La Vuelta, Caura River, Venezuela

Sphecosoma rufipes; Rothschild, 1913, Novit. Zool. 20: 471, pl. 14, f. 8; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 89; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Sphecosoma semelina Jones, 1914

Brazil (São Paulo). See [maps]

Sphecosoma semelina Jones, 1914; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1914 (1): 3; TL: Alto da Serra, Santos

Sphecosoma semelina; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 94, pl. 4, f. 31; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Sphecosoma simile Schaus, 1894

Venezuela. See [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; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Sphecosoma similis; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 93

Sphecosoma sparta Druce, 1900

Colombia. See [maps]

Sphecosoma sparta Druce, 1900; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 5 (30): 507; TL: Colombia, Cacagualito

Sphecosoma sparta; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 90, pl. 4, f. 23; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Sphecosoma surrentum Druce, 1883

Bolivia. See [maps]

Sphecosoma surrentum Druce, 1883; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1883: 375, pl. 39, f. 8; TL: Boiva, Puerto S. Rosa

Sphecosoma surrenta; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Sphecosoma surrentum; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 160; [iNaturalist]

Sphecosoma testacea (Walker, 1854)

British Guiana. See [maps]

Glaucopis testacea Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 196; TL: British Guiana, Demerana

Sphecosoma testacea; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Sphecosoma testaceum; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1: 158, pl. 6, f. 22; Zerny, 1931, Ann. Mus. Wien 45: 229

Misidentified/misapplied:

Sphecosoma testaceum; Godman & Salvin, 1884, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 54, 3: pl. 6, f. 27
- = Sphecosoma angustatum; Zerny, 1931, Ann. Mus. Wien 45: 228

Sphecosoma vicinum Schrottky, 1910

Paraguay. See [maps]

Sphecosoma vicinum Schrottky, 1910; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 24 (6/7): 149; TL: Paraguay, Puerto Bertoni

Sphecosoma vicinum; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

References:

[BCA] electronic
BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[BHL] The
Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[ZOBODAT] Oberösterreichische Landesmuseum
OÖ. Landesmuseum; ZOBODAT - Literatur
[ZOOTAXA]
Zootaxa
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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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
Cock & Laguerre, 2023
Euchromiina wasp moths (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Trinidad & Tobago Living World 2023 : 1-83
Dognin, 1909
Hétérocères nouveaux de l'Amérique du Sud Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 53 : 74-94, : 213-233
Druce, 1883
Descriptions of new species of Zygaenidae and Arctiidae Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 : 372-384, pl. 39-40
Druce, 1900
Description of some new Genera and Species of Heterocera from Tropical South America Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 5 (30) : 507-527
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
Hampson, 1903
Descriptions of new Syntomidae and Arctiadae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 11 (64) : 337-351
Hampson, 1905
Description of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae, and Noctuidae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 15 (89) : 425-453
Hampson, 1914
Catalogue oof the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Volume 1 Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: i-xxvii [?], 1-838, pl. 1-41, 2: pl. 42 (f. 1-9)
Jones, 1914
New Species of Lepidoptera-Heterocera from S.E. Brazil Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1914 (1): 1-12, pl. 1, (3-4): 437-455
Jörgensen, 1932
Lepidopterologisches us südamerika Dt. ent. Z. Iris 46 (1) : 37-66
Kaye, 1913
A few Observations in Mimicry Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1913 : 1-10, pl. 1
Pinheiro & Gaal-Haszler, 2015
Illustrated catalogue of Neotropical Ctenuchina, Euchromiina and Pericopina types (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) described by Hans Zerny, with discussion on their taxonomic status Zootaxa 3925 (4) : 505-535
Rothschild, 1911
New Syntomidae in the Tring Museum Novit. Zool. 18 (1) : 24-45
Rothschild, 1913
Some unfigured Syntomidae Novit. Zool. 20 : 470-472, pl. 13-14
Rothschild, 1931
Notes on Syntomidae (Amatidae) with descriptions of new species Novit. Zool. 37 : 149-158
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
Schaus, 1905
Descriptions of new South American Moths Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 29 (1420) : 179-345
Schaus, 1920
New species of Lepidoptera in the United States National Museum Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 57 (2307) : 107-152
Schaus, 1924
New species of moths in the United States National Museum Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 65 (2520) : 1-74
Schrottky, 1910
Zweiter Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Syntomidae Paraguaya Dt. ent. Z. Iris 24 (6/7) : 148-153
Draudt in Seitz, 1915
Die amerikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer (186 pls) Gross-Schmett. Erde 6 : 1-32 (1913), : 33-192 (1915), : 193-240 (1917), : 249-280 (1918), : 241-248,281-320 (1919), : 321-336 (1920), : 337-376 (1921), : 377-416 (1922), : 417-424 (1924), : 425-528 (1925), : 529-616 (1927), : 617-672 (1928), : 673-768 (1929), : 769-840 (1930), : 841-904 (1931), : 905-1016 (1932), : 1017-1048 (1933), : 1049-1088 (1934), : 1089-1112 (1935), : 1137-1256 (1936), : 1113-1136,1257-1296 (1937), : 1297-1304 (1938), : 1305-1328 (1939), : 1329-1452 (1940)
Simmons, 2004
Description of Sphecosoma pattiannae, new species, with comments on its novel male androconia (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Arctiinae: Euchromiini) Zootaxa 519 : 1-12
Strand, 1915
Über einige exotische (exlus. asiatische) Syntomididen des Deutchen Entomologischen Museum Dt. ent. Zs. 1915 : 19-29
Turrent & Pescador, 2013
La fauna de las tribus Euchormiini y Ctenuchini (Lepidoptera, familia Erebidae) de la región de Chajul Chiapas (Marques de Comillas) Rev. Soc. Mex. Lep. (ns) 1 (1) : 1-15
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: 583-775 (1855), 4: 777-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)
Zerny, 1931
Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Syntomiden Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 45 : 1-27
Zerny, 1931
Ergebnisse einer zoologischen Sammelreise nach Brasilien, insbesondere in das Amazonasgebiet, ausgeführt von Dr. H. Zerny. VII. Teil. Lepidoptera III: Die Syntomiden des Staates Pará Ann. Mus. Wien 45 : 225-263

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