Melittia becomes Eichlinia

Apparently, all Melittia in the Western Hemisphere has been replaced by Eichlinia by Gorbunov, 2020.

Russian Entomol. J. 29(3): 276–284 © RUSSIAN ENTOMOLOGICAL JOURNAL, 2020 Establishment of Eichlinia gen.n. for the Western hemisphere Melittiini (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), with a catalogue of the genus.

This means that all Melittia species become Eichlinia. Named after the late Dr. Tom Eichlin who spent years working on Sesiidae.

Posted on May 27, 2021 01:44 PM by taftw taftw

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