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Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae, 10th ed., Vol. 1, 824 pp. [in Latin] Available at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Sphingidae
genus
Sphinx

Name

Synonyms
Herse Agassiz, 1846
Herse Oken, 1815
Hyloecus Agassiz
Hyloecus Kuznetzov, 1906
Hyloicus Hübner
Lethia Hübner
Phinx Fuessly, 1781
Spectrum Scopoli, 1777
Sphynx Pallas, 1771
Homonyms
Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758
Sphinx Gray, 1843
Common names
lišaj in Slovak
Сфинксы in Russian
天蛾屬 in Chinese
줄홍색박각시속 in Korean
Nessus Sphinxes in language.
Nessus Sphinxes in language.

Bibliographic References

  1. Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
  2. Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
  3. CoL 2006
  4. Hydén, Jilg & Östman (2006) Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges flora och fauna. Fjärilar: Ädelspinnare–tofsspinnare. Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae–Lymantriidae.
  5. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 379 Designation under the Plenary Powers of a type species in harmony with accustomed usage for the genus Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758 (class Insecta, order Lepidoptera).Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 11(29), 421-430 (1956)
  6. Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp.
  7. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  8. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  9. Tuttle, James P., 2007: null. The Hawk Moths of North America: A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada. 253.
  10. as per family
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