Eichlinia cucurbitae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cossoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Superfamilia: Cossoidea

Familia: Sesiidae
Subfamilia: Sesiinae
Tribus: Melittiini
Genus: Eichlinia
Species: Eichlinia cucurbitae

Name

Eichlinia cucurbitae (Harris, 1828)

Type locality: not stated.

Holotype: MCZC. female ♀.

Synonymy

• Aegeria Cucurbitae Harris, 1828 (original combination)
• Eichlinia cucurbitae (Harris): Gorbunov, 2020: 281
• Melittia satyriniformis Hübner, [1827–1831]
  • Type locality: USA: Georgia
    • Type material: lost
• Trochilium ceto Westwood, 1848
  • Type locality: North America
    • Holotype: BMNH. female ♀.
• Melittia Amoena Edwards, 1882: 53
  • Type locality: USA, Douglas Co., Kansas, 900 feet.
    • Holotype: Type material: lost.

References

Primary references

• Harris, T.W. 1828. Insects. New England Farmer 7(5): 33–34. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Gorbunov, O.G. 2020c. Establishment of Eichlinia gen.n. for the Western hemisphere Melittiini (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae), with a catalog of the genus. Russian Entomological Journal 29(3): 276–284. DOI: 10.15298/rusentj.29.3.06. . Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: The squash vine borer