CEPHONODES HYLAS (L.) (LEPIDOPTERA: SPHINGIDAE): FIRST TIME DESCRIBED IN DETAIL WITH REFERENCE TO ITS GENITALIA

Abstract

The Cephonodes hylas (L.) of the family Sphingidae first time described in detail with special reference to its head components, venations of both wings and male and female genitalia. The systematic position within the genus is also briefly discussed by using apomorphic characters.