taxonID	type	description	language	source
0392C3252359FFB3FCB2507679DEF876.taxon	description	Length and width in male: 1.83 and 0.49 mm, respectively, covering 58.9 % of the foretibia. Length and width in the female: 1.26 and 0.21 mm, respectively, covering 56.8 % of the foretibia. Epiphyses lanceolate in both sexes. Lower lobe rounded. Invagination u-notched. Foretibiae length: 2.28 mm (Ƌ), 2.93 mm (♀). Epiphyses are sexually dimorphic in the following features: i) epiphyses apically inserted at about two-sevenths of the foretibia length in male, two-fifths of the foretibia length in female; ii) upper lobe straight in male, concave in female; iii) invagination strongly accentuated in male, slightly accentuated in female, iv) comb (For details see Table 2).	en	Ancajima, Georgette Paola, Duarte, Marcelo (2023): Morphological variation of the epiphyses in some Ambulycini hawkmoths (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Smerinthinae). Zoologischer Anzeiger 304: 1-9, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2023.02.003, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2023.02.003
0392C3252359FFB3FCB252AC7F97F987.taxon	description	Length and width in male: 3.08 and 1.01 mm, respectively, covering 46.3 % of the foretibia. Length and width in female: 2.68 and 0.37 mm, respectively, covering 35.4 % of the foretibia. Epiphyses lanceolate in both sexes, apically inserted at about two-sevenths of the foretibia length. Upper lobe concave. Lower lobe rounded. Invagination strongly accentuated, v-notched. Foretibiae length: 6.51 mm (Ƌ), 6.77 mm (♀). Protambulyx strigilis (Linnaeus, 1771) (Figs. 2 B, 3 A and 4 B). Length and width in male: 2.29 and 0.46 mm, respectively, covering 40.2 % of the foretibia. Length and width in female: 2.26 and 0.49 mm, respectively, covering 41.9 % of the foretibia. Epiphysis apically inserted at about two-sevenths of the foretibia length. Lower lobe rounded. Invagination slightly accentuated, v-notched. Foretibiae length: 4.41 mm (Ƌ), 5.56 mm (♀). Epiphyses are sexually dimorphic in the following features: i) epiphysis lanceolate in male, spoon-shaped in female; ii) upper lobe angulate in male, bilobed in female, iii) comb (For details see Table 2).	en	Ancajima, Georgette Paola, Duarte, Marcelo (2023): Morphological variation of the epiphyses in some Ambulycini hawkmoths (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Smerinthinae). Zoologischer Anzeiger 304: 1-9, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2023.02.003, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2023.02.003
0392C3252359FFB5FCB2518479DEFA75.taxon	description	Length and width: 2.46 and 0.63 mm, respectively, covering 48.3 % of the foretibia. Epiphyses lanceolate and apically inserted at about two-sevenths of the foretibia length. Upper lobe straight. Lower lobe rounded. Invagination strongly accentuated, v-notched. Foretibiae length: 4.88 mm. Bactonema coquerelii (Boisduval, [1875]) (Figs. 2 A and 4 E). Length and width: 2.27 and 0.38 mm, respectively, covering 69.8 % of the foretibia. Epiphysis bent inward, and apically inserted at about one-quarter of the foretibia length. Upper lobe bilobed. Lower lobe truncated. Invagination slightly accentuated, v-notched. Foretibiae length: 3.23 mm. Orecta lycidas (Boisduval, [1875]) (Figs. 2 A, 3 B and 4 F). Length and width in male: 2.41 and 0.45 mm, respectively, covering 50.0 % of the foretibia. Length and width in the female: 2.52 and 0.35 mm, respectively, covering 46.0 % of the foretibia. Epiphyses spoon-shaped in both sexes, and apically inserted at about one-quarter of the foretibia length. Upper lobe bilobed. Lower lobe rounded. Invagination strongly accentuated, v-notched. Foretibiae length: 4.72 mm (Ƌ), 4.95 mm (♀). Epiphyses are sexually dimorphic in the comb (For details see Table 2).	en	Ancajima, Georgette Paola, Duarte, Marcelo (2023): Morphological variation of the epiphyses in some Ambulycini hawkmoths (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Smerinthinae). Zoologischer Anzeiger 304: 1-9, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2023.02.003, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2023.02.003
0392C325235FFFB5FCB2538479D5F99D.taxon	description	Length and width: 2.89 and 0.54 mm, respectively, covering 58.9 % of the foretibia. Epiphyses elongated and apically inserted at about one-quarter of the foretibia length. Upper lobe concave. Lower lobe truncated. Invagination strongly accentuated, u-notched. Foretibiae length: 4.66 mm.	en	Ancajima, Georgette Paola, Duarte, Marcelo (2023): Morphological variation of the epiphyses in some Ambulycini hawkmoths (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Smerinthinae). Zoologischer Anzeiger 304: 1-9, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2023.02.003, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2023.02.003
0392C325235FFFB4FCB2507C795AF9F9.taxon	description	Length and width: 2.48 and 0.71 mm, respectively, covering 50.3 % of the foretibia. Epiphyses lanceolate and apically placed at about two-sevenths of the foretibia length. Upper lobe concave. Lower lobe rounded. Invagination strongly accentuated, u-notched. Foretibiae length: 4.79 mm. Adhemarius gannascus (Stoll, 1790) (Fig. 2 B, 3 C-D, 4 I). Length and width in male: 2.54 and 0.69 mm, respectively, covering 49.1 % of the foretibia. Length and width in female: 2.23 and 0.52 mm, respectively, covering 44.0 % of the foretibia. Epiphyses lanceolate in both sexes. Upper lobe concave. Lower lobe truncated. Foretibiae length: 5.38 mm (Ƌ), 5.01 mm (♀). Epiphyses are sexually dimorphic in the following features: i) epiphyses apically inserted at about two-sevenths of the foretibia length in male, one-third of the foretibia length in female; ii) invagination u-notched in male, v-notched in female; iii) invagination strongly accentuated in male, slightly accentuated in female; iv) comb; v) acanthae (Fig. 3 D, Table 2). Adhemarius eurysthenes (Felder & Felder, 1874) (Fig. 2 C and D, 4 J). Length and width in male: 2.51 and 0.70 mm, respectively, covering 53.0 % of the foretibia. Length and width in female: 2.15 and 0.58 mm, respectively, covering 42.6 % of the foretibia. Upper lobe angulate. Lower lobe rounded. Invagination strongly accentuated. Foretibiae length: 4.62 mm (Ƌ), 4.76 mm (♀). Epiphyses are sexually dimorphic in the following features: i) epiphysis lanceolate in male, spoon-shaped in female; ii) epiphyses apically inserted at about one-quarter of the foretibia length in male, two-sevenths of the foretibia length in female; iii) invagination v-notched in male, u-notched in female, iv) comb (For details see Table 2).	en	Ancajima, Georgette Paola, Duarte, Marcelo (2023): Morphological variation of the epiphyses in some Ambulycini hawkmoths (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Smerinthinae). Zoologischer Anzeiger 304: 1-9, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2023.02.003, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2023.02.003
