Tomáš Melichar

Tomáš Melichar, Czech entomologist.

Owner of Sphingidae Museum, Orlov 79, 26101, Příbram, Czech Republic. SMCR

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 108 taxon names authored by Tomáš Melichar

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

2003

• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2003. Description d'un nouveau genre et d'une nouvelle espece de Sphingidae d'Australie Occidentale: Zacria gen. n. vojtechi sp. n.(Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). Lambillionea 103(2): 283-286. Reference page. 

2006

• Brechlin, R. & Melichar, T. 2006. Rhodoprasina mateji sp. n., eine neue Sphingide aus China (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo (n.f.) 27(3): 153–155. Reference page. 
• Brechlin, R. & Melichar, T. 2006a. Six new hawkmoth species from China (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo (n.f.) 27(4): 205–213. full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2007

• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2007. Description d'un nouveau Sphingidae du Nord de la chine Ampelophaga nikolae sp. n. (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). Lambillionea 107(1): 187–190. Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2007a. Description d’une seconde espèce de Sphingidae du genre Coenotes (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) provenant de l’île de Yamdena (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 1(1): 1–6. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2007b. Description d’un nouveau Sphingidae du genre Platysphinx : Platysphinx zabolicus sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 1(1): 14–19. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2007c. Une nouvelle espèce du genre Dahira Moore, 1888 de Chine, Sichuan: Dahira jitkae sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 1(1): 20–23. full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2008

• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2008. Description d’un nouveau Theretra Hübner, 1819, d’Afrique de l’ouest: Theretra tomasi sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 1(2): 39–44. Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2008a. Un nouveau Sphingidae de l’est africain: Falcatula svaricki sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 1(2): 67–73. Reference page. 

2009

• Eitschberger, U. & Melichar, T. 2009. Eine neue Ambulyx Westwood, 1847 – Art von der indonesischen Insel Obi (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 2(1-2): 29–48. Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2009. Un nouveau Sphingidae asiatique: Daphnusa zythum sp. n. (Lepidoptera Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 1(3-4): 79–86. Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2009a. Un nouveau Sphingidae d’Ethiopie: Rufoclanis numosae rostislavi ssp. n. (Lepidoptera Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 1(3-4): 111–115. Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2009b. Description de la sous-espèce asiatique d’Euchloron megaera (Linnaeus, 1758), Lepidoptera, Sphingidae. The European Entomologist 2(1-2): 1–5. Reference page. 

2010

• Eitschberger, U. & Melichar, T. 2010. Die Taxa der Gattung Daphnis Hübner, 1819, die Neugliederung der Unterarten von Daphnis hypothous (Cramer, 1780) mit neuer Unterartbeschreibung und der Neotypusdesignation von Sphinx hypothous Cramer, 1780 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 2(3-4): 49–91. Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2010. Description d’une nouvelle esp`ece du genre Rhagastis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 de Sumatra et revision du taxon meridionalis Gehlen, 1928 de l’ˆıle de Java (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 3(2): 81–90. Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2010a. Description d’une nouvelle espèce du genre Kentrochrysalis Staudinger, 1887 de Chine centrale : Kentrochrysalis heberti sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 3(2): 101–110. Reference page. 

2011

• Melichar, T. 2011. Un nouveau Sphingidae d'Afrique de l'est: Rufoclanis haxairei sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 3(4): 183–187. Reference page. 
• Eitschberger, U. & Melichar, T. 2011. Psilogramma Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 – Studien (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) (7. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Gattung Psilogramma Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) The European Entomologist 3(3): 133–158. Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2011. Description de deux nouveaux Sphingidae du sud de la p ́eninsule arabique (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 3(3): 159–168. Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2011a. Description d'un nouveau Sphingidae de l'île de Madagaskar Daphnis kitchingi sp.n. (Lepidoptera,Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 3(4): 189–195. Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2011b. Description d'une nouvelle sous-espèce de Nephele xylina Rothschild & Jordan, 1910 de l'île de Socotra (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 3(4): 197–200. Reference page. 

2012

• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2012. Une nouvelle espèce du genre Cautethia Grote, 1865 de l'île de Cuba: Cautethia fideli sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 4(1): 55–62. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2012a. Note sur les genres Ceratomia Harris, 1839, et Dolbogene Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, au Mexique, et description de Ceratomia mooseri sp. n. et Ceratomia paltingi sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae)). The European Entomologist 4(2): 65–86. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2012b. Note sur les Theretra du groupe cajus (Cramer, 1777) avec description de deux nouvelles espèces. The European Entomologist 4(2): 87–106. full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2013

• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2013. Cinq nouveaux Sphingidae asiatiques (Lepidoptera : Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 4(3): 141–160. Reference page. 
• Melichar, T. & Řezáč, M. 2013. A new species of the genus Kentrochrysalis Staudinger, 1887 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) from China. The European Entomologist 5(3): 65–69. Reference page. 
• Melichar, T. & Řezáč, M. 2013a. A new species of the genus Neoclanis Carcasson, 1968 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) from Kenya. The European Entomologist 5(3): 71–76. Reference page. 
• Melichar, T. & Řezáč, M. 2013b. A new species of the genus Theretra Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) from east Africa. The European Entomologist 5(3): 77–82. Reference page. 
• Melichar, T. & Řezáč, M. 2013c. A new subspecies of the genus Amplypterus Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) from southern India. The European Entomologist 5(3): 83–88. Reference page. 
• Melichar, T. & Řezáč, M. 2013d. Two new taxa of the genus Ceridia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 5(2): 45–51. Reference page. 
• Melichar, T. & Řezáč, M. 2013e. A new species of the genus Degmaptera Hampson, 1896 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) from Taiwan. The European Entomologist 5(2): 53–57. Reference page. 
• Melichar, T. & Řezáč, M. 2013f. Two new subspecies of Madoryx pseudothyreus (Grote, 1865) (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) from the Bahamas and Florida. The European Entomologist 5(2): 59–63. Reference page. 
• Melichar, T. & Řezáč, M. 2013. Revision of the genus Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1858 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) of the Western Palaearctic. The European Entomologist 4(4): 171–187. Reference page. 
• Melichar, T. & Řezáč, M. 2013h. A new species of the genus Ambulyx Westwood 1847 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) from the Indonesian island of Sangir. The European Entomologist 5(1): 1–5. Reference page. 
• Melichar, T. & Řezáč, M. 20131. A new species of the genus Griseosphinx Cadiou & Kitching, 1990 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) from Myanmar. The European Entomologist 5(1): 19–23. Reference page. 
• Moulds, M.S. & Melichar, T 2013. A new species of hawk moth in the genus Coenotes Rothschild & Jordan from Australia. (Sphingidae: Smerinthinae: Sphingulini). The European Entomologist 5(1): 11–17. Reference page. 

2014

• Eitschberger, U. & Melichar, T. 2014. Beitrag zur Kenntnis von Manduca chinchilla (Gehlen, 1942) und der zu dieser nahe verwandten Arten (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 69: 19–47. full article Zobodat (PDF). Reference page. 
• Eitschberger, U. & Melichar, T. 2014a. Amphonyx haxairei (Cadiou, 2006) und Amphonyx vitrinus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1910) im Vergleich (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 69: 1–18. full article Zobodat (PDF). Reference page. 
• Melichar, T. & Řezáč, M. 2014. A new species of the genus Temnora Walker, 1856 from Tanzania (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 5(4): 93–99. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Melichar, T. & Řezáč, M. 2014a. A revision of the Temnora scitula (Holland, 1889) species group (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 6(2): 167–180. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Melichar, T. & Řezáč, M. 2014b. A new species of the genus Daphnusa Walker, 1856 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) from northern India. The European Entomologist 6(3): 189–197. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Melichar, T., Řezáč, M. & Horecký, Č. 2014. A new species of the genus Rhodambulyx Mell, 1939 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) from Vietnam. The European Entomologist 6(2): 161–165. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Melichar, T., Řezáč, M., Manjunatha, H.B. & Horecký, C. 2014. A new species of the genus Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1875 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) from the southern part of India. The European Entomologist 6(3): 181-187. Reference page. 

2015

• Melichar, T., Řezáč, M. Haxaire, J. & Ilčiková, A. 2015. A new species of the genus Erinnyis (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae: Macroglossinae) from Cuba. The European Entomologist 7(1): 27–33. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Melichar, T. & Řezáč, M. 2015. A new species of the genus Mimas Hübner, 1819 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) from Asia. The European Entomologist 6(4): 205–211. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Melichar, T., Řezáč, M. & Ilčiková, A. 2015. A new species of the genus Sataspes Moore, [1858] (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from Indonesia. The European Entomologist 7(4): 93–112. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Melichar, T., Řezáč, M. & Rindoš, M. 2015. Ambulyx rawlinsi sp. n. (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) – A new species of hawkmoths from Indonesia. The European Entomologist 7(1): 1–13. full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2016

• Eitschberger, U. & Melichar, T. 2016. Revision und Neugliederung aller Arten, die momentan in der Gattung Macropoliana auct. (nec Carcasson, 1968) vereint, zusammengefaßt sind. Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 71: 1–639. Full article at Zobodat (PDF). Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2016. A new species of the genus Cautethia Grote, 1865 (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from Puerto Rico. The European Entomologist 8(3): 93–103. Reference page. 
• Melichar, T. & Řezáč, M. 2016. A new species of the genus Cypa Walker, [1865] (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 8(2): 51–59. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Melichar, T., Řezáč, M. & Ilčiková, A. 2016. A new species of the genus Temnora Walker, 1856 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) from Ethiopia. The European Entomologist 8(1): 7–16. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Melichar, T., Řezáč, M. & Ilčiková, A. 2016a. Descriptions of two new species of the genus Macroglossum Scopoli, 1777 (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from Sulawesi and the Philippines. The European Entomologist 8(2): 37–50. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Melichar, T., Řezáč, M. & Ilčiková, A. 2016b. Descriptions of three new taxa in the Temnora pylas (Cramer, 1779) species group (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae), with notes on several other taxa. The European Entomologist 8(3): 105–131. Reference page. 

2017

• Melichar, T., Řezáč, M. & Ilčiková, A. 2017. A new species of genus Cypoides Matsumura, 1921 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) from Sulawesi Island, Eastern Indonesia. The European Entomologist 9(1): 1–9. Reference page. 

2018

• Melichar, T. & Řezáč, M. 2018. Contribution to the taxonomy of the genus Polyptychus Hübner, 1819 from Africa. The European Entomologist 9(2): 79–87. Reference page. 

2019

• Melichar, T., Řezáč, M. & Hodeček, J. 2019. Notes on the taxonomy of the genus Praedora Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Sphinginae, Sphingini), with descriptions of five new subspecies. The European Entomologist 11(2): 45–97. ResearchGate Reference page. 

2020

• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2020. A new species of the genus Pentateuch Swinhoe, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae: Sphinginae, Pentateuchini) from Northeast India. The European Entomologist 12(1): 1-18. Reference page. 

2021

• Eitschberger, U., Melichar, T. & Řezáč, M. 2021. Marumba rizkyi spec. nov., eine weitere neue Art aus dem Marumba timora-Artenkomplex Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 79: 104-122. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Melichar, T., Melichar, R. & Řezáč, M. 2015. A new subspecies of the genus Mimas Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) from the Palaearctic region The European Entomologist 12(4): 121–139. Reference page. 

2022

• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2022. Description of a third species of the genus Protaleuron Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 from Peru, department Amazonas. The European Entomologist 14(3-4): 109-119. Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2022a. Description of a new sphingid species of the genus Eurypteryx Felder, C. & Felder, R., 1874 from the Philippines (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 14(3-4): 97-108. Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2022b. A new hawkmoth of the genus Hippotion Hübner, 1819 from Tanzania (Lepidoptera Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 14(1-2): 87-95. Reference page. 
• Xu, Z.B., Melichar, T., He, J.B., Zhang, C., Zhang, X.Y., Feng, D. & Hu, S.J. 2022. A new species of Rhodambulyx Mell, 1939 (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from Southwest Chongqing, China.Zootaxa 5105(1): 048–062. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5105.1.2. . Reference page. 

2023

• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2023. Description of a new Mesoamerican subspecies of Manduca albiplaga (Walker, 1856) (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Sphinginae). The European Entomologist 15(3-4): 154-169. Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2023a. A review of the Xylophanes tyndarus (Boisduval, 1875) species group, with the description of a new species (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Macroglossinae). The European Entomologist 15(3-4): 187-246. Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2023b. Contribution to the knowledge of the Sphingidae of Arunachal Pradesh, with taxonomic notes on the genera Eupanacra Cadiou & Holloway, 1989, Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1875, Ambulyx Westwood, 1847 and Marumba Moore, 1882 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 15(3-4): 115-153. Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J., Melichar, T. & Giusti, A. 2023. Revalidation of the species Cechetra striata (Rothschild, 1894), long considered synonymous with Cechetra minor (Butler, 1875). The European Entomologist 15(1-2): 1-23. Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J. Melichar, T. & Kitching, I.J. 2023. Revision of the Xylophanes libya (Druce, 1878) species group, with the description of four new species from Central and South America (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Macroglossinae). The European Entomologist 15(1-2): 24-59. Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J. Melichar, T. & Kitching, I.J. 2023a. A further note on the Xylophanes porcus (Hübner, 1823) species group, with the description of five new species. The European Entomologist 15(1-2): 61-93. Reference page. 
• Haxaire, J., Melichar, T. & Rougerie, R. 2023. Notes on the use of genus Hyloicus Hübner, 1819, with the description of a new species of the “H. pinastri complex” from Corsica (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 128(4): 621-634. DOI: 10.32475/bsef_2299. . Reference page.