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Villa ixion

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Subspecies

No subspecies are recognized.

Synonyms

Anthrax ixion Fabricius, 1794
Villa ixion (Fabricius, 1794)
Anthrax humilis Ruthe, 1831
Villa humilis (Ruthe, 1831)
Anthrax mucida Zeller, 1840
Anthrax pygarga Loew, 1869
Anthrax albulus Loew, 1869
Villa quinta Becker, 1916

The species epithet "ixion" is a noun in apposition. It is an classical Greek men´s name: for example, it is known as the name of the king of the Lapiths (a tribe in ancient Thessaly) (see also Prpic 2016).

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