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Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1968

Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Polyptychoides (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym , the accepted name is Polyptychus
Authorship:Carcasson, 1968
Citation:Polyptychoides gen. nov.
Taxon remarks:Type species: Smerinthus grayi Walker, 1856. List of lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 8: 249. By original designation. Synonymized with Polyptychus by J. Pierre (2001: 262, 263). Reinstated as a genus by Ph. Darge (2004: 20). Implicitly resynonymized with Polyptychus by J. Pierre (2014: 226).
Publication:Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species.
Journal:Journal of the East Africa Natural History and National Museum
Volume:26
Issue:3
Pagination:22
URL: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51111527