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Polyptychus assimilis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Polyptychus (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Citation:P.[olyptychus] grayi [sic] assimilis subsp. nov.
Original genus:Polyptychus
Publication:Rothschild W. & Jordan K. 1903a. A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae.
Journal:Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:9
Issue:Supplement
Pagination:242
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9573387
Taxonomic note:

Raised to species status by W. Rothschild & K. Jordan (1916: 257). Resynonymized with Polyptychus grayi [sic] by K. Kernbach (1957: 185); transferred to Polyptychoides by R. H. Carcasson (1968: 23); see further transfers under synonymy of Polyptychus.

Kernbach K. 1957. Ueber bekannte und neue afrikanische Sphingiden, insbesondere aus Belgisch Kongo.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Polyptychus assimilis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Holotype ♀ MfN Holotype ♀, MfN. Namibia [Namibia], German SW Africa, Rietfontein, iii.1897, leg. Borchmann.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Polyptychus assimilis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Namibia Rothschild W. & Jordan K. 1903a. A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae. page 242
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Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination