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Polyptychus barnsi Clark, 1926

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Polyptychus (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Clark, 1926
Citation:Polyptychus barnsi sp. nov.
Original genus:Polyptychus
Publication:Clark B. P. 1926. Descriptions of twelve new Sphingidae and remarks upon some other species.
Journal:Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club
Volume:9
Issue:
Pagination:49–50
Taxonomic note:

Had been synonymized with Polyptychus nigriplaga Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 by R. H. Carcasson (1968: 16); reinstated as a species by Ph. Darge (1970a: 257).

Darge Ph. 1970a. Contribution à la faune du Gabon: Lépidoptères Sphingidae.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Polyptychus barnsi Clark, 1926 Syntype unknown the 4th syntype was not retrieved (see T. Bouyer 2016: 212). Congo, the Democratic Republic of the [Democratic Republic of Congo], Congo, W Kivu, Escarpment, W Semliki Valley, 20 miles SW of Boga, 3500–4000 ft, vii.1924. Bouyer Th. 2016. Description de nouvelles espèces de Polyptychus Hübner, 1919 [sic] du "complexe nigriplaga" (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Smerinthinae). page 49–50
Polyptychus barnsi Clark, 1926 Lectotype ♂ CMNH Lectotype ♂, designated by T. Bouyer (2016: 215), genitalia slide J. Pierre 496♂, CMNH Congo, the Democratic Republic of the [Democratic Republic of Congo], Congo, W Kivu, Escarpment, W Semliki Valley, 20 miles SW of Boga, 3500–4000 ft, vii.1924. Bouyer Th. 2016. Description de nouvelles espèces de Polyptychus Hübner, 1919 [sic] du "complexe nigriplaga" (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Smerinthinae). page 49–50
Polyptychus barnsi Clark, 1926 Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Paralectotypes 2♂, CMNH, NHMUK Congo, the Democratic Republic of the [Democratic Republic of Congo], Congo, W Kivu, Escarpment, W Semliki Valley, 20 miles SW of Boga, 3500–4000 ft, vii.1924. Bouyer Th. 2016. Description de nouvelles espèces de Polyptychus Hübner, 1919 [sic] du "complexe nigriplaga" (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Smerinthinae). page 49–50
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