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Polyptychus geita (Darge, 2011)

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Polyptychus (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Polyptychus grayii
Authorship:(Darge, 2011)
Citation:Polyptychoides geita, n. sp.
Original genus:Polyptychoides
Publication:Darge Ph. 2011b. Trois nouvelles espèces du genre Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1968, provenant de Tanzanie et de Zambie (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Sphingidae).
Journal:Saturnafrica
Volume:8
Issue:
Pagination:17–18; pls. D–E
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Smerinthus grayii Walker, 1856; synonymized by I. Kitching (2017: website).

Kitching I. J. 2017. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Polyptychus geita (Darge, 2011) Holotype ♂ Ph. Darge Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Ph. Darge SPH 811♂, coll. Darge. Tanzania Tanzania, Mwanza Region, Geita Forest, 1234 m, no date, leg. Ph. Darge.
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