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Polyptychus guessfeldtii (Dewitz, 1879)

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Polyptychus (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Dewitz, 1879)
Citation:Ambulyx Güssfeldtii (n. sp.)
Original genus:Ambulyx
Publication:Dewitz H. 1879. Afrikanische Schmetterlinge.
Journal:Mittheilungen des Münchener Entomologischen Vereins
Volume:3
Issue:
Pagination:27; pl. 2, figs 1, 1a
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12659998
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Polyptychus guessfeldtii (1)
Taxonomic note:

Had been transferred to Acanthosphinx by C. Aurivillius (1891: 228); transferred to Polyptychus by J. Pierre (2014: 225).

Pierre J. 2014. Polyptychus lagnelae nom. nov. pour Avinoffia hollandi (Clark, 1917). Le genre Polyptychus Hübner, 1819. Concept de genre (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Polyptychus guessfeldtii (Dewitz, 1879) Holotype ♂ MfN Holotype ♂, MfN. Angola Angola N, Cabinda, Chinchoxo, leg. Falkenstein.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Polyptychus guessfeldtii (Dewitz, 1879) Angola Dewitz H. 1879. Afrikanische Schmetterlinge. page 27
Polyptychus guessfeldtii (Dewitz, 1879) Cameroon Aurivillius C. 1892. Verzeichniss einer von Herrn Fritz Theorin aus Gabon und dem Gebiete des Camerunflusses heimgebrachten Schmetterlings-Sammlung. II. Heterocera. page 182
Polyptychus guessfeldtii (Dewitz, 1879) Central African Republic Hetuin J. M. 1987. Compte-rendu d'une chasse nocturne en Centrafrique. page 102
Polyptychus guessfeldtii (Dewitz, 1879) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Schouteden H. 1930. Lépidoptères récoltés au Congo Belge par Sa Majesté la Reine Elisabeth de Belgique. page 390
Polyptychus guessfeldtii (Dewitz, 1879) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Aurivillius C. 1900b. Verzeichniss einer von den Herren Missionären E. Laman und W. Sjöholm bei Mukinbungu am unteren Congo zusammengebrachten Schmetterlingssammlung. page 1050
Polyptychus guessfeldtii (Dewitz, 1879) Côte d'Ivoire Vuattoux R., Pierre J. & Haxaire J. 1989. Les Sphinx de Côte-d'Ivoire, avec des données nouvelles sur les élevages effectués à la Station écologique de Lamto (Lep. Sphingidae). page 240
Polyptychus guessfeldtii (Dewitz, 1879) Equatorial Guinea Strand E. 1912k. Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Süd-Kamerun und Spanisch Guinea. Lepidoptera I. (Saturniidae, Brahmaeidae, Striphnopterygidae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Syntomididae [sic], Hypsidae und Agaristidae). page 153
Polyptychus guessfeldtii (Dewitz, 1879) Gabon Aurivillius C. 1891a. Verzeichniss einer von Herrn Fritz Theorin aus Gabon und dem Gebiete des Camerunflusses heimgebrachten Schmetterlings-Sammlung. page 228
Polyptychus guessfeldtii (Dewitz, 1879) Guinea-Bissau Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 83
Polyptychus guessfeldtii (Dewitz, 1879) Kenya Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 83
Polyptychus guessfeldtii (Dewitz, 1879) Malawi Rougeot P.-C. 1966a. Note sur les Lépidoptères Sphingides du Musée de Dundo (Angola). page 21
Polyptychus guessfeldtii (Dewitz, 1879) Nigeria Boorman J. 1960a. Notes on the Hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Nigeria. page 116
Polyptychus guessfeldtii (Dewitz, 1879) Sierra Leone Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 11
Polyptychus guessfeldtii (Dewitz, 1879) Tanzania Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 11
Polyptychus guessfeldtii (Dewitz, 1879) Togo Aulombard F. 2021. La montagne de Kpimé, une localité intéressante au Togo. page 38
Polyptychus guessfeldtii (Dewitz, 1879) Uganda Sevastopulo D. G. 1956a. Notes on the Heterocera of Kampala and neighbourhood (II). page 5
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Polyptychus cothina (Carcasson, 1968) (Carcasson, 1968) species Misapplied Acanthosphinx cothina
Polyptychus eothina (Tams, 1930) (Tams, 1930) species Synonym Acanthosphinx eothina
Polyptychus gigas (Aurivillius, 1892) (Aurivillius, 1892) species Synonym Acanthosphinx gigas
Polyptychus gigas (Aurivillius, 1891) (Aurivillius, 1891) species Misapplied Acanthosphinx gigas