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Polyptychus paupercula (Holland, 1889)

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Polyptychus (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Holland, 1889)
Citation:Devitzia paupercula n. sp.
Original genus:Devitzia
Publication:Holland W. J. 1889. Contributions to a knowledge of the Lepidoptera of West Africa. Paper II. List of African Sphingidae received during the years 1887 and 1888.
Journal:Transactions of the American Entomological Society
Volume:16
Issue:
Pagination:65–66; pl. 4, fig. 1
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7482086
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Polyptychus paupercula (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Potyptychus by W. Rothschild & K. Jordan (1903a: 236 (key), 260).

Rothschild W. & Jordan K. 1903a. A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Polyptychus paupercula (Holland, 1889) Holotype ♂ CMNH Holotype ♂, CMNH. Gabon [Gabon], Kangwé [Kango], Valley of the Ogooué River, leg. A. C. Good.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Polyptychus paupercula (Holland, 1889) Cameroon Aurivillius C. 1904c. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Insektenfauna von Kamerun. 11. Lepidoptera Heterocera II. page 43
Polyptychus paupercula (Holland, 1889) Côte d'Ivoire Jordan K. 1920a. Notes and descriptions of Sphingidae. page 159
Polyptychus paupercula (Holland, 1889) 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 151 (as inconspicuus)
Polyptychus paupercula (Holland, 1889) Gabon Holland W. J. 1889. Contributions to a knowledge of the Lepidoptera of West Africa. Paper II. List of African Sphingidae received during the years 1887 and 1888. page 66
Polyptychus paupercula (Holland, 1889) Ghana Jordan K. 1920a. Notes and descriptions of Sphingidae. page 159
Polyptychus paupercula (Holland, 1889) Liberia Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 18
Polyptychus paupercula (Holland, 1889) Nigeria Boorman J. 1960a. Notes on the Hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Nigeria. page 116
Polyptychus paupercula (Holland, 1889) Togo Aulombard F. 2021. La montagne de Kpimé, une localité intéressante au Togo. page 38
Polyptychus paupercula (Holland, 1889) Uganda Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 18
Polyptychus paupercula (Holland, 1889) Uganda Ssese Islands page P. Basquin
Polyptychus paupercula paupercula (Holland, 1889) Cameroon Pierre J. 2001b. Les Sphinx du Gabon (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 263
Polyptychus paupercula paupercula (Holland, 1889) Gabon Holland W. J. 1889. Contributions to a knowledge of the Lepidoptera of West Africa. Paper II. List of African Sphingidae received during the years 1887 and 1888. page 65
Polyptychus paupercula paupercula (Holland, 1889) Uganda Pierre J. 2001b. Les Sphinx du Gabon (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 263
Polyptychus paupercula senniger Jordan, 1920 Côte d'Ivoire Jordan K. 1920a. Notes and descriptions of Sphingidae. page 159
Polyptychus paupercula senniger Jordan, 1920 Ghana Jordan K. 1920a. Notes and descriptions of Sphingidae. page 159
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Polyptychus paupercula inconspicuus Strand, 1912 Strand, 1912 subspecies Synonym Polyptychus paupercula inconspicuus
Polyptychus paupercula paupercula (Holland, 1889) (Holland, 1889) subspecies Accepted Devitzia paupercula paupercula
Polyptychus paupercula senniger Jordan, 1920 Jordan, 1920 subspecies Accepted Polyptychus paupercula senniger
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination