Afroplitis politzari (Kiriakoff, 1979)

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Permalink:	SIMEPOLI
Higher taxa:	Notodontidae (family)/  Notodontinae (subfamily)/  Dicranurini (tribe)/  Afroplitis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Kiriakoff, 1979)
Citation:	Simesia politzari sp. nov.
Original genus:	Simesia
Publication:	Kiriakoff S. G. 1979. Neue aethiopische Notodontoidea (Lepidoptera) aus der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München.
Journal:	Spixiana
Volume:	2
Issue:	3
Pagination:	222–223, fig. 11; pl. 1, fig. 12
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28200132

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Afroplitis by A. Schintlmeister & T. Witt (2015: 40).

Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Afroplitis politzari (Kiriakoff, 1979)	Holotype	♂	ZSM	Holotype ♂, ZSM	Nigeria	Nigeria N, Kaduna, 23.vii.1971, leg. H. Politzar.
Afroplitis politzari (Kiriakoff, 1979)	Allotype	♀	ZSM	Allotype ♀, ZSM.	Nigeria	Nigeria N, Kaduna, 23.vii.1971, leg. H. Politzar.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Afroplitis politzari (Kiriakoff, 1979)	Benin		Schintlmeister A. 2018. A review of the genus Afroplitis Kiriakoff, 1964 (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) with description of seven new species. page 725
Afroplitis politzari (Kiriakoff, 1979)	Burkina Faso		Schintlmeister A. 2018. A review of the genus Afroplitis Kiriakoff, 1964 (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) with description of seven new species. page 725
Afroplitis politzari (Kiriakoff, 1979)	Côte d'Ivoire		Schintlmeister A. 2018. A review of the genus Afroplitis Kiriakoff, 1964 (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) with description of seven new species. page 725
Afroplitis politzari (Kiriakoff, 1979)	Ghana		Schintlmeister A. 2018. A review of the genus Afroplitis Kiriakoff, 1964 (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) with description of seven new species. page 725
Afroplitis politzari (Kiriakoff, 1979)	Nigeria		Kiriakoff S. G. 1979. Neue aethiopische Notodontoidea (Lepidoptera) aus der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München. page 223
Afroplitis politzari (Kiriakoff, 1979)	Togo		Schintlmeister A. 2018. A review of the genus Afroplitis Kiriakoff, 1964 (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) with description of seven new species. page 725

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