Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921

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Higher taxa:	Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Polyptychus (genus)/  Polyptychus niloticus (species)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Jordan, 1921
Citation:	Polyptychus grayi [sic] niloticus subsp. nov.
Original genus:	Polyptychus
Publication:	Jordan K. 1921b. Two new African Sphingidae.
Journal:	Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:	28
Issue:
Pagination:	277, figs 1–2
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3152604

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	Sudan	[Sudan], White Nile, leg. Yardley.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921	Cameroon		Darge Ph. 1973b. Lépidoptères Attacidae et Sphingidae récoltés dans le Nord Cameroun par M. le Docteur G. Nonveiller. page 58
Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921	Djibouti		Darge Ph. 2004c. Contribution à l'étude du genre Polyptychoides Carcasson, avec la description de nouveaux taxons (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 24 (as affarisaque)
Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921	Ethiopia		Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 23
Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921	Somalia		Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 23
Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921	Sudan		Jordan K. 1921b. Two new African Sphingidae. page 277
Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921	Tanzania		Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 23
Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921	Zambia		Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 23

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Polyptychus niloticus afarissaque (Darge, 2004)	(Darge, 2004)	subspecies	Synonym	Polyptychoides niloticus afarissaque
Polyptychus niloticus cadioui (Darge, 2005)	(Darge, 2005)	subspecies	Synonym	Polyptychoides niloticus cadioui