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Afrosphinx occidens (Clark, 1927)

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Afrosphinx (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Afrosphinx amabilis
Authorship:(Clark, 1927)
Citation:Polyptychus amabilis occidens subsp. nov.
Original genus:Polyptychus
Publication:Clark B. P. 1927. Descriptions of twelve new Sphingidae and remarks upon two other species.
Journal:Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club
Volume:9
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Pagination:100–101
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Polyptychus amabilis Jordan, 1911; synonymized by C. A. Bridges (1993), see also I. J. Kitching & J.-M. Cadiou (2000: 78).

Bridges C. A. 1993. Catalogue of the family-group, genus-group and species-group names of the Sphingidae of the world.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Afrosphinx occidens (Clark, 1927) Lectotype ♂ CMNH Lectotype ♂, designated by I. J. Kitching & Cadiou (2000: 77), genitalia slide ME. #2♂, CMNH Tanzania [Tanzania], Tanganyika, River Sashila, 10.x.1925. Kitching I. J. & Cadiou J.-M. 2000. Hawkmoths of the world. An annotated and illustrated revisionary checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). page 100–101
Afrosphinx occidens (Clark, 1927) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Paralectotype 1♂, genitalia slide 45♂, NHMUK. Tanzania [Tanzania], Tanganyika, River Sashila, 10.x.1925. Kitching I. J. & Cadiou J.-M. 2000. Hawkmoths of the world. An annotated and illustrated revisionary checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). page 100–101
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