Polyptychus lapidatus Joicey & Kaye, 1917

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Higher taxa:	Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Polyptychus (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Joicey & Kaye, 1917
Citation:	Polyptychus lapidatus, J. & K.
Original genus:	Polyptychus
Publication:	Joicey J. J. & Kaye W. J. 1917a. Two new species and new genus of Sphingidae.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(8) 20
Issue:	117
Pagination:	230–231; pl. 8, figs 1–2

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Polyptychus lapidatus Joicey & Kaye, 1917	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	Ghana	[Ghana], W Africa, Coomassie [Kumasi], 1912.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Polyptychus lapidatus Joicey & Kaye, 1917	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 241
Polyptychus lapidatus Joicey & Kaye, 1917	Gabon		Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 15
Polyptychus lapidatus Joicey & Kaye, 1917	Ghana		Joicey J. J. & Kaye W. J. 1917a. Two new species and new genus of Sphingidae. page 230
Polyptychus lapidatus Joicey & Kaye, 1917	Liberia		Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 15

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