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Polyptychus obtusus (Darge, 2004)

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Polyptychus (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Polyptychus grayii
Authorship:(Darge, 2004)
Citation:Polyptychoides obtusus, n. sp.
Original genus:Polyptychoides
Publication:Darge Ph. 2004c. Contribution à l'étude du genre Polyptychoides Carcasson, avec la description de nouveaux taxons (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae).
Journal:Bulletin de la Société entomologique de Mulhouse
Volume:60
Issue:2
Pagination:22, 24, fig. 2F
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Smerinthus grayii Walker, 1856; synonymized by I. Kitching (2017: website).

Kitching I. J. 2017. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Polyptychus obtusus (Darge, 2004) Holotype ♂ SMCR Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Ph. Darge 637♂, SMCR Tanzania Tanzania, Morogoro Forest, xii.2003, leg. Ph. Darge.
Polyptychus obtusus (Darge, 2004) Paratype ♂ Paratypes 2♂, coll. Darge. Tanzania Tanzania, Morogoro Forest, xii.2003, leg. Ph. Darge.
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