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Afroclanis calcareus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907)

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Afroclanis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Rothschild & Jordan, 1907)
Citation:Polyptychus calcareus spec. nov.
Original genus:Polyptychus
Publication:Rothschild W. & Jordan K. 1907. New Sphingidae.
Journal:Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:14
Issue:
Pagination:92–93
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2989264
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Afroclanis calcareus (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Afroclanis by J. H. Carcasson (1968: 44, as calcarea).

Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Afroclanis calcareus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Tanzania [Tanzania], German East Africa, Masasi, i–ii.1905.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Afroclanis calcareus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 44
Afroclanis calcareus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907) Malawi Rothschild W. 1919. List of types of Lepidoptera in the Tring museum. page 209
Afroclanis calcareus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907) Mozambique Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 44
Afroclanis calcareus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907) South Africa Limpopo page H. Roland
Afroclanis calcareus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907) South Africa Mpumalanga van den Berg M. A., Vermeulen J. B., Braack H. H. & Braack A. L. 1975. Pylstertmotte (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin. page 22
Afroclanis calcareus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907) South Africa Strand E. 1915h. Einige exotische, insbesondere afrikanische Heterocera. page 131 (as burorum)
Afroclanis calcareus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907) Tanzania Rothschild W. & Jordan K. 1907. New Sphingidae. page 93
Afroclanis calcareus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907) Zambia Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 44
Afroclanis calcareus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907) Zimbabwe Strand E. 1915h. Einige exotische, insbesondere afrikanische Heterocera. page 131 (as burorum)
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Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Afroclanis burorum (Strand, 1915) (Strand, 1915) species Synonym Polyptychus burorum