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Polyptychus affinis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Polyptychus (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Citation:Polyptychus affinis spec. nov.
Original genus:Polyptychus
Publication:Rothschild W. & Jordan K. 1903a. A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae.
Journal:Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:9
Issue:Supplement
Pagination:235 (key), 246–247
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9573391
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Polyptychus affinis (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Polyptychus affinis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. Cameroon Cameroon, Lolodorf, leg. L. Conradt.
Distribution note:

All records, except Cameroon, need confirmation as they might refer to Polyptychus retusus Rothschild & Jordan, 1908.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Polyptychus affinis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Cameroon Rothschild W. & Jordan K. 1903a. A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae. page 247
Polyptychus affinis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Central African Republic Hetuin J. M. 1987. Compte-rendu d'une chasse nocturne en Centrafrique. page 100
Polyptychus affinis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Congo Rougeot P.-C. 1966b. Contribution à la faune du Congo (Brazzaville). Mission A. Villiers et A. Descarpentries. XXXIV. Lépidoptères Sphingidae. page 1228
Polyptychus affinis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Schouteden H. 1930. Lépidoptères récoltés au Congo Belge par Sa Majesté la Reine Elisabeth de Belgique. page 390
Polyptychus affinis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Côte d'Ivoire Rougeot P.-C. 1966b. Contribution à la faune du Congo (Brazzaville). Mission A. Villiers et A. Descarpentries. XXXIV. Lépidoptères Sphingidae. page 1228
Polyptychus affinis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Gabon Bernardi G. 1970. Note sur quelques Polyptychus gabonais (Lep. Sphingidae). page 30 (as modestum)
Polyptychus affinis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Ghana Ochse M., Safian Sz., Mey W., Zolotuhin V. V. & Prozorov A. M. 2014. Lepidoptera research in the Afrotropics: results of the 2011 workshop and field trip in Ghana, West-Africa. page 46
Polyptychus affinis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Kenya Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 16
Polyptychus affinis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Sierra Leone Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 16
Polyptychus affinis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Togo Aulombard F. 2021. La montagne de Kpimé, une localité intéressante au Togo. page 38
Polyptychus affinis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Uganda Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 16
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Polyptychus modestum Bernardi, 1970 Bernardi, 1970 species Misapplied Polyptychus modestum
Polyptychus pierrei Kitching & Cadiou, 2000 Kitching & Cadiou, 2000 species Synonym Polyptychus pierrei