| Permalink: | POLYDIGI | 
| Higher taxa: | Sphingidae (family)/ Smerinthinae (subfamily)/ Smerinthini (tribe)/ Polyptychus (genus)/ | 
| Status: | Accepted | 
| Authorship: | Karsch, 1891 | 
| Citation: | Polyptychus digitatus nov. spec. | 
| Original genus: | Polyptychus | 
| Publication: | Karsch F. 1891a. Neue Sphingiden aus Afrika. | 
| Journal: | Entomologische Nachrichten | 
| Volume: | 17 | 
| Issue: | 1 | 
| Pagination: | 14; pl. 1, fig. 3 | 
| URL: | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25339906 | 
Had been transferred to Polyptychoides by R. H. Carcasson (1968: 23); returned to Polyptychus by J. Pierre (2001: 263); implicitly returned to Polyptychoides by Ph. Darge (2004: 20); implicitly returned to Polyptychus by J. Pierre (2014: 226).
| Scientific name | TypeStatus | Gender | Museum | Description | Country | Locality | Publication | URL | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polyptychus digitatus Karsch, 1891 | Holotype | ♂ | MfN | Holotype ♂, MfN | Angola | [Angola N, Cabinda], W Africa, Chinchoxo, leg. Falkenstein. | ||
| Polyptychus digitatus Karsch, 1891 | Allotype | ♀ | MfN | Allotype ♀, MfN. | Angola | [Angola N, Cabinda], W Africa, Chinchoxo, leg. Falkenstein. | 
| Scientific name | Plant | Plant Family | Country | Publication | URL | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polyptychus digitatus Karsch, 1891 | Cordia senegalensis | Boraginaceae | Côte d'Ivoire | Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). page 56 | 
| Scientific name | Parasitoid | Parasitoid Family | Country | Publication | URL | 
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| Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination | 
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| Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polyptychus insulanus (Darge, 2004) | (Darge, 2004) | species | Synonym | Polyptychoides insulanus |