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Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Polyptychus (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Jordan, 1921
Citation:Polyptychus grayi [sic] niloticus subsp. nov.
Original genus:Polyptychus
Publication:Jordan K. 1921b. Two new African Sphingidae.
Journal:Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:28
Issue:
Pagination:277, figs 1–2
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3152604
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Polyptychus niloticus (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Polyptychoides and raised to species status by J. Pierre (1989: 124); see also I. Kitching (2017: website). Regarded as a subspecies of Smerinthus grayii Walker, 1856 by H. Hacker (2016: 51).

Pierre J. 1989. Nouveaux sphinx africains (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. Sudan [Sudan], White Nile, leg. Yardley.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 Cameroon Darge Ph. 1973b. Lépidoptères Attacidae et Sphingidae récoltés dans le Nord Cameroun par M. le Docteur G. Nonveiller. page 58
Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 Djibouti Darge Ph. 2004c. Contribution à l'étude du genre Polyptychoides Carcasson, avec la description de nouveaux taxons (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 24 (as affarisaque)
Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 Ethiopia Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 23
Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 Gambia page R. Goff (as ponens)
Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 Oman Hacker H. H. 2014. Revision of the tribe Nolini of Africa and the Western Palaearctic Region (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae, Nolinae) Supplement 1. page 51
Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 Senegal Pierre J. 1989. Nouveaux sphinx africains (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 125 (as ponens)
Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 Somalia Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 23
Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 Sudan Jordan K. 1921b. Two new African Sphingidae. page 277
Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 Tanzania Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 23
Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 Yemen Hacker H. H., Aulombard F., Bischof A., Bittermann J., Fibiger M. & Schreier H.-P. 2001. Lepidoptera of Yemen Arab Republic, collected during three expeditions in 1996, 1998 and 2000. page 605
Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 Zambia Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 23
Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921 Cameroon Darge Ph. 1973b. Lépidoptères Attacidae et Sphingidae récoltés dans le Nord Cameroun par M. le Docteur G. Nonveiller. page 58
Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921 Djibouti Darge Ph. 2004c. Contribution à l'étude du genre Polyptychoides Carcasson, avec la description de nouveaux taxons (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 24 (as affarisaque)
Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921 Ethiopia Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 23
Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921 Somalia Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 23
Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921 Sudan Jordan K. 1921b. Two new African Sphingidae. page 277
Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921 Tanzania Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 23
Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921 Zambia Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 23
Polyptychus niloticus ponens (Pierre, 1989) Cameroon Darge Ph. 2004c. Contribution à l'étude du genre Polyptychoides Carcasson, avec la description de nouveaux taxons (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 24
Polyptychus niloticus ponens (Pierre, 1989) Gambia page R. Goff
Polyptychus niloticus ponens (Pierre, 1989) Senegal Pierre J. 1989. Nouveaux sphinx africains (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 125
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Polyptychus niloticus afarissaque (Darge, 2004) (Darge, 2004) subspecies Synonym Polyptychoides niloticus afarissaque
Polyptychus niloticus cadioui (Darge, 2005) (Darge, 2005) subspecies Synonym Polyptychoides niloticus cadioui
Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921 Jordan, 1921 subspecies Accepted Polyptychus niloticus niloticus
Polyptychus niloticus ponens (Pierre, 1989) (Pierre, 1989) subspecies Accepted Polyptychoides niloticus ponens
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination