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Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Smerinthinae
Tribus: Smerinthini
Genus: Polyptychus
Species: Polyptychus grayii

Name

Polyptychus grayii (Walker, 1856)

Type locality: [South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Port Natal [Durban]

Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. legit Gueinzius.

Synonymy

  • Smerinthus Grayii Walker, 1856 (original combination)
  • Polyptychus grayii (Walker): A.G. Butler, 1876: 584
  • Polyptychoides chibinda Darge, 2011
    • Type locality: Zambia, Luapula Province, Mwense Village.
      • Holotype: SMCR. male ♂, genitalia slide Darge SPH no. 809. 06.X.2010. leg. R. Minetti.
  • Polyptychoides furcillatus Darge, 2011
    • Type locality: Tanzania, Mbeya Region, savannah between Ilongo and Igurusi, 08°46.625'S 033°46.310'E, 1170 m.
      • Holotype: SMCR. male ♂, genitalia slide Darge SPH no. 704. 19.II.2004. leg. Ph. Darge.
  • Polyptychoides geita Darge, 2011
    • Type locality: Tanzania, Mwanza Region, Geita Forest, 02°54.697'S 032°06.168'E, 1234 m.
      • Holotype: SMCR. male ♂, genitalia slide Darge SPH no. 811. leg. Ph. Darge.
  • Polyptychoides obtusus Darge, 2004
    • Type locality: Tanzania, Morogoro Forest, savane arborée.
      • Holotype: SMCR. male. gen. prep. SP 637. Ph. Darge. XII.2003. Ph. Darge. in collection Ph. Darge.
  • Polyptychoides ruaha Darge, 2004
    • Type locality: Tanzania, Baobab Valley, Ruaha River.
      • Holotype: SMCR. male. gen. prep. SP 630. Ph. Darge. XII.2003. Ph. Darge. in collection Ph. Darge.
  • Polyptychoides septentrionalis Darge, 2004
    • Type locality: Kenya, Mutha Forest.
      • Holotype: SMCR. male ♂. 19.III.1969. préparation Gen.SP 634.
  • Polyptychoides unilineata Clark, 1935

References

Primary references

  • Walker, F. 1856. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VIII. Sphingidae. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1–271. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Darge, P. 2011a: Trois nouvelles espèces du genre Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1968, provenant de Tanzanie et de Zambie (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). Saturnafrica, 8: 17–25. Reference page. 
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