Polyptychus digitatus

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 Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola 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 digitatus

Name

Polyptychus digitatus Karsch, 1891

Type locality: [Angola N, Cabinda], W Africa, Chinchoxo.

Holotype: ZMHB. male ♂. legit Falkenstein.

Synonymy

• Polyptychoides insulanus Darge, 2004
  • Type locality: [Equatorial Guinea], Bioko, Cassa Banana, 800 m.
    • Holotype: SMCR. male ♂. XI.1988. legit J.-M. Bousquet. genitalia slide Ph. Darge 621♂.

References

Primary references

• Karsch, F. 1891a. Neue Sphingiden aus Afrika. Entomologische Nachrichten 17(1): 11–16. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Darge, P. 2004b: Contribution à l'étude du genre Polyptychoides Carcasson, avec description de nouveaux taxons (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) (programme UBBAENA/COSTECH N° 2003-340-NA-2002-140). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de Mulhouse, 60(2): 19–25. Reference page.