Neopolyptychus convexus

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: Neopolyptychus
Species: Neopolyptychus convexus

Name

Neopolyptychus convexus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Type locality: [Tanzania], Tanganyika, M'Pala.

Holotype: BMNH. female ♀.

Synonymy

• Polyptychus pygarga convexus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (original combination)
• Neopolyptychus convexus (Rothschild & Jordan):
• Polyptychus springerae Clark, 1936 (synonymized by Carcasson, 1968: 20.
  • Type locality: [Democratic Republic of Congo], Congo, Likasi.
    • Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. 1914. legit Luck & Gehlen.

References

Primary references

• Rothschild, L.W. & Jordan, K. 1903. A revision of the Lepidopterous family Sphingidae. Novitates Zoologae 9 (Suppl.): 1–972. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Clark, B.P. 1936. Description of twenty-four new Sphingidae and notes concerning two others. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 15: 71–91. Reference page.