| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Authors: | T. Melichar, Haxaire, J., Manjunatha, H. B. |
| Journal: | The European Entomologist |
| Volume: | 13 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page: | 29 |
| Pagination: | 29-42 |
| Date Published: | 06/2021 |
| ISSN: | 1803-1366 |
| Keywords: | BARCODING, CATALOGUE, CHINA, COI, DNA, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAVA, LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS, MALE GENITALIA, NEIGHBOR-JOINING, PHILIPPINES, POLYPTYCHUS, SPHINGIDAE, SRI LANKA, SULAWESI, SUMATRA, TAIWAN, TYPES, WORLDMAP1 |
| Abstract: | "Recent observations and discoveries on the Asian members of the genus Polyptychus, (Hübner, [1819]) are summarised, with a particular focus on the subspecies of Polyptychus trilineatus (Moore, 1888), based on long series of specimens from India, south-east Asia and Indonesia, including most of the type localities. Conclusions are mostly based on large numbers of morphological observations, together with the results of DNA barcode analysis. We propose the following changes in the taxonomy of the group: Polyptychus trilineatus costalis Mell, 1922 syn. nov., Polyptychus trilineatus mincopicus Jordan, 1930 syn. nov., and Polyptychus trilineatus kelanus Jordan, 1930 syn. nov., are considered as synonyms of Polyptychus trilineatus. The following taxa, previously treated as subspecies of Polyptychus trilineatus, are accorded species status: Polyptychus luteatus Rothschild and Jordan, 1903 stat. nov., Polyptychus sonantis Jordan, 1930 stat. rev., Polyptychus celebensis Clark, 1929 stat. nov., Polyptychus philippinensis Rothschild and Jordan, 1903 stat. nov. and Polyptychus javanicus Gehlen, 1931 stat. nov. Consequently, there are now no subspecies recognized in Polyptychus trilineatus. |