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Taxonomy
Dewitzia pygarga Karsch, 1891 [Invalid]
Nomenclature
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Genus: NeopolyptychusSpecies: Neopolyptychus pygarga
Species:
Dewitzia pygarga Karsch, 1891
Usage:
invalid
Unacceptability Reason:
original name/combination
Reference:
Type data:
HOLOTYPE ♀ Kamerun [Cameroon]: Barombi Station, bred (P. Preuss) [MNHU]. Karsch incorrectly stated that the holotype was a male.
Taxonomic Notes:
Transferred to Polyptychus by Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, Novit. zool. 9 (suppl.): 235, 245. Transferred (as ‡pygargus) to Neopolyptychus by Carcasson, 1968, Jl E. Afr. nat. Hist. Soc. natn. Mus. 26 (3):19.