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Taxonomy
Polyptychus nigriplaga subsp. kivui Clark, 1926 [Invalid]
Nomenclature
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Genus: PolyptychusSpecies: Polyptychus kivui
Subspecies:
Polyptychus nigriplaga subsp. kivui Clark, 1926
Usage:
invalid
Unacceptability Reason:
original name/combination
SUMMARY
Proposed as a subspecies of Polyptychus nigriplaga. Synonymized with the nominotypical subspecies by Carcasson, 1968, Jl E. Afr. nat. Hist. Soc. natn. Mus.26 (3): 16, who treated it as a very heavily marked form. Reinstated as a subspecies of Polyptychus nigriplaga by Pierre, 1993, Bull. Soc. ent. Fr.97: 444.

