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Taxonomy
Polyptychoides niloticus (Jordan, 1921) [Invalid]
Nomenclature
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Genus: PolyptychusSpecies: Polyptychus niloticus
Species:
Polyptychoides niloticus (Jordan, 1921)
Usage:
invalid
Unacceptability Reason:
subsequent name/combination
Reference:
Type data:
HOLOTYPE ♀ White Nile [Sudan]: lat. 12°11'«N» (Capt. Yardley) [NHMUK].
Taxonomic Notes:
Proposed as a subspecies of Polyptychus grayi [sic]. Raised to species status by Pierre, 1989, Revue fr. Ent. (N.S.) 11: 124. Returned to Polyptychus (by implicit synonymy of Polyptychoides) by Pierre, 2001, Bull Soc. ent. Fr. 106: 263. Implicitly returned to Polyptychoides by Darge, 2004, Bull Soc. ent. Mulhouse. 60: 24. Returned to Polyptychus (by implicit synonymy of Polyptychoides) by Pierre, 2014, Bull Soc. ent. Fr. 119: 226.