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Polyptychus niloticus
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Polyptychus niloticus subsp. ponens
» Polyptychoides niloticus subsp. ponens - Pierre, 1989 [Invalid]
Taxonomy
Polyptychoides
niloticus
subsp.
ponens
Pierre, 1989 [Invalid]
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Species:
Polyptychus
niloticus
Subspecies:
Polyptychus
niloticus
subsp.
ponens
Subspecies:
Polyptychoides
niloticus
subsp.
ponens
Pierre, 1989
Usage:
invalid
Unacceptability Reason:
original name/combination
Reference:
Nouveaux sphinx africains [Lepidoptera, Sphingidae]
124
Type data:
HOLOTYPE ♂ Senegal: Thiés, 6.vii.1943, ex larva (C. Rungs) [MNHN].
Taxonomic Notes:
Proposed as a subspecies of Polyptychoides niloticus.
Media
Polyptychus niloticus ponens, male, underside. Bebedjia Tchad
Polyptychus niloticus ponens, male, underside. Bebedjia Tchad
Polyptychus niloticus ponens, male, upperside. Bebedjia Tchad
Polyptychus niloticus ponens, male, upperside. Bebedjia Tchad
Polyptychus niloticus ponens, male, underside. Bebedjia Tchad
Polyptychus niloticus ponens, male, upperside. Bebedjia Tchad
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker
, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft
,
Ben Scott
,
Vince Smith
