Polyptychus erosus
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Smerinthinae
Tribus: Smerinthini
Genus: Polyptychus
Species: Polyptychus erosus
Subspecies:
P. e. erosus –
P. e. politzari
Name
[edit]Polyptychus erosus Jordan, 1923
Type locality: [Tanzania], Tanganyika, Kilimanjaro, Moshi.
Holotype: CM. male ♂.
Synonyms
[edit]- Polyptychus erosus mbarikensis Darge & Minetti, 2005
- Type locality: Tanzania, Morogoro Province, Mbarika Mts, S of Mahenge, 775 m.
- Holotype: SMCR. male ♂. 22.IV.2005. legit Ph. Darge.
- Type locality: Tanzania, Morogoro Province, Mbarika Mts, S of Mahenge, 775 m.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Jordan, H.E.K. 1923d. Ueber einige alte und neue Spingiden [sic] (Lep.). Entomologische Mitteilungen 12(1): 51–57. Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Darge, P. & Minetti, R. 2005: Une nouvelle espèce de Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1968, originaire des Monts Mbarika, Tanzanie (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) (programme UBAENA/COSTECH N°2005-14-ER-2002-140). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de Mulhouse, 61(4): 68–70. Reference page.