Polyptychus barnsi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Smerinthinae
Tribus: Smerinthini
Genus: Polyptychus
Species: Polyptychus barnsi

Name

Polyptychus barnsi Clark, 1926

Type locality: Congo [Democratic Republic of Congo], W Kivu, Escarpment, West Semliki Valley, 20 miles SW of Boga, 3500-4000'

Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. VII.1924.

References

• Clark, B.P. 1926. Descriptions of twelve new Sphingidae and remarks upon some other species. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 9: 45–59. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bouyer, T. 2016. Description de nouvelles espèces de Polyptychus Hübner, 1919 du "complexe nigriplaga" (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Smerinthinae). Lambillionea 116(3): 210–224. Reference page. 
• Kitching, I.J. & Cadiou, J.M. 2000. Hawkmoths of the world: An Annotated and Illustrated Revisionary. Checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae): 1–226. ISBN 978-0-8014-3734-2. Reference page.