Candidus coronis, CRAMER, 1775

Chainey, John E., 2005, The species of Papilionidae and Pieridae (Lepidoptera) described by Cramer and Stoll and their putative type material in the Natural History Museum in London, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 145 (3), pp. 283-337 : 318

CORONIS CRAMER, 1775

Pap[ilio] Dan[aus] Cand[idus] coronis Cramer, 1775: 69 , 152, pl.44, figs B, C [original plate 122, figs B, C]. China and ‘Côte de Coromandel’ [= south-eastern India].

Papilio Danaus Candidus coronis, Stoll, 1782b: 5 [No. 56].

Material examined. Possible syntype ♀, ‘ Coronis Cram. ’, Felder coll. ( BMNH (E)#665094), is a fair, although not exact, match for original plate 122, figs B, C; it has been re-pinned and there have been some repairs, especially the right hindwing. 1 ♂, with van Lennep label ‘No.56 CORONIS Cr. I. 44. B. C.’ ( BMNH (E)#665095) is much more similar to the figures of Cepora nerissa evagete Cramer on original plate 190 and may be a syntype of that species; it has clearly been re-pinned and the hindwings extensively repaired. I consider that the van Lennep label has become associated with the wrong specimen.

Current status. Junior subjective synonym of Cepora nerissa nerissa (Fabricius, 1775) ( Yata, 1981) [type locality needs to be restricted].

CREONA CRAMER, 1776

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Pap[ilio] Dan[aus] Cand[idus] creona Cramer, 1776: 148–149 , 152, pl.95, figs B, C, E, F [original plate 62, figs C, C, D, D]. ‘Indes Orientales’ [error = African] (B.Vriends).

Papilio Danaus Candidus creona, Stoll, 1782b: 5 [No. 61].

Material examined. Possible syntypes 1 ♂, 1 ♀, no data, ex Felder collection ( BMNH (E)#665111–2), are a fair match for original plate 62, figs C, C, D, D. The female ( Fig. 27 ) is the better match of the two. Both appear to have been re-pinned and the female has undergone some repairs. Because van Lennep bought the Vriends collection, it is possible that these specimens include type material .

Current status. Valid species in Belenois ( Ackery et al., 1995) .

CROCALE CRAMER, 1775

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Pap[ilio] Dan[aus] Cand[idus] crocale Cramer, 1775: 87 , 152, pl.55, figs C, D [original plate 50, figs D, D]. ‘Indes Orientales’ (loaned from B.Vriends).

Papilio Danaus Candidus crocale, Stoll, 1782b: 5 [No. 24].

Material examined. Syntype ♀, with van Lennep label ‘ No. 24 CROCALE Cr. I. 55. C. D’ ( BMNH (E)#665074) is quite a good match for original plate 50, figs D, D; it has been re-pinned .

Current status. Junior subjective synonym of Catopsilia pomona (Fabricius, 1775) ( Yata, 1981) .

Figures

Figures 27–32. Fig. 27. Papilio creona Cramer (possible syntype). Fig. 28. Papilio crocale Cramer (syntype). Fig. 29. Papilio delia Cramer (syntype). Fig. 30. Papilio ecclipsis of Cramer. Fig. 31. Aphrissa statira Cramer (mislabelled specimen). Fig. 32. Papilio epaphia Cramer (syntype).