Parnassius bremeri Bremer, 1864

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Parnassius bremeri Bremer, 1864 var. GRAESERI Honrath, 1885

Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift 29 (2), 272–278 [272], plate 8, figure 1. Current accepted combination Parnassius bremeri Bremer, 1864 ssp. graeseri Honrath, 1885 (see Bridges, 1988b).

Syntypes, two males and ten females, pinned. Specimen data: “Pochrofka” [Honrath’s label printed on pale green paper]. “Adams Bequest | B.M. 1912-399 | R.S.M. 1969.20” [Printed on white card]. Other 11 specimens; “ Amur ” [Typed on white paper – see Introduction]. “Adams Bequest | B.M. 1912-399 | R.S.M. 1969.20” [Printed on white card]. Remarks: This variety was named by Honrath after its discoverer Mr.Louis Graeser who found it “in large quantities” in July 1884 near Pochrofka while collecting on behalf of Mr.H.W. Dieckmann. These 12 specimens appear to be part of Honrath’s original series, given to him by his friend Mr.Dieckmann. The type locality ‘Pochrofka’ is in the Jablotschnoi Gorja (Apfelgebirge) in Transbaikalia, the Amur region ( Russia), at about 4500 feet elevation ( Honrath, 1885; Elwes, 1886). Bridges (1988b) treated this variety as a subspecies.

Parnassius delphius (Eversmann, 1843) var. INFERNALIS Staudinger, 1886

Entomologische Zeitung (Stettin) 47 (4/6), 193-215 [195]. Current accepted combination: Parnassius staudingeri (A. Bang-Haas, 1882) ssp. infernalis Staudinger, 1886 (see Churkin, 2009).

Syntypes: three males and a female, pinned: Specimen data: Specimens a-c (2♂, 1♀): “Ex specimini- | bus typicis” [Printed on rectangular label of coloured paper]. “I” [Handwritten in black ink]. “Kuldja” [Printed]. “Adams Bequest | B.M. 1912-399 | R.S.M. 1969.20” [Printed on white card]. Specimen d (Ƌ): Labels as for a-c but also “Infernalis | Stgr.” [Printed on black-bordered yellow paper]. Remarks: These specimens appear to be some of the material referred to by Staudinger (1886). The original description does not state how many specimens were considered or from where they originated. The type locality on the specimens is “Kuldja”, now I-ning, Sinkiang, N. China. There is no reason to doubt their status as types. Bridges (1988b) treated them to subspecies status and this was accepted by Churkin (2009).