Papilio protenor, 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 : 309

PROTENOR CRAMER, 1775

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Pap[ilio] Eq[ues] Troj[anus] protenor Cramer, 1775: 77 , 154, pl.49, figs A, B [original plate 88, figs C, C]. China

Papilio Eques Trojanus protenor, Stoll, 1782b: 2 [No. 19].

Material examined. Syntype ♀, van Lennep label ‘[no number – appears to have been trimmed off] PRO- TENOR. Cr. I. 49. A. B.’ ( BMNH (E)#665002) is a fair match for original plate 88, figs C, C, although paler than shown; there are apparent discrepancies in the hindwing pattern, but these are largely due to subsequent repairs to the specimen; it has also been repinned .

Current status. Valid species in Papilio (Menelaides) ( Häuser et al., 2003) .

Figures

Figures 15–20. Fig. 15. Papilio lycidas Cramer (syntype). Fig. 16. Papilio lysander Cramer (syntype). Fig. 17. Papilio minos Cramer (specimen matching Cramer figure). Fig. 18. Papilio polydorus Linnaeus (specimen with ‘van Lennep’ label). Fig. 19. Papilio protenor Cramer (syntype). Fig. 20. Papilio sesostris Cramer (syntype).