Parnassius gigas Kotzsch, 1932

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?26. Parnassius gigas Kotzsch, 1932

Original combination.

" Parnassius imperator gigas ssp. n." Kotzsch, 1932 Ent. Z. 45: 267.

Current combination.

Parnassius imperator gigas Kotzsch, 1932.

Current status.

Valid subspecies.

Type material.

Syntypes 2?? (ZMH 61613-61614) (Fig. 26 ). "Sincheng / Ost-Sikingshan Gebg. / Juli 2800 m." // " Parnassius / Parnassius imperator / gigas f / Her." // “Cotype” // "Coll. G. Warnecke / Eing. Nr. 11, 1963" // "ZMH 61613"; "Sincheng / Ost-Sikingshan Gebg. / Juli 2800 m." // " Parnassius / Parnassius imperator / gigas m / Her." // “Cotype” // "Coll. G. Warnecke / Eing. Nr. 11, 1963" // "ZMH 61614".

Type locality.

China: "vom Ostabhange des Sikingshan Gebirges - Sincheng etwa 2800 m." [Eastern slopes of the Sikingshan Mountains - Sincheng, ca. 2800 m].

Figures

Plate 5. 25. Parnassius inopinatus Kotzsch, 1940; 26. Parnassius imperator gigas Kotzsch, 1932; 27. Parnassius mnemosyne clorinda Kolar & Querci, 1937; 28. Parnassius mnemosyne rjabovi Sheljuzhko, 1935; 29. Parnassius mnemosyne comitis Bryk, 1912; 30. Parnassius mnemosyne gigantea Staudinger, 1886. a. Dorsal view, b. ventral view.