Subgenus Papilio (Princeps) Hübner, 1807

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• Princeps Hübner, J. 1807. Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge. 1 p. pls [9] [11] [17] …[104] [116] [141] [148] [150] [151] [155] [159] [200]. [this work is the subject of Opinion 276, ICZN, and is on the Offical List of Works approved as available for Zoological Nomenclature; issued 1807, dated 1806] [pl. [116]] [senior objective synonym of Orpheides Hübner, [1819]; Hemming, F. 1967. The generic names of the butterflies and their type-species (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology Suppl. 9: 1–509 (377) explained in detail the misidentification of the type species and gave reasons for the type selection, discussed actions taken by the ICZN regarding the status of Princeps; placed by the ICZN on the Official List of Generic Names No. 760].

  Type species:

   Papilio demodocus Esper, 1798 by designation under Plenary Powers, see International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1946. Opinion 179. On the type of the genus Princeps Hübner, [1807] and its synonym Orpheides Hübner, [1819] (Class Insecta, Order Lepidoptera), genera based upon an erroneously determined species. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 2(49): 559-566 [557]; Hemming, F. 1967. The generic names of the butterflies and their type-species (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology Suppl. 9: 1-509 [377].
• Achillides Hübner, J. 1819 [1816–1826]. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. Augsburg, Germany : Jacob Hübner 17-176 pp. [issued 1819, dated 1816–1826] [85].

  Type species:

   Papilio paris Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation, see Scudder, S.H. 1875. Historical sketch of the generic names proposed for butterflies. A contribution to systematic nomenclature. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 10: 91-293 [100].
• Iliades Hübner, J. 1819 [1816–1826]. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. Augsburg, Germany : Jacob Hübner 17-176 pp. [issued 1819, dated 1816–1826] [88].

  Type species:

   Papilio memnon Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation, see Scudder, S.H. 1875. Historical sketch of the generic names proposed for butterflies. A contribution to systematic nomenclature. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 10: 91-293 [196].
• Menelaides Hübner, J. 1819 [1816–1826]. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. Augsburg, Germany : Jacob Hübner 17-176 pp. [issued 1819, dated 1816–1826] [84].

  Type species:

   Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation, see Scudder, S.H. 1875. Historical sketch of the generic names proposed for butterflies. A contribution to systematic nomenclature. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 10: 91-293 [216].
• Nestorides Hübner, J. 1819 [1816–1826]. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. Augsburg, Germany : Jacob Hübner 17-176 pp. [issued 1819, dated 1816–1826] [86].

  Type species:

   Papilio gambrisius Cramer, 1777 by subsequent designation, see Scudder, S.H. 1875. Historical sketch of the generic names proposed for butterflies. A contribution to systematic nomenclature. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 10: 91-293 [227] (for publication date of Cramer, see (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1958) [7]).
• Orpheides Hübner, J. 1819 [1816–1826]. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. Augsburg, Germany : Jacob Hübner 17-176 pp. [issued 1819, dated 1816–1826] [86] [junior objective synonym of Princeps Hübner, [1807]; rejected by the ICZN, listed in the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology as Name No. 270, International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1954. Opinion 278. Addition to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology of the names of the genera of the sub-order Rhopalocera of the Order Lepidoptera (Class Insecta) species of which were cited in the Tentamen, prepared by Jacob Hübner, which is believed to have been distributed to correspondents in 1806, a leaflet rejected in Opinion 97. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 6(10): 135–178 (27); Hemming, F. 1967. The generic names of the butterflies and their type-species (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology Suppl. 9: 1–509 (325) discussed further details on type selection and actions taken by the ICZN, regarding the status of Orpheides Hübner, [1819]].

  Type species:

   Papilio demodocus Esper, 1798 by designation under Plenary Powers, see International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1946. Opinion 179. On the type of the genus Princeps Hübner, [1807] and its synonym Orpheides Hübner, [1819] (Class Insecta, Order Lepidoptera), genera based upon an erroneously determined species. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 2(49): 559-566 [559].
• Druryia Aurivillius, P.O.C. 1881. Om en samling fjärilar från Gaboon. Entomologisk Tidskrift 2: 38-47 [44].

  Type species:

   Papilio antimachus Drury, 1782 by original designation.
• Charus Moore, F. 1881. The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1(2–4) pp. 41-190 pls 19-71. [issued 1881, dated 1880-1881] [149].

  Type species:

   Papilio helenus Linnaeus, 1758 by original designation.
• Harimala Moore, F. 1881. The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 1(2–4) pp. 41-190 pls 19-71. [issued 1881, dated 1880-1881] [145].

  Type species:

   Papilio crino Fabricius, 1793 by original designation.
• Sainia Moore, F. 1882. List of the Lepidoptera collected by the Rev. J.H. Hocking chiefly in the Kangra District, N.W. Himalaya; with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1882(1): 234-263 [publication date: Duncan, F.M. 1937. Dates of publication of the society's Proceedings, 1859–1926. With an appendix containing the dates of publication of "Proceedings" 1830–1858, compiled by the late F.H. Waterhouse, and of the "Transactions", 1833–1869, by the late Henry Peavot, originally published in P.Z.S. 1893, 1913. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London A 107: 71–84] [260].

  Type species:

   Papilio protenor Cramer, 1775 by monotypy (see (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1958) [6] for publication date).
• Sarbaria Moore, F. 1882. List of the Lepidoptera collected by the Rev. J.H. Hocking chiefly in the Kangra District, N.W. Himalaya; with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1882(1): 234-263 [publication date: Duncan, F.M. 1937. Dates of publication of the society's Proceedings, 1859–1926. With an appendix containing the dates of publication of "Proceedings" 1830–1858, compiled by the late F.H. Waterhouse, and of the "Transactions", 1833–1869, by the late Henry Peavot, originally published in P.Z.S. 1893, 1913. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London A 107: 71–84] [258].

  Type species:

   Papilio polyctor Boisduval, 1836 by original designation.
• Araminta Moore, F. 1886. List of the Lepidoptera of Mergui and its Archipelago collected for the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, by Dr. John Anderson. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 21(126): 29-60 [50].

  Type species:

   Papilio demolion Cramer, 1776 by monotypy.
• Pangeranopsis Wood-Mason, J. & de Nicéville, L. 1887. List of the lepidopterous insects collected in Cachar by Mr. J. Wood-Mason. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 55: 343-393 pls 15-18 [dated 1886] [374] [first made available as a subgenus of Papilio Linnaeus, 1758].

  Type species:

   Papilio elephenor Doubleday, 1845 by monotypy.
• Panosmiopsis Wood-Mason, J. & de Nicéville, L. 1887. List of the lepidopterous insects collected in Cachar by Mr. J. Wood-Mason. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 55: 343-393 pls 15-18 [dated 1886] [374] [first made available as a subgenus of Papilio Linnaeus, 1758].

  Type species:

   Papilio rhetenor Westwood, 1841 by monotypy (see (Bridges, C.A., 1988) [IV.95] for publication date of Westwood; (Hemming, F., 1967) [336] (discussed the invalid status of Papilio rhetenor Westwood, [1841], proposed the use of Papilio alcmenor C. & R. Felder [1864] as the correct specific name for this species).
• Tamera Moore, F. 1888. Descriptions of Indian Lepidoptera Heterocera from the Collection of the Late Mr. W.S. Atkinson. Calcutta : Asiatic Society of Bengal Pt 3 pp. 199-299 pls 6-8. [284].

  Type species:

   Papilio castor Westwood, 1842 by original designation.
• Eques Kirby, W.F. 1896. A hand-book to the Order Lepidoptera. Butterflies. Vol. 2 Pt. 1. pp. i-xxiii 1-332 in Bowdler-Sharpe, R. (ed.). Lloyd's Natural History. London : Edward Lloyd. [290] [junior homonym of Eques Bloch, 1793 (Pisces); Neave, S.A. 1939. Nomenclator Zoologicus: A List of the Names of Genera and Subgenera in Zoology from the Tenth Edition of Linnaeus 1758 to the End of 1935. London : The Zoological Society of London Vol. 1–4 [***(ed.) (1939–1940) ***] (275) homonymy].

  Type species:

   Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758 by original designation.
• Icarus Röber, J.K.M. 1898. Ueber Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson. Entomologische Nachrichten. Dresden 24: 185-187 [186] [junior homonym of Icarus Forbes, 1844 (Mollusca); Neave, S.A. 1939. Nomenclator Zoologicus: A List of the Names of Genera and Subgenera in Zoology from the Tenth Edition of Linnaeus 1758 to the End of 1935. London : The Zoological Society of London Vol. 1–4 [***(ed.) (1939–1940) ***] (753) homonymy].

  Type species:

   Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson, 1864 by monotypy.

  Secondary source:

   Neave, S.A. 1939. Nomenclator Zoologicus: A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus 1758 to the end of 1935. London : Zoological Society of London Vol. 1–4. [Date published 1939–1940].
• Sadengia Moore, F. 1902. Lepidoptera Indica. Rhopalocera: family Papilionidae, sub-families Parnassiinae, Thaidinae, Leptocircinae and Papilioninae. London : Lovell Reeve & Co. Vol. 5 pp. 97-225. [issued 1902, dated 1901–1903] [213].

  Type species:

   Papilio nephelus Boisduval, 1836 by original designation.
• Mimbyasa Evans, W.H. 1912. A list of Indian butterflies. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 21(3): 969-1008 [972].

  Type species:

   Papilio janaka Moore, 1857 by subsequent designation, see Swinhoe, C. 1912. Addenda: genera and species described from the Indian region since the issue of the parts in which they would have been included. In Moore, F. Lepidoptera Indica. London : Lovell Reeve & Co. Vol. 10. 193-363 pp. [346]; Hemming, F. 1967. The generic names of the butterflies and their type-species (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology Suppl. 9: 1-509 [293] (discussed status of Papilio janaka Moore, 1857).
• Sinoprinceps Hancock, D.L. 1983. Classification of the Papilionidae (Lepidoptera): a phylogenetic approach. Smithersia 2: 1-48 [35].

  Type species:

   Papilio xuthus Linnaeus, 1767 by original designation.
• Melindopsis Aurivillius, P.O.C. 1899. Rhopalocera aethiopica. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 31(5): 3-561 pls 1-6 [dated 1898] [461].

  Type species:

   Papilio rex Oberthür, 1886 by subsequent designation, see Hemming, F. 1967. The generic names of the butterflies and their type-species (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology Suppl. 9: 1-509 [285] (incorrectly listed Papilio rex Oberthür as type species by monotypy but Aurivillius originally included two species; Cowan (1970: 51) recognised Hemming's reference as a type species designation).

 

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)

Other Regions

Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Australian Capital Territory
  • Lord Howe Island
  • New South Wales: Bulloo River basin, Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
  • Northern Territory: Lake Eyre basin, N Gulf, N coastal, W plateau
  • Queensland: Bulloo River basin, Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
  • South Australia: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, S Gulfs, SE coastal, W plateau
  • Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
  • Western Australia: N coastal, NW coastal, SW coastal, W plateau
• Indonesia
  • Aru Islands
  • Irian Jaya
  • Kei Islands
  • Maluku
• Papua New Guinea
• Solomon Islands

Oriental Region

Palaearctic Region

Distribution References

History of changes

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