Subspecies Papilio (Princeps) aegeus aegeus Donovan, 1805
- Papilio aegeus Donovan, E. 1805. An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, Otaheite, and other Islands in the Indian, Southern, and Pacific Oceans: including Figures and Descriptions of One Hundred and Fifty-three Species of the more Splendid, Beautiful, and Interesting Insects, hitherto Discovered in those Countries, and which for the most Part have not appeared in the Works of any Preceding Author. London : Rivington iv + [167] pp. + [41] pls. [Date published January] [pl. [14]] [the relative priority of Papilio aegeus Donovan, 1805 and Papilio erectheus Donovan, 1805, which were published simultaneously, was discussed by Edwards, E.D. 1996. Papilionidae. pp. 237–239, 357–358, in Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds). Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing 529 pp. [358]; Lucas, P.H. 1835. Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères exotiques. Paris : Pauquet 156 pp. 80 pls [17 pl 9], as first reviser gave priority to Papilio erectheus, but subsequent European references and the recommendation by Waterhouse (1907) established usage of the name Papilio aegeus; Edwards, E.D., Newland, J. & Regan, L. 2001. Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 31.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. x 615 pp., in order to maintain stability in the use of these names, we here follow Waterhouse's 1907 decision pending a case to be made to the International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature on the relative priority of Papilio aegeus and Papilio erectheus].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown ♀ (Donovan stated that his figure was drawn from a single specimen originally in the Macleay collection, he then mentioned another specimen acquired later), New South Wales (in original description)
Comment: Edwards, E.D., Newland, J. & Regan, L. 2001. Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 31.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. x 615 pp. (accept that Donovan's description was based on one specimen and consider it a holotype).Type locality references:
Waterhouse, G.A. 1907. The history of Papilio aegeus. Australian Naturalist 1(8): 91-99 [94] (suggested Port Jackson, NSW; Edwards, E.D., Newland, J. & Regan, L. 2001. Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 31.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. x 615 pp. Waterhouse erred in that the specimen was sent to A. Macleay not by him; Macleay did not arrive in Australia until January 1826; Waterhouse suggested Port Jackson as the type locality because there was little settlement elsewhere at the date of description); Hancock, D.L. 1983. Princeps aegeus (Donovan) and its allies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae): systematics phylogeny and biogeography. Australian Journal of Zoology 31(5): 771-797 [781] (following Waterhouse, gave Port Jackson as type locality); Edwards, E.D., Newland, J. & Regan, L. 2001. Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 31.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. x 615 pp.Secondary source:
Lucas, P.H. 1835. Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères exotiques. Paris : Pauquet 156 pp. 80 pls.; Edwards, E.D., Newland, J. & Regan, L. 2001. Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 31.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. x 615 pp. - Papilio erectheus Donovan, E. 1805. An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, Otaheite, and other Islands in the Indian, Southern, and Pacific Oceans: including Figures and Descriptions of One Hundred and Fifty-three Species of the more Splendid, Beautiful, and Interesting Insects, hitherto Discovered in those Countries, and which for the most Part have not appeared in the Works of any Preceding Author. London : Rivington iv + [167] pp. + [41] pls. [Date published January] [pl. [15]].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown ♂ (Donovan referred to a single specimen used for the illustration originally in the Macleay collection, he then mentioned another specimen acquired later in a similar situation as with aegeus), Australasia (Donovan mentioned Australasia in discussing aegeus)
Comment: Edwards, E.D., Newland, J. & Regan, L. 2001. Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 31.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. x 615 pp. (accept that Donovan's description was based on a single specimen and consider it a holotype).Type locality references:
Waterhouse, G.A. 1907. The history of Papilio aegeus. Australian Naturalist 1(8): 91-99 [94] (suggested Port Jackson, NSW as the type locality);Edwards, E.D., Newland, J. & Regan, L. 2001. Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 31.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. x 615 pp. (Waterhouse probably suggested Port Jackson on the basis that there was little settlement in Australia at the time of description); Edwards, E.D., Newland, J. & Regan, L. 2001. Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 31.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. x 615 pp. - Papilio oberon Grose-Smith, H. 1897. Descriptions of new species of butterflies from the Pacific Islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 19: 172-180 [172].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Ils (designated in original description)
Comment: Grose-Smith in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described.Type locality references:
Waterhouse, G.A. 1932. What Butterfly is That? A Guide to the Butterflies of Australia. Illustrated by Neville Cayley. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 291 pp. 34 pls. [Date published 15/Dec/1932] [31] (discussed the possibility that aegeus was introduced to the Santa Cruz Is.); Hancock, D.L. 1983. Princeps aegeus (Donovan) and its allies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae): systematics phylogeny and biogeography. Australian Journal of Zoology 31(5): 771-797 [782] (discussed the status of oberon and the forms on Santa Cruz Is.). - Papilio beatrix Waterhouse, G.A. 1908. A new form of Papilio for Australia. Victorian Naturalist 25(7): 118-120 [118].
Type data:
Holotype AM KL13175 ♀ (Waterhouse in the original description referred to a type), Cape York, QLD (designated in original description)
Comment: Peters, J.V. 1971. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of the Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Australian Museum. Greenwich, NSW : Australian Entomological Press 36 pp. [18] (gave type specimen information).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hancock, D.L. 1983. Princeps aegeus (Donovan) and its allies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae): systematics phylogeny and biogeography. Australian Journal of Zoology 31(5): 771-797 [781]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Torres Strait Ils, including Hammond, Darnley and Murray Ils, and Cape York, QLD, south to VIC, west to Adelaide and Whyalla, SA, with populations at Alice Springs, Darwin, Gove Peninsula and Marchinbar Is., NT; extralimital distribution—Ndeni Is., Santa Cruz Ils where it may be introduced from Australia.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Gulf Plains (GUP), Kanmantoo (KAN), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), 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), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Lord Howe Island
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Northern Territory: Lake Eyre basin, N coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
- South Australia: S Gulfs
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore.
General References
Boisduval, J.B.A.D. de 1832. Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par Ordre du Roi, Pendant les Années 1826–1827–1828–1829, sous le Commandement de M.J. Dumont D'Urville. Faune entomologique de l'Océan Pacifique, avec l'illustration des insectes nouveaux recueillis pendant le Voyage. Part 1. Lépidoptères. Paris : J. Tastu iv, 267 pp. [publication date: Sherborn, C.D. & Woodward, B.B. 1901. Dates of publication of the zoological and botanical portions of some French voyages. Dumont d'Urville's Voyage de l'Astrolabe. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 8: 333 [333]] [38] (incorrect subsequent spelling of erectheus as erechtheus)
Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [245] (biology)
Edwards, E.D. 1996. Papilionidae. pp. 237-239, 357-358, in Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds). Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [358] (nomenclature)
James, D.G. 1988. Induction of pupal diapause in Papilio aegeus aegeus Donovan and Graphium sarpedon choredon (C. & R. Felder) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Australian Entomological Magazine 15(1): 39-44 [39]
Waterhouse, G.A. 1907. The history of Papilio aegeus. Australian Naturalist 1(8): 91-99 [91] (discussed the historical use of the names Papilio aegeus Donovan, 1805 and Papilio erectheus Donovan, 1805; Papilio aegeus and Papilio erectheus were described simultaneously)
Waterhouse, G.A. 1932. Notes on Australian Papilionidae. (Part I.) Papilio aegeus, Donovan. Descriptions of a new female form and two aberrations. The Australian Zoologist 7(3): 195-197 pl. 11 [195]
Waterhouse, G.A. 1937. Presidential address: The biology and taxonomy of the Australasian butterflies. Report of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 23: 101-133 [also issued as a repaginated separate in 1938] [125]
Waterhouse, G.A. & Lyell, G. 1914. The Butterflies of Australia: a monograph of the Australian Rhopalocera introducing a complete scheme of structural classification, and giving descriptions and illustrations of all the butterflies found in Australia, including a number now recorded for the first time. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 239 pp. 38 pls + 3 unnumbered colour pls. [Date published 25 July 1914] [162] (as Papilio aegeus Donovan, 1805, description, distribution)
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