Species Praetaxila segecia (Hewitson, 1861)
Harlequin Metalmark
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
- 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] [68]
- Toxopeus, L.J. 1944. Results of the Archbold Expedition to New Guinea, Lepidoptera Riodinidae (Erycinidae). Treubia Hors Série: 156-193 [182]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Extralimital distribution—Indonesia (Aru Islands, Irian Jaya), Papua New Guinea.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
- Indonesia
- Aru Islands
- Irian Jaya
- Papua New Guinea
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Rapanea porosa (F.Muell.) Mez [PRIMULACEAE] Northern Muttonwood).
Details of nominate subspecies, not present in Australia
Praetaxila segecia segecia (Hewitson, 1861)
Sospita segecia Hewitson, W. C. 1861. Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies, Selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson. London : Van Voorst Vol. 2 [[92] pl. 46].
Type data: lectotype BMNH ♂*; Hewitson in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described but he figured both sexes; Kirby, W.F. 1879. Catalogue of the Collection of Diurnal Lepidoptera Formed by the Late William Chapman Hewitson, of Oatlands, Walton-on-Thames; and Bequeathed by Him to the British Museum. London : John van Voorst iv 246 pp. [183] (listed four specimens in the Hewitson collection); Toxopeus, L.J. 1944. Results of the Archbold Expedition to New Guinea, Lepidoptera Riodinidae (Erycinidae). Treubia Hors Série: 156–193 [181] (mentioned types but not a single type).
Subsequent designation: Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea; their systematics and biology. San Diego : Academic Press 736 pp. [334] (stated that the holotype was a male); 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. (interpret Parson's (1998) reference to a holotype as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)).
Type locality: Aru Ils, Indonesia (Hewitson gave New Guinea in original description), see Toxopeus, L.J. 1944. Results of the Archbold Expedition to New Guinea, Lepidoptera Riodinidae (Erycinidae). Treubia Hors Série: 156–193 [181] (discussed the type locality and suggested that A.R. Wallace may have collected the type material on mainland New Guinea, on the Vogelkop or Onin Peninsulas of mainland Irian Jaya); Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea; their systematics and biology. San Diego : Academic Press 736 pp. [334] (gave the label data of the specimen he referred to as a holotype as Aru Is.).
General References
Toxopeus, L.J. 1944. Results of the Archbold Expedition to New Guinea, Lepidoptera Riodinidae (Erycinidae). Treubia Hors Série: 156-193 [181]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Mar-2024 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Feb-2023 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 22-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby (ANU) |
| 13-May-2022 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 26-Feb-2021 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Apr-2011 | 12-Apr-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Apr-2011 | 05-Apr-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 28-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 28-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED |