Genus Vagrans Hemming, 1934
- Vagrans Hemming, F. 1934. New names for three genera of Rhopalocera. The Entomologist 67: 77 [77] [before 1934 this genus was incorrectly known as Issoria Hübner, 1819 owing to an error by Moore, F. 1900. Lepidoptera Indica. Rhopalocera: family Nymphalidae, sub-family Nymphalinae (continued), Groups Limenitina, Nymphalina, and Argynnina. London : Lovell Reeve & Co. Vol. 4 pp. 113–260 (201) who stated that Papilio egista Cramer, 1780 was the type species of Issoria Hübner, 1819; Moore had overlooked the earlier designation by 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 (198) of Papilio lathonia Linnaeus, 1758 as the type species for Issoria Hübner, 1819].
Type species:
Papilio egista Cramer, 1780 by original designation.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
- Guam
- Indonesia
- Irian Jaya
- Kei Islands
- Maluku
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Vanuatu
Oriental Region
General References
Ackery, P.R. 1988. Hostplants and classification: a review of nymphalid butterflies. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society of London 33: 95-203 [140] (bibliography)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 05-Mar-2013 | 05-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 30-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Apr-2011 | MOVED |