Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory

Genus Vindula Hemming, 1934

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Genus Vindula Hemming, 1934

  • Vindula Hemming, F. 1934. New names for three genera of Rhopalocera. The Entomologist 67: 77 [77] [before 1934 this genus was incorrectly known as Cynthia Fabricius, 1807 owing to an error 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 (152) who stated that Papilio arsinoe Cramer, 1777 was the type species of Cynthia Fabricius, 1807; Scudder had overlooked the earlier designation by Westwood, J.O. 1840. An Introduction to the Modern Classification of Insects; founded on the natural habits and corresponding organization of the different families. London Vol. 2 (Synopsis of the genera of the British insects.) 158 pp. of Papilio cardui Linnaeus, 1758 as the type species for Cynthia Fabricius, 1807; 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 (456)].
    Type species:
     Papilio arsinoe Cramer, 1777 by original designation.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

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
    • Irian Jaya
    • Maluku
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands

Oriental Region

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
05-Mar-2013 05-Mar-2013 MODIFIED
30-Mar-2012 30-Mar-2012 MODIFIED
05-Apr-2011 MOVED