Papilio polytes romulus

Papilio polytes romulus, <♂:♀>, Nepal.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Papilionidae
Subfamilia: Papilioninae
Tribus: Papilionini
Genus: Papilio
Subgenus: Menelaides
Species: Papilio polytes
Subspecies: Papilio polytes romulus

Name

Papilio polytes romulus Cramer, [1777].

Type locality: S. India, Coromandel Coast.

Holotype: tbc.

Synonymy

• Papilio romulus Cramer, [1775] Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 67, pl. 43, fig. A.
• Papilio mutius Fabricius, 1793 Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 3. TL: Tranquebar.
• Papilio cyrus Fabricius, 1793 Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 7, no. 19.
• Papilio polytes ceylanicus var. C. & R. Felder, 1864: 319. TL: Rambodde, Ceylon.
• Papilio polytes cyrus (♀-form) Rothschild, 1895: 347.
• Papilio polytes romulus (♀-form loc.) Rothschild, 1895: 347.
• Papilio sakontala Moore, 1903: 232, pl. 465, fig. 1. TL: Sylhet.
• Papilio polytes polycles Fruhstorfer, 1903: 309. TL: Okinawa; Ishigaki.
• Papilio polytes pammon cyroides (♀-form) Fruhstorfer, 1909 Ent. Zs. 22 (43): 178. TL: Sikkim.
• Papilio polytes neomelanides Fruhstorfer, 1909 Ent. Zs. 22 (43): 178. TL: Perak; Singapore.
• Papilio polytes rubida (♀-form) Fruhstorfer, 1909: 179. TL: Malabar
• Papilio polytes romulus astreans (ab.) Jordan, 1909 in Seitz, Grossschm. Erde 9: 61. TL: S.India.
• Papili coomani (ab.) Dufrane, 1946 Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82: 116.
• Papilio joannisi (form) Dufrane, 1946 Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82: 116.
• Papiliio obliterata (ab.) Dufrane, 1946 Bull. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 82: 116.

References

• Cramer, P. 1775–1780. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in der drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Afrika en America (etc). Amsterdam, Baalde & Utrecht, Parts 1–3. Pt.1 [1775]: xxx+16, 1–132, pls 1–84; [1776]: 133–156, pls 85–96; Pt.2 [1777]: 1–152, pls 97–192; Pt.3 [1779]: 1–104, pls 193–252; [1780]: 105–176, pls 253–288; Pt.4 [1780]: 1–246, pls 289–400. Reference page. 
• Fabricius, J.C. 1793. Entomologia Systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, adjectis synonimis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Tomus III. Pars I. C. G. Proft, Hafniae, [vi] + 487 pp. BHL. Reference page. 
• Fruhstorfer, H., 1903. Neue Papilioformen und andere Lepidopteren aus Ost-Asien und dem malayischen Archipel. Deut. ent. Zeit. Iris. 15(2): 306–315. Reference page. 
• Fruhstorfer, H., 1909. Neue asiatische Papilio-Rassen. Ent. Zeit. 22(43): 177–179. BHL. Reference page. 
• Moore, F., 1901–1903. Lepidoptera Indica Vol. 5. Rhopalocera: Nymphalidae (cont), Riodinidae, Papilionidae. 248pp., pls 379-466. Reference page. 
• Rothschild, L.W. 1895. A Revision of the Papilios of the Eastern hemisphere, exclusive of Africa. Novitates Zoologicae 2(3): 167–463, pls 8–10. BHL Text, plates. Reference page.