Subgenus Princeps Hübner, [1807]
       
Synonyms
[ORIG] Princeps Hübner, [1807]. Samml. exot. Schmett. 1: pl. [116].  
    TS: Papilio demodocus Esper, 1799 by subsequent designation by Opinion 179 (ICZN, 1946: 557-568).
[JS] Orpheides Hübner, [1819]. Verz. bekannt. Schmett.: 86.  
    TS: Papilio demodocus Esper, 1799 by subsequent designation by Opinion 179 (ICZN, 1946: 557-568).
Notes  
(1) Papilio (Princeps)-species found in the Western Palearctic: Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758.  
(2) Papilio (Princeps)-species not found in the Western Palearctic: Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1799 [Range : Tropical Africa, Madagascar], Papilio (Princeps) erithonioides Grose-Smith, 1891 [Range : Madagascar], Papilio (Princeps) grosesmithi Rothschild, 1926 [Range : Madagascar], Papilio (Princeps) morondavana Grose-Smith, 1891 [Range : Madagascar].  
Bibliography  
Hübner J. 1806-[1819].
Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge. Erster Band. Augsburg: Hübnersche Werke (Ed.). pp. [1]-[12], Index Systematicus: [1]-[4], pl. [1]-[213]. (note on publication dates: Hemming, 1937) (url)
New taxon: Princeps.		  
       
Hübner J. 1816-[1826].
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmett[er]linge. Ausburg: bey dem Verfasser (Ed.). pp. 1-431, Anzeiger: 1-72. (url)
New taxon: Orpheides.		  
       
ICZN 1946.
Opinion 179: On the type of the genus Princeps Hübner, [1807], and its synonym Orpheides Hübner, [1819] (Class Insecta, Order Lepidoptera), genera based upon an erroneously determined species. Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 2(49): 557-568. (url)		  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Archives of Western Palearctic Lepidoptera
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