Genus Aporia Hübner, [1819]
       
Synonyms
[ORIG] Aporia Hübner, [1819]. Verz. bekannt. Schmett.: 90.  
    TS: Papilio crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 by monotypy.
[JS] Pieris Stephens, 1827. Illust. Br. Entomol.1: 25.  
    TS: Papilio crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 by monotypy.
[JS] Leuconea Donzel, 1837. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 6: 80.  
    TS: Papilio crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 by monotypy.
[JS] Metaporia Butler, 1870.Cistula Entomol. 1(3): 38, 51.  
    TS: Pieris agathon Gray, 1831 by original designation.  
[JS] Betaporia Matsumura, 1919.Entomol. Mag. Kyoto 3: 146-147, pl. 4.  
    TS: Pieris moltrechti Oberthür, 1909 by original designation.
[JS] Futuronerva Bryk, 1928. Entomol. Z.42(5): 50.  
    TS: Futuronerva absurda Bryk, 1928 (=ab. of Papilio crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 ?) by original designation.
Notes  
(1) List of the species found in the Western Palearctic: Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758).  
(2) List of the species not found in the Western Palearctic: Aporia hippia (Bremer, 1861) ; A. leucodice (Eversmann, 1843) ; A. intercostata Bang-Haas, 1927 ; A. delavayi (Oberthür, 1890) ; A. largeteaui (Oberthür, 1881) ; A. oberthuri (Leech, 1890) ; A. joubini (Oberthür, 1913) ; A. agathon (Gray, 1831) ; …  
Bibliography  
Bryk F.  1928.
Der radikalste Schmetterling der Erde.
Entomologische Zeitschrift 42(5): 49-50. (url)		  
  New taxon: Futuronerva.  
     
Butler A. G. 1870.
A revision of the Genera of the Sub-family Pierinae.
Cistula Entomologica sive Insectorum Novorum Diagnoses 1(3): 33-58, pl. 1-4. (url)		  
  New taxon: Metaporia.  
     
Donzel M. 1837.
Observations sur l’accouplement de quelques genres de lépidoptères diurnes, et sur le genre Piéride.
Annales de la société Entomologique de France 6: 77-81. (url)		  
  New taxon: Leuconea.  
     
Hübner J. 1816-[1826].
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmett[er]linge. Ausburg: bey dem Verfasser (Ed.). pp. 1-431, Anzeiger: 1-72. (url)		  
  New taxon: Aporia.  
     
Matsumura S.  1919.
Some Butterflies newly collected in Formosa.
The Entomological Magazine, Kyoto 3(3-4): 146-149, pl. 4. (url)		  
  New taxon: Betaporia.  
     
Stephens J. F. 1827.
Illustrations of British Entomology. or, a Synopsis of indigenous Insects. containing their generic and specific distinctions. with an account of their metamorphoses, times of appearance, localities, food and economy. Haustellata. Vol. I. London: published by Baldwin and Cradock (Ed.). pp. 1-150, 1-2, pl. 1-12. (url)		  
  New taxon: Belenois.  
Reference publications  
Della Bruna C., Galbo E. & Sbordoni V. 2004.
In: Bozano G. C., Guide to the Butterflies of the Palearctic Region. Pieridae part 1, Subfamily Pierinae (partim), Tribe Pierini (partim). Second Edition. Milano: Omnes Artes (Ed.). pp. 1-86.		  
       
Todisco V., Vodă R., Prosser S. W. J. & Nazari V. 2020.
Next generation sequencing-aided comprehensive geographic coverage sheds light on the status of rare and extinct populations of Aporia butterflies (Lepidoptera: Pieridae).
Scientific Reports, a nature research journal 10(13970): 1-9, fig. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70957-4		  
 
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