ARCHIVES WPL CL synonyms

ARCHIVES WPL CL synonyms
CHECKLIST PAPILIONOIDEA W-PAL

A dynamic checklist of the Western Palearctic butterflies hyperlinked to the original descriptions
at species, genus and family level
(Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea)

Michel Taymans

Sylvain Cuvelier

18.v.2024


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	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)