Papilio or Pterourus?

[Jean Michel Maes]

I guess it is not so easy.
Papilio was splitting in many genera, one of them is Pterourus.
Some species were taken off Papilio and put inside Pterourus.

A good reference could be :
TYLER H.A., BROWN K.S. & WILSON K.H. (1994) Swallowtail Butterflies of the
Americas. A study in Biological dynamics, ecological diversity,
biosystematics and cnservation. Scientific Publishers, 376 pp, 100 plates.

Bye,

JM

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----- Original Message -----
From: Gregory Zolnerowich <gzolnero at OZNET.KSU.EDU>
To: <TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG>
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 8:47 AM
Subject: Papilio or Pterourus?


> Hi folks,
>
> I've seen swallowtail butterflies like the tiger swallowtail, Papilio
> glaucus, also referred to as Pterourus glaucus, in recent literature
> and websites. Both genus names seem to be in use. Linnaeus authored
> Papilio in 1758, and Scopoli coined Pterourus in 1777.
>
> Can a lep expert point me a journal article where Pterourus was
> removed as a junior synonym of Papilio?
>
> Thanks mucho.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Greg Zolnerowich
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