Species

Papilio (Menelaides) iswara White, 1842

    araspes Felder & Felder, 1859

Original Description

Papilio species araspes Felder & Felder, 1859

Type specimen(s)

Status: Syntype(s)
Specimen data: ST (♂, coll. C. & R. Felder)
Additional information: "unserer eigenen Sammlung" (Felder & Felder, 1859: 179). "of which there is a specimen without locality-lable in Felder's collection" (Rothschild, 1895: 289).
Current depository: BMNH, London

Type locality

Type locality as cited in original description: "Philippinen"
Current country: Philippines

Taxonomic history

Originally described as Papilio species araspes Felder & Felder, 1859
Treated as a synonym of Papilio helenus Linn., 1764 by Kirby (1871: 546), and listed as "Var. c". Treated as conspecific with Papilio iswara Wall. by Staudinger (1888: 278). Treated as a synonym of Papilio iswara White, 1842 by Rothschild (1895: 289).