Species

Papilio (Pterourus) palamedes Drury, 1773

    palamedes Drury, 1773

Original Description

Papilio palamedes Drury, 1773

Type specimen(s)

Additional information: "The Drury collection was sold at auction shortly after his death, and no specimens have thus far been recognized as Drury types. It is doubtful that any exist today." (Miller & Brown, 1981: 211). "Type(s) probably lost or unidentifiable." (Pelham, 2008: 131).
Current depository: ??

Type locality

Current country: United States

Taxonomic history

Originally described as Papilio palamedes Drury, 1773
Treated as a species in Papilio by Gray (1853: 25). Treated as a species of Papilio Linn., 1767 by Kirby (1871: 543). Treated as a species of Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 by Munroe (1961: 44). Treated as a species of Pterourus Scopoli, 1777 by Miller & Brown (1981: 67), and Lamas (2004: 98). Treated as a species of Pterourus Scopoli, 1777 (Pterourus Scopoli, 1777) by Hancock (1983: 47), and Tyler et al. (1994: 33). Treated as a species of Papilio (Pterourus) by Collins & Morris (1985: 85). Treated as a species of Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 (Pterourus Scopoli, 1777) by Pelham (2008: 131).

Remarks

Original description not seen / checked!