Species

Parnassius (Parnassius) actius (Eversmann, 1843)

    ambrosius Stichel , 1907

Original Description

Parnassius Art ambrosius Stichel , 1907

Type specimen(s)

Status: Holotype
Specimen data: HT (♀, ex coll. Grum-Grshimailo, coll. Deckert)
Additional information: "Planche XIII", "5. P. actius, Eversm. forme superbus, Gr. ♂ (Ak-sou, Turkestan oriental) (e coll. Gr. Gr. in coll. Deckert)", "6. Id. ♀ (Ak-sou, Turkestan oriental) (e coll. Gr. Gr. in coll. Deckert)" (Verity, 1906: pl. 13). "Syntypes: ♀ [...]", "♀ [...]", "in the Zoological Museum of the Kiev University" (Tshikolovets, 1993: 12).
Current depository: ZMKU, Kiev

Type locality

Type locality as cited in original description: "Thianschan (Alpen von Korla)"
Current country: China

Taxonomic history

Originally described as Parnassius Art ambrosius Stichel , 1907
Treated as a subspecies of Parnassius actius (Eversmann, 1843) by Bryk (1935: 254). Treated as a subspecies of Parnassius actius (Eversmann, 1843) by Sugisawa (1999: 69).