Species

Papilio (Menelaides) memnon Linnaeus, 1758

    mela Fruhstorfer , 1903

Original Description

Papilio memnon L. thunbergi Sieb. f. temp. [...] gen. vern. mela Fruhstorfer , 1903
Unavailable name: infrasubspecific name

Type specimen(s)

Status: Syntype(s)
Specimen data: 7 ST (5 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, coll. H. Fruhstorfer)
Current depository: BMNH, London ?

Type locality

Type locality as cited in original description: "Nagasaki, Kiu-Shiu, Japan"
Current country: Japan

Taxonomic history

Originally described as Papilio memnon L. thunbergi Sieb. f. temp. [...] gen. vern. mela Fruhstorfer , 1903