Species

Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758

    pendjabensis Eimer, 1895

Original Description

Papilio Machaon L. var. pendjabensis Eimer, 1895

Type specimen(s)

Status: Syntype(s)
Specimen data: 2 ST (1 x Dehran-Dun, 1 x Pendjab; coll. G. H. T. Eimer)
Additional information: "Tafel VI Abb.27 (491) Gruppe: Pendjabensis; Rasse: machaon pendjabensis Eimer (Kulu) Cotype!" Eller (1936:91; pl. 6, fig. 27).
Current depository: ZIUT, Tübingen ?

Type locality

Type locality as cited in original description: "Dehra-Dun [...] aus dem Pendjab"
Current country: India

Taxonomic history

Originally described as Papilio Machaon L. var. pendjabensis Eimer, 1895
Treated as a subspecies of Papilio machaon L. by Eller (1936: 39). Treated as a synonym of Papilio machaon asiaticus Ménétriés, 1857 by Dierl (1977: 87). Treated as a synonym of Papilio (Papilio) machaon asiatica Ménétriés, 1855 by Bridges (1988: 61).