Papilionidae
Baroniinae
Papilioninae
Parnassiinae
Luehdorfiini
Bhutanitis
Luehdorfia
Sericinus
Zerynthia
(Allancastria)
(Zerynthia)
Z. polyxena
aegidii
albanica
bosniensis
bryki
confluens
decastroi
demaculata
demnosia
diabolica
gracilis
hypermnestra
idaensis
latiaris
lativittata
linnea
macedonia
marpha
michaelis
nora
patrizii
petrii
polyxena
punctata
quincunx
reverdini
subalbida
thesto
thusnelda
tristis
vulgaris
xenia
Z. rumina
Parnassiini
Pieridae
Species
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena ([Denis & Schifferm
demnosia Freyer, 1831
Original Description
Zerynthia demnosia Freyer, 1831
Type specimen(s)
Status: Syntype(s)
Specimen data: ST (♂, ♀, ex coll. Büringer, coll. C. F. Freyer)
Current depository: ??
Type locality
Type locality as cited in original description: "in Litorale"
Taxonomic history
Originally described as Zerynthia demnosia Freyer, 1831
Synonymized with Papilio polyxena by Freyer (1833: 173-174, 1836: 156). Treated as a synonym of Thais hypsipyle Fabr. by Gray (1853:79), and listed as "Variety b". Treated as a synonym of Thais polyxena cassandra Hübner, 1827-1832 by Kirby (1871:516). Treated as a synonym of Zerynthia hypsipyle creusa (Meigen, 1829) by Hemming (1934:197).
Synonymized with Papilio polyxena by Freyer (1833: 173-174, 1836: 156). Treated as a synonym of Thais hypsipyle Fabr. by Gray (1853:79), and listed as "Variety b". Treated as a synonym of Thais polyxena cassandra Hübner, 1827-1832 by Kirby (1871:516). Treated as a synonym of Zerynthia hypsipyle creusa (Meigen, 1829) by Hemming (1934:197).