Papilionidae
Baroniinae
Papilioninae
Parnassiinae
Luehdorfiini
Parnassiini
Archon
Hypermnestra
Parnassius
(Driopa)
(Kailasius)
(Koramius)
(Parnassius)
P. actius
actinobolus
actius
ambrosius
brutus
caesar
catilina
dubitalis
flora
frischi
hussi
lahulensis
melaniticus
mirandus
ornatus
pseudobrutus
pseudocaesar
separanda
sulla
tripicta
urumtsiensis
yelyangi
P. apollo
P. apollonius
P. bremeri
P. dongalaicus
P. epaphus
P. honrathi
P. jacquemontii
P. nomion
P. phoebus
P. sacerdos
P. smintheus
P. tianschanicus
(Sachaia)
(Tadumia)
Pieridae
Species
Parnassius (Parnassius) actius (Eversmann, 1843)
caesar Grumm-Grshimailo, 1885
Original Description
Parnassius sp. caesar Grumm-Grshimailo, 1885
Type specimen(s)
Status: Lectotype
Specimen data: LT (♂, Gr. Grumm-Grshimailo leg., coll. Elwes)
Additional information: "Fig- 5-8, Parnassius actius caesar Grum-Grshimailo, Kyzyl-Art-Pass (Transalai), aus der Originalserie, ex coll. Grum-Grshimailo in coll. Elwes (British Mus.). 5, ♀Lectoallotype; 6, ♂ Lectotype; 7, ♂ Paratype; 8, ♂ Paratype." (Eisner & Sheljuzhko, 1965: 214). "Eisner & Sheljuzhko (1965 : 214, legend) effectively designated a male from the Grum-Grhsimailo Collection (in BMNH) as the lectotype of this taxon, and three other specimens as paralectotypes ('lectoallotype' and 2 'paratypes'). The latter specimens are still present in the BMNH but the former 'lectotype' is missing." (Ackery, 1973: 11).
Current depository: BMNH, London
Type locality
Type locality as cited in original description: "Kisil-Art"
Current country: Tajikistan
Taxonomic history
Originally described as Parnassius sp. caesar Grumm-Grshimailo, 1885
Treated as a subspecies of Parnassius actius (Eversmann, 1843) by Bryk (1935: 251). Treated as a nomen nudum by Ackery (1973: 11). Treated as a subspecies of Parnassius actius (Eversmann, 1843) by Tshikolovets (1997: 38). Treated [as "caesar Staudinger, 1897"] as a subspecies of Parnassius actius (Eversmann, 1843) by Sugisawa (1999: 68). Treated as a synonym of Parnassius actius actius (Eversmann, 1843) by Tshikolovets (2003: 89).
Treated as a subspecies of Parnassius actius (Eversmann, 1843) by Bryk (1935: 251). Treated as a nomen nudum by Ackery (1973: 11). Treated as a subspecies of Parnassius actius (Eversmann, 1843) by Tshikolovets (1997: 38). Treated [as "caesar Staudinger, 1897"] as a subspecies of Parnassius actius (Eversmann, 1843) by Sugisawa (1999: 68). Treated as a synonym of Parnassius actius actius (Eversmann, 1843) by Tshikolovets (2003: 89).
Remarks
Lectotype designated by Eisner & Sheljuzhko (1965: 214). Possibly the original reference does not constitute an avialable desciption - check!