Papilio “turnus”
Papilio “turnus”
Hi all,
“Turnus” is an old name associated with Papilio glaucus. When I look this up, I see references to Papilio turnus, Papilio glaucus turnus, and Papilio glaucus form turnus.
Does anyone know more about the usage of “turnus” or can provide the original description?
“Turnus” is an old name associated with Papilio glaucus. When I look this up, I see references to Papilio turnus, Papilio glaucus turnus, and Papilio glaucus form turnus.
Does anyone know more about the usage of “turnus” or can provide the original description?
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Re: Papilio “turnus”
Papilio turnus was described by Linnaeus on 17 October 1771, Mantissa Plantarum Edition 2, p. 536, and is a junior subjective synonym of Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758. Honey & Scoble (2001) designated the lectotype in the collection of the Linnean Society of London. A photo of this specimen is available on the Society website at https://linnean-online.org/14343/#?s=0&cv=0.
Adam.
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Re: Papilio “turnus”
Thanks Adam. I was not aware of this lectotype. When Pavulaan and Wright described Papilio appalachiensis in 2002, they actually designated a neotype for Papilio turnus. Is this still valid?
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Re: Papilio “turnus”
No, a neotype designation is invalid if there is extant original type material. Pavulaan & Wright obviously did not see Honey & Scoble (2001).
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