2022 new ssp of P. bianor
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:01 pm
The October 2022 description of a new subspecies of Papilio bianor [sic] from Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan, has just come to my attention since it was published in Gekkan-Mushi, a hard to obtain journal mainly covering beetles.
The citation is:
Hitoshi Arita & Yasushi Sorimachi 2022. Description of a new subspecies of Papilio bianor Cramer, [1777] from Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan. Gekkan-Mushi, 620: 27-29.
Of course this taxon does not actually belong to Papilio bianor but is a subspecies of P. ryukyuensis and was named keramana by Arita & Sorimachi.
A few days ago I was made aware of this by a collector who bought one on eBay and asked me about it. I have just received the original description so can confirm the details here.
Adam.
The citation is:
Hitoshi Arita & Yasushi Sorimachi 2022. Description of a new subspecies of Papilio bianor Cramer, [1777] from Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan. Gekkan-Mushi, 620: 27-29.
Of course this taxon does not actually belong to Papilio bianor but is a subspecies of P. ryukyuensis and was named keramana by Arita & Sorimachi.
A few days ago I was made aware of this by a collector who bought one on eBay and asked me about it. I have just received the original description so can confirm the details here.
Adam.