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Meandrusa Moore, 1888
Meandrusa Moore, 1888; Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (3): 284, TS: Papilio evan Doubleday
Dabasa Moore, 1888; Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (3): 283, TS: Papilio gyas Westwood

Meandrusa gyas (Westwood, 1841)
Sikkim - Assam, Upper Burma. See [About maps] Brown Gorgon
Papilio gyas Westwood, 1841; [REF], TL: Assam
Papilio gyas ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 401
Meandrusa gyas ; [BIR, 406]; [BOR, 96]
Dabasa gyas ; [BOW: pl. 131, f. 7]

Meandrusa payeni (Boisduval, 1836)
Malaysia, Sikkim, Assam, N.Burma. See [About maps] Yellow Gorgon Outlet Sword Sickle
Papilio payeni Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1 : 235, TL: Java
Papilio payeni ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 400
Meandrusa payeni ; [BIR, 504]; [BOR, 96]; [MRS, 180]
Dabasa payeni ; [BOR, pl. 131, f. 8]
Java Meandrusa payeni payeni ; [BOR, 96]
M. p. evan (Doubleday, 1845)
Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam Papilio evan Doubleday, 1845; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (1) 16 (105): 235, TL: Sylhet
Papilio evan evanides Fruhstorfer, 1902; Soc. Ent. 17 (9): 65, TL: Assam
Papilio evan evanides Fruhstorfer, 1903; Berl. ent. Zs. 47 (3/4) : 193, TL: Assam
Papilio payeni evan ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 401
Meandrusa payeni evan ; [BOR, 96]; [MRS, 180]
M. p. brunei (Fruhstorfer, 1894)
N.Borneo, ?Kalimantan Papilio payeni brunei Fruhstorfer, 1894; Ent. Nachr. 20 (2) (19): 300, TL: Brunei, N. Borneo
Papilio payeni brunei ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 401
Meandrusa payeni brunei ; [BOR, 96]
M. p. langsonensis (Fruhstorfer, 1901)
N.Vietmam Papilio payeni langsonensis Fruhstorfer, 1901; Soc. Ent. 16 (12) : 89, TL: Than Moi, N.Vietnam
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ; [BOR, 96]
M. p. ciminius (Fruhstorfer, 1909)
Burma - Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra Papilio payeni ciminius Fruhstorfer, 1909; Ent. Zs. 22 (43): 177, TL: Sumatra; Malay
?amphis J
ordan
Meandrusa payeni ciminius, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Meandrusa payeni ciminius ; [BOR, 96]; [BMP: 73, pl. 3, f. 17]

Larva on Litsea cubeba [BMP]

M. p. hegylus (Jordan, 1909)
Hainan payeni hegylus (Jordan, 1909) (Papilio); in Seitz, Grossschm. Erde 9: 91
Meandrusa payeni hegylus ; [BOR, 96]; [MRS, 180]

Meandrusa sciron (Leech, 1890)
-. See [About maps] Papilio sciron Leech, 1890; Entomologist 23 : 192, TL: W.China
Papilio gyas lachinus Fruhstorfer, 1902; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 14 (2) : 342, TL: Senchal, Darjeeling
Meandrusa sciron ; [MRS, 179]
M. s. aribbas (Fruhstorfer, 1909)
W.China Papilio gyas aribbas Fruhstorfer, 1909; Ent. Zs. 22 (43): 177, TL: N.Myanmar
Papilio hercules Blanchard, 1871; C. R. hebd. Seanc. Acad. Sci., 72: 809 (preocc.)
Papilio hercules ; Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 402
Meandrusa scriron aribbas ; [MRS, 179]
M. s. nagamasai Okano, 1986
Meandrusa gyas nagamasai Okano, 1986; Tokurana. 11 (2): 1-5, f. 1-2, 4-5, TL: Ranong, S.Thailand
M. s. sukkiti Nakano, 1995
Meandrusa gyas sukkiti Nakano, 1995; Futao, no. 19: 3, pl. 2, f. 7-10, TL: Nan, NE.Thailand


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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BHL]
The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!
[BIR]
Wynter-Blyth, M. A., 1957; Butterflies of the Indian Region; (1982 Reprint)
[BMP]
Eliot (Ed.), Corbet & Pendlebury, 1992; The Butterflies of The Malay Peninsula; 4th edition; ISBN 983-9681-05-2
[BOR]
D'Abrera, B., 1982, 1985, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part I-III
[BOW]
Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X
[LAMAS-2005]
Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)
[MRS]
Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2
[NHM]
Natural History Museum; The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
[Yutaka Inayoshi]
A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM


Some related literature:
Blanchard, 1871
Remarques sur la faune de la principauté thibétane du Moupin C. R. hebd. Seanc. Acad. Sci., 72: 807-813
Boisduval, 1836
Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Premier Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1 : 1-690, pl. 1-24
Doubleday, 1845
Descriptions of new or imperfectly described Diurnal Lepidoptera Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (1) 16 (104): 176-182, (105): 232-236, (106): 304-308
Fruhstorfer, 1894
Neue Java-Rhopaloceren. V, VI, VII Ent. Nachr. 20 (2) (2): 19-24, (3): 43-44, (19): 300-302
Fruhstorfer, 1901
Zwei neue Papilio aus Indochina Soc. Ent. 16 (12) : 89-90 (15 September)
Fruhstorfer, 1902
Neue Indo-Australische Lepidopteren Dt. ent. Z. Iris 14 (2) : 334-350 (1 March)
Fruhstorfer, 1902
Neue Papilioformen aus dem Indo-Australischen Gebiet Soc. Ent. 17 (8): 57-58 (15 July), (9): 65-66 (1 August)
Fruhstorfer, 1903
Verzeichniss der in Tonkin, Annam und Siam gesammelten Papilioniden und Besprechung verwandter Formen Berl. ent. Zs. 47 (3/4) : 167-234, 4 fgs. (late January)
Fruhstorfer, 1909
Neue asiatische Papilio-Rassen Ent. Zs. 22 (42): 175-176 (16 January), (43): 177-179 (23 January)
Leech, 1890
New species of Lepidoptera from China Entomologist 23 : 26-50, 81-83, : 109-114, : 187-192, pl. 1
Moore, 1888
Descriptions of new Indian Lepidopterous Insects from the collection of the late Mr. W.S. Atkinson Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (1): 1-88, pl. 1-3 (1879), (2): 89-198, pl. 4-5 (1882), (3): 199-299, pl. 6-8 (1888)
Rothschild, 1895
A revision of the Papilios of the Eastern Hemisphere, exclusive of Africa Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 167-463, pl. 6


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