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Prioneris Wallace, 1867

Sawtooths
Prioneris Wallace, 1867; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 4 (3) : 383, TS: Pieris thestylis Doubleday
Prioneris (Pierinae) ; Moore, [1881], Lepid. Ceylon 1 (4): 140
Prioneris ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 16

Larva on Capparis [BMP]

Prioneris thestylis (Doubleday, 1842)

Mussoorie - Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Spotted Sawtooth
Pieris thestylis Doubleday, 1842; in Gray, Zool. Misc.: 76, TL: N.India
Prioneris thestylis thestylis, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Prioneris thestylis ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 161, f. 10]; [BOR, 144]; [MRS, 245]

Larva on Crateva religiosa, Capparis spp. [MRS]

P. t. thestylis

N.India - Burma Pieris seta Moore, [1858]; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy 1 : 78, TL: N.India
Pieris seta Moore, 1857; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1857 (333) : 102, pl. 44, f. 3
Prioneris watsonii Hewitson, 1868; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1861 (1) : 100, TL: N.India
Prioneris thestylis jugurtha Fruhstorfer, 1910; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 136, TL: Thailand
Prioneris thestylis thestylis ; [BOR, 144]
Prioneris thestylis thestylis f. thestylis ; [BOR, 145, f.]
Prioneris thestylis thestylis f. seta ; [BOR, 145, f.]
Prioneris thestylis thestylis ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 16, pl. 20/21, f. 1

P. t. formosana Fruhstorfer, 1903

Taiwan Prioneris thestylis formosana Fruhstorfer, 1903; Berl. ent. Zs. 48 (1/2) : 109, TL: Takau
Prioneris thestylis formosana ab. luridus Murayama & Shimonoya, 1968; New Ent. Ueda 17 (1): 59, f. 10, TL: Poli, Formosa
Prioneris thestylis formosana ; [MRS, 245]; [BOR, 144]

P. t. hainanensis Fruhstorfer, 1910

Hainan Prioneris thestylis hainanensis Fruhstorfer, 1910; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 136, TL: Hainan
Prioneris thestylis hainanensis ; [BOR, 144]; [MRS, 245]

P. t. malaccana Fruhstorfer, 1899

Peninsular Malaya Prioneris malaccana Fruhstorfer, 1899; Berl. ent. Zs. 44 (1/2) : 108
Prioneris thestylis malaccana ; [BMP: 86, pl. 7, f. 17]; [BOR, 144]

P. t. yunnae Mell

Prioneris thestylis yunnae ; [MRS, 245]

Prioneris cornelia (Vollenhoven, 1865)

Borneo. See [About maps] Pieris cornelia Vollenhoven, 1865; Faune ent. 2 (Monogr. Pierid.) : 5, pl. 2, f. 2, TL: Borneo
Prioneris cornelia ; [EBW]; [BOR, 144]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 16, pl. 20/21, f. 2

Prioneris sita (C. & R. Felder, [1865])

Ceylone, W.Ghats. See [About maps] Painted Sawtooth
Pieris sita C. & R. Felder, [1865]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (2): 161, pl. 25, f. 12
Prioneris sita ; Moore, [1881], Lepid. Ceylon 1 (4): 141, (3): pl. 54, f. 2; [BIR, 424]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 161, f. 8]; [BOR, 142]
Prioneris sita sita ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 16, pl. 20/21, f. 7

Prioneris autothisbe (Hübner, [1826])

-. See [About maps] Delias autothisbe Hübner, [1826]; Samml. exot. Schmett. 2 : pl. [123], f. 1-2
?Prioneris autothisbe branchii Kalis, 1933; Tijdschr. Ent. 76 : 67, TL: Flores
albifera Fruhstorfer, 1910; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 136
mucida Fruhstorfer, 1910; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 136
Prioneris autothisbe ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 159, f. 4]; [BOR, 142]
Prioneris autothisbe f. albifera ; [BOR, 143, f.]
Prioneris autothisbe f. mucida ; [BOR, 143, f.]

P. a. autothisbe

W.Java Prioneris autothisbe autothisbe ; [BOR, 142]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 16, pl. 20/21, f. 4-5

P. a. orientalis Fruhstorfer, 1903

E.Java Prioneris autothisbe orientalis Fruhstorfer, 1903; Soc. Ent. 18 (5) : 35, TL: Mt. Tengger, E.Java
Prioneris autothisbe orientalis ; [BOR, 142]

P. a. hypsipyle Weymer, 1887

Sumatra Prioneris hypsipyle Weymer, 1887; Stettin ent. Ztg 48 (1-3) : 12, pl. 1, f. 1
Prioneris hysipyle ; (missp.?)
Prioneris hypsipyle ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 159, f. 4 (text)]; [BOR, 142]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 16, pl. 20/21, f. 6

P. a. tamblingana Morinaka & Yata, 1994

Bali Prioneris autothisbe tamblingana Morinaka & Yata, 1994; Jpn. J. Ent. 62 (1) : 23, f. 1-6, TL: Lake Tamblingan, Central Bali

Prioneris clemanthe (Doubleday, 1846)

Sikkim - Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Red-spot Sawtooth
Pieris clemanthe Doubleday, 1846; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 17 (109) : 23, TL: N.India
Pieris berenice Lucas, 1852; Revue Mag. Zool. (2) 4 (7): 324, TL: Silhet
Pieris helferi C. & R. Felder, [1865]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (2): 161, pl. 25, f. 10-11, TL: Moulmein, Myanmar
Prioneris clemanthe f. saenia Fruhstorfer, 1910; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 137, TL: S.Vietnam
Prioneris clemanthe ; [BIR, 424]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 161, f. 6, 9]; [MRS, 245]
Prioneris helferi ; [BOR, 142]

P. c. clemanthe

Prioneris philonome clemanthe, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Prioneris clemanthe clemanthe ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 16, pl. 20/21, f. 3
Prioneris philonome clemanthe ; [BOR, 142]; [Torben B. Larsen]

P. c. euclemanthe Fruhstorfer, 1903

Hainan Prioneris clemanthe euclemanthe Fruhstorfer, 1903; Soc. Ent. 18 (5) : 35, TL: Hainan
Prioneris clemanthe euclemanthe ; [MRS, 245]
Prioneris philonome euclemanthe ; [BOR, 142]

Prioneris philonome (Boisduval, 1836)

-. See [About maps] Pieris philonome Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1 : 543 [?], TL: Java
Prioneris philonome ; [EBW]; [BOR, 142]

Should some of the following get moved under Prioneris clemanthe?

P. p. philonome

E.Java Prioneris philonome philonome ; [BOR, 142]

P. p. vollenhovii Wallace, 1867

Borneo Prioneris vollenhovii Wallace, 1867; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 4 (3) : 386, pl. 9, f. 3, TL: Borneo, Sarawak
Prioneris vollenhovi ; [EBW]
Prioneris philonome vollenhovi ; [BOR, 142]

P. p. themana Fruhstorfer, 1903

Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra Redspot Sawtooth
Prioneris clemanthe themana Fruhstorfer, 1903; Soc. Ent. 18 (5) : 35
Prioneris philonome themana ; [BMP: 86, pl. 7, f. 18-19]; [BOR, 142]

6.2.2013 (6)

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.

[BIR]

Wynter-Blyth, 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, 1982, 1985, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part I-III

[BOW]

Lewis, 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X

[CiNii]

http://ci.nii.ac.jp/

[EBW]

Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[LAMAS-2005]

Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)

[LAMAS-NEO]

Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)

[MRS]

Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2

[Yutaka Inayoshi]

A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM

Some related literature:

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, 1842

Characters of undescribed Lepidoptera in Gray, Zool. Misc.: 73-78

Doubleday, 1846

Descriptions of new or imperfectly described Diurnal Lepidoptera Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 17 (109) : 22-26

C. & R. Felder, [1865]

Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]), (2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865), (3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867), (4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) , (5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Vers.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

Fruhstorfer, 1899

Uebersicht der bekannten Prioneris-Arten und Beschreibung einer neuen Lokalform und bisher unbekannten Berl. ent. Zs. 44 (1/2) : 105-111 (mid July)

Fruhstorfer, 1903

Neue Pieriden und Uebersicht verwandter Formen Berl. ent. Zs. 48 (1/2) : 97-111 (early May)

Fruhstorfer, 1903

Neue Pieriden aus Ost-Asien Soc. Ent. 18 (5) : 35-36 (1 June)

Fruhstorfer, 1910

2. Familie: Pieridae, Weisslinge in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 119-120 (1909), : 121-144 (14 January, 1910), : 145-152 (11 February, 1910), : 153-168 (2 April, 1910), : 169-176 (4 April, 1910), : 177-190 (20 May, 1910)

Hübner, [1826]

Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge, Vol. 2 ([1819] - [1827]) Samml. exot. Schmett. 2 : pl. [90], [180], [223] (1819), : pl. [2], [12], [16], [78], [141], [182] (1820), : pl. [11], [13], [24], [77], [83], [97], [102-103], [108-109], [116-117], [122], [147], [150], [164], [183], [195], [197], [212-214] (1821), : pl. [14], [18-19], [26], [38-39], [43], [68], [70-71], [74], [84], [86], [92], [94-95], [106], [114], [121], [161], [169], [174], [177-178], [184], [194], [200], [204-205], [207-208], [210] (1821), : pl. [33], [72], [76], [115], [131], [138-139], [153], [198], [211], [218], [220] (1822), : pl. [32], [75], [81], [93], [105], [129] (1822), : pl. [1], [6], [22-23], [25], [27], [29-31], [34-37], [40-42], [48], [50-53], [56], [58-59], [64-66], [69], [73], [87], [89], [91], [96], [98-101], [110], [124], [128], [130], [132-137], [142], [155-158], [160], [162-163], [165-167], [170-173], [175-176], [187-188], [196], [199], [201-202], [206], [215-216], [219], [222], [224] (1823), : pl. [54], [118], [143], [149], [159] [179], [181], [185], [203], [217] (1824), : pl. [3-5], [8-10], [15], [20], [45], [49], [55], [60], [62-63], [67], [79-80], [88], [104], [111-113], [120], [125], [127], [140], [144-146], [148], [151-152], [154], [168], [189-193], [221], [225] (1825), : pl. [7], [17], [21], [28], [44], [46-47], [57], [61], [82], [123], [126] (1826), : pl. [85], [119], [186], [209] (1827), : (Index Systematicus) [1-4] (1827-1832)

Kalis, 1933

Bijdrage tot de kennis van de Lepidoptera Rhopalocera van Nederlandsch-Indië Tijdschr. Ent. 76 : 47-86

Lucas, 1852

Description de nouvelles Espèces de Lépidoptères appartenant aux Collections entomologiques du Musée de Paris Revue Mag. Zool. (2) 4 (3): 128-141 (1852), 4 (4): 189-198 (1852), 4 (6): 290-300 (1852), 4 (7): 324-343 (1852), 4 (9): 422-432, pl. 10 (1852), 5 (7): 310-322 (1853)

Moore, 1857

Description of some new Species of Lepidopterous Insects from Northern India Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1857 (333) : 102-104, pl. 44-45

Moore, [1858]

A Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Hon. East-India Company in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy 1: : 1-278, pl. 1-12,1a,2a,3a,4a,5a,6a

Moore, [1881]

The Lepidoptera of Ceylon Lepid. Ceylon 1 (1): 1-40, pl. 1-18 (Dec 1880), (2): 41-80, pl. 19-36 (Jan 1881), (3): 81-136, pl. 37-54 (Jun 1881), (4): 137-190, pl. 55-71 (Dec 1881)

Morinaka & Yata, 1994

A New Subspecies of Prioneris autothisbe (HUBNER) (Lepidoptera, Pieridae) from Bali, Indonesia Jpn. J. Ent. 62 (1) : 22-28

Vollenhoven, 1865

Essai d'une Faune Entomologique de l'Archipel Indo-Néerlandais, Seconde monographie: Famille des Piérides Faune ent. 2 (Monogr. Pierid.) : 1-70, pl. 1-7

Wallace, 1867

On the Pieridae of the Indian and Australian Regions Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 4 (3) : 301-416, pl. 6-9

Weymer, 1887

Exotische Lepidopteren. IV Stettin ent. Ztg 48 (1-3) : 3-18, pl. 1-2

Winhard, 2000

Pieridae I Butterflies of the world, 10: (1) 40pp, (2) 48pls

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