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Praetaxila Fruhstorfer, 1914
Praetaxila Fruhstorfer, 1914; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 793, TS: Sospita segecia Hewitson
Holodesmus Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914; Butts Australia: 6, 68, TS: Sospita segecia Hewitson

Praetaxila segecia (Hewitson, 1861)
New Guinea, Australia. See [About maps] Sospita segecia Hewitson, 1861; Ill. exot. Butts [4] (Sospita): [76], pl. [39], f. 4-6, TL: New Guinea
Praetaxila segecia, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Praetaxila segecia ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 183, f. 21]
Aru Praetaxila segecia segecia ; [BAUR, 390]
P. s. punctaria (Fruhstorfer, 1904)
N.Queensland (Cape York - Coen district) Harlequin
Abisara segecia punctaria Fruhstorfer, 1904; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 144, TL: Cape York, N.Australia
Praetaxila segecia punctaria ; [BAUR, 390 (text)]
P. s. cariya Fruhstorfer˛
West Irian (Snow Mts.) Praetaxila segecia cariya ; [BAUR, 390 (text)]
P. s. yaniya Fruhstorfer˛
Papua (Aroa R.), Yule I. Praetaxila segecia yaniya ; [BAUR, 390 (text)]

Praetaxila wallacei (Hewitson, 1862)
-. See [About maps] Sospita wallacei Hewitson, 1862; Ill. exot. Butts [4] (Sospita II): [77], pl. [40], f. 7-8, TL: Mysol
Misool Praetaxila wallacei wallacei ; [BAUR, 390 (text)]
P. w. arfakensis Joicey & Talbot, 1917
West Irian (Arfak Mts.) Praetaxila wallacei arfakensis Joicey & Talbot, 1917; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 20 (117) : 219, TL: Angi Lakes, Afrak Mtns, 6000ft
Praetaxila wallacei arfakensis ; [BAUR, 390]
P. w. theodosia Fruhstorfer˛
West Irian (Dore Bay) Praetaxila wallacei theodosia ; [BAUR, 391 (text)]

Praetaxila huntei (Sharpe, 1903)
Papua (Biagi). See [About maps] Abisara huntei Sharpe, 1903; Entomologist 36 : 310, TL: British New Guinea
Abisara postalba Rothschild & Jordan, 1907; Dt. Ent. Zs 1907 : 192
Praetaxila huntei ; [BAUR, 391]

Praetaxila statira (Hewitson, 1862)
New Guinea. See [About maps] Sospita statira Hewitson, 1862; Ill. exot. Butts [4] (Sospita II): [78], pl. [40], f. 9-12, TL: Mysol
Sospita statira ; [BOW: pl. 184, f. 1-2]
Misool Praetaxila statira statira ; [BAUR, 391 (text)]
P. s. naram Fruhstorfer˛
W.West Irian Praetaxila statira naram ; [BAUR, 391]
P. s. gudula (Fruhstorfer, 1904)
Waigeu Abisara statira gudula Fruhstorfer, 1904; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 145, TL: Waigiu
Praetaxila statira gudula ; [BAUR, 391 (text)]
P. s. dhyana Fruhstorfer˛
West Irian (Snow Mts.) Praetaxila statira dhyana ; [BAUR, 391 (text)]
P. s. vedalla Fruhstorfer˛
New Guinea (Astrolabe Bay) Praetaxila statira vedalla ; [BAUR, 391 (text)]

Praetaxila tyrannus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897)
-. See [About maps] tyrannus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1897) (Abisara); Rhop. Exot. 2: 3, pl. 40
Waigeu, Gebe Praetaxila tyrannus tyrannus ; [BAUR, 392]
P. t. segestes (Rothschild, 1904)
West Irian Abisara segestes Rothschild, 1904; Novit. Zool. 11 (2) : 455, TL: Dutch New Guinea
Praetaxila tyrannus segestes ; [BAUR, 392 (text)]

Praetaxila satraps (Grose-Smith, 1894)
New Guinea. See [About maps] Abisara satraps Grose-Smith, 1894; Novit. zool. 1 (2): 545
Praetaxila postalba wandammanensis Joicey & Talbot, 1916; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 17 (97) : 77, TL: Wandammen Mtns
Praetaxila satraps ; [EBW]
Sospita satraps ; [BOW: pl. 183, f. 25]
West Irian (Geelvink Bay - Humboldt Bay) Praetaxila satraps satraps ; [BAUR, 392]
P. s. bahadur Fruhstorfer˛
New Guinea (Astrolabe Bay) Praetaxila satraps bahadur ; [BAUR, 392 (text)]
P. s. simbangana (Hagen, 1897)
New Guinea (Sattleburg Mts.) Abisara satraps var. simbangana Hagen, 1897; Jarhb. Nass. Ver. Nat. 50 : 96, TL: Sattleburg Mts.
abuna Heller˛
Praetaxila satraps simbangana ; [BAUR, 392 (text)]
P. s. mambarensis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907)
Papua (Mambare River) Abisara satraps mambarensis Rothschild & Jordan, 1907; Dt. Ent. Zs 1907 : 192
Praetaxila satraps mambarensis ; [BAUR, 392 (text)]

Praetaxila eromena (Jordan, 1912)
-. See [About maps] Abisara eromena Jordan, 1912; Novit. Zool. 18 (3): 594
West Irian (Snow Mts.) Praetaxila eromena eromena ; [BAUR, 392]
P. e. poultoni Joicey & Talbot, 1922
West Irian (Wangaar R.) Praetaxila poultoni Joicey & Talbot, 1922; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2) : 332
Praetaxila eromena poultoni ; [BAUR, 392]
Praetaxila poultoni ;

Praetaxila albiplaga (Röber, 1886)
-. See [About maps] Abisara albiplaga Röber, 1886; Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (3) : 49, pl. 5, f. 12, TL: Aru
Aru Praetaxila albiplaga albiplaga ; [BAUR, 392]
P. a. avera (Rothschild, 1904)
Papua (Aroa R.) Abisara albiplaga avera Rothschild, 1904; Novit. Zool. 11 (1) : 317, pl. 2, f. 23, TL: Upper Aroa R.
Praetaxila albiplaga avera ; [BAUR, 392]
P. a. keiana (Rothschild, 1904)
Kai I. Abisara albiplaga keiana Rothschild, 1904; Novit. Zool. 11 (1) : 317, pl. 2, f. 24 ♂, TL: Key I.
Praetaxila albiplaga keiana ; [BAUR, 392 (text)]

Praetaxila weiskei (Rothschild, 1901)
New Guinea. See [About maps] Abisara weiskei Rothschild, 1901; Novit. Zool. 8 (3) : 218, TL: Aroa River, British New Guinea
Abisara weiskei ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1901, Novit. Zool. 8 (4) : 404, pl. 10, f. 2; Rothschild, 1904, Novit. Zool. 11 (1) : 317, pl. 3, f. 28 ♀
Praetaxila weiskei ; [BOW: pl. 183, f. 23-24]; [BAUR, 394]

Praetaxila heterisa (Jordan, 1912)
-. See [About maps] Abisara heterisa Jordan, 1912; Novit. Zool. 18 (3): 595
West Irian (Mt. Goliath) Praetaxila heterisa heterisa ; [BAUR, 394]
P. h. tessei (Joicey & Noakes, 1916)
West Irian (Angi Lakes) Abisara tessei Joicey & Noakes, 1916; in Joicey, Noakes & Talbot, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1915 (3-4) : 369, pl. 58, f. 4
Praetaxila heterisa tessei ; [BAUR, 394]
Praetaxila tessei ;


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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.
[BAUR]
D'Abrera, 1977; Butterflies of the Australian Region (2nd edn)
[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!
[BOW]
Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X
[Don Herbison-Evans]
and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans
[EBW]
Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6
[LAMAS-2005]
Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)
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Some related literature:
Fruhstorfer, 1904
Neue indo-australische Lepidopteren Dt. ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 133-157, fig. (5 October)
Fruhstorfer, 1914
7. Familie: Erycinidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 767-784 (14 April), : 785-792 (15 April), : 793-798 (24 April)
Grose-Smith, 1894
An Account of a Collection of Diurnal Lepidoptera from New Guinea (Parts I-III) - made by Mr. W. Doherty at Humboldt Bay, Dutch New Guinea, and in neighbouring islands, in the Museum of the honourable Walter Rothschild at Tring, with descriptions of new species Novit. zool. 1 (2): 331-365, (2): 543-551, (3): 571-584
Hagen, 1897
Verzeichniss der in den Jahren 1893-95 von mir in Kaiser-Wilhelmsland und Neupommern gesammelten Tagschmetterlinge Jarhb. Nass. Ver. Nat. 50 : 23-96
Hewitson, 1861; Hewitson, 1862
Illustrations of new species of exotic Butterflies selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson Ill. exot. Butts [4] : (Systematic Index) IV, (Clerome): [1-2], pl. [1] (1863), (Drusilla & Hyantis): [3-4], pl. [2] (1862), (Dasyophthalma & Thaumantis): [5-6], pl. [3] (1862), (Morpho I): [7-8], pl. [4] (1856), (Pavonia I-II): [9-10], pl. [5-6] (1877), (Opsiphanes): [11-12], pl. [7] (1873), (Corades): [13-14], pl. [8] (1863), (Pronophila): [15-16], pl. [9] (1857), (Pronophila II): [17-18], pl. [10] (1860), (Pronophila III-IV): [19-22], pl. [11-12] (1868), (Pronophila V): [23-24], pl. [13] (1871), (Pronophila VI-VII): [25-28], pl. [14-15] (1872), (Pronophila VIII-IX): [29-32], pl. [16-17] (1874), (Debis I): [33-34], pl. [18] (1862), (Debis II-III): [35-38], pl. [19-20] (1863), (Haetera): [39-40], pl. [21] (1860), (Daedalma): [41-42], pl. [22] (1858), (Euptychia & Ragadia): [43-44], pl. [23] (1862), (Hypocista): [45-46], pl. [24] (1863), (Mycalesis I-IV): [47-54], pl. [25-28] (1862), (Mycalesis V-VI): [55-58], pl. [29-30] (1864), (Mycalesis VII-VIII): [59-62], pl. [31-32] (1866), (Mycalesis IX): [63-64], pl. [33] (1873), (Mycalesis & Idiomorphus): [65-66], pl. [34] (1877), (Idiomorphus): [67-68], pl. [35] (1865), (Melanitis): [69-70], pl. [36] (1863), (Taxila): [71-72], pl. [37] (1861), (Taxila II): [73-74], pl. [38] (1862), (Sospita): [75-76], pl. [39] (1861), (Sospita II): [77-78], pl. [40] (1862), (Dodona Sospita): [79-80], pl. [41] (1866), (Mesosemia I): [81-82], pl. [42] (1857), (Mesosemia II-III): [83-86], pl. [43-44] (1858), (Mesosemia IV-VI): [87-92], pl. [45-47] (1859), (Mesosemia VII-VIII): [93-96], pl. [48-49] (1860), (Mesosemia IX-X): [97-100], pl. [50-51] (1870), (Mesosemia XI): [101-102], pl. [52] (1871), (Mesosemia XII): [103-104], pl. [53] (1873), (Eurygona I-II): [105-108], pl. [54-55] (1853), (Eurygona III-IV): [109-112], pl. [56-57] (1855), (Eurygona V-VII): [113-118], pl. [58-60] (1856), (Eurygona VIII): [119-120], pl. [61] (1860), (Eurygona IX): [121-122], pl. [62] (1870), (Eurygona X): [123-124], pl. [63] (1872)
Joicey & Noakes in Joicey, Noakes & Talbot, 1916
New Lepidoptera from Dutch New Guinea Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1915 (3-4) : 361-386, pl. 55-62
Joicey & Talbot, 1916
New Lepidoptera from Dutch New Guinea Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 17 (97) : 68-90, pl. 5-8
Joicey & Talbot, 1917
New Lepidoptera from Waigiou, Dutch New Guinea and Biak Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 20 (117) : 216-229
Joicey & Talbot, 1922
New forms of butterflies from Dutch New Guinea Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2) : 325-334
Jordan, 1912
Some new Erycinidae from Dutch New Guinea Novit. Zool. 18 (3): 594-596
Rothschild, 1901
Some new butterflies and moths Novit. Zool. 8 (3) : 218-220
Rothschild, 1904
Lepidoptera from British New Guinea, collected by Mr. A. S. Meek Novit. Zool. 11 (1) : 310-322, pl. 2-3
Rothschild, 1904
New forms of butterflies Novit. Zool. 11 (2) : 452-455
Rothschild & Jordan, 1901
On some Lepidoptera Novit. Zool. 8 (4) : 401-407, pl. 9-10
Rothschild & Jordan, 1907
Lepidopteren aus Neu-Guinea Dt. Ent. Zs 1907 : 189-198
Röber, 1886
Neue Tagschmetterlinge der Indo-Australischen Fauna Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (3) : 45-72, pl. 2-5
Sharpe, 1903
Description of a new species of the family Lemoniidae Entomologist 36 : 310
Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
The Butterflies of Australia, a Monograph of the Australian Rhopalocera, introducing ... Butts Australia: 239pp, 42 pls


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