Parides aeneas, LINNAEUS OF CRAMER, 1780

Chainey, John E., 2005, The species of Papilionidae and Pieridae (Lepidoptera) described by Cramer and Stoll and their putative type material in the Natural History Museum in London, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 145 (3), pp. 283-337 : 293

AENEAS LINNAEUS OF CRAMER, 1780

Pap[ilio] Eq[ues] Troj[anus] aeneas, Cramer, 1780a: 155 , 173, pl.279, figs A, B, C, D [original plate 248 figs B, B, C, C] [N.B: pl. 279, figs A, B (= original pl. 248, figs B, B) are misidentified and represent Parides neophilus (Geyer) ]. Surinam; ‘mais on pourroit douter fort, si elle a été jamais trouvée en Asie, à ce que prétend Mr. Linnaeus’ [but we strongly doubt if it is ever found on Asia as Mr. Linnaeus claimed].

Papilio Eques Trojanus aeneas, Stoll, 1782b: 2 [No. 37].

Material examined. 1♂, with van Lennep label ‘No.37. AENEAS. Cr. III. 279. A. B. C. D.’ and Felder label ‘ Surinam Coll. Lenep’ ( BMNH (E)#665024) is a good match for original plate 248, figs. C, C . 2 ♂♂ with Felder labels ‘ Surinam Coll. Eyndhoven’ ( BMNH (E)#665130–1) also match original plate 248, figs. C, C quite well although with less elongate spots on hindwing .

2 ♂♂ with Felder labels ‘ Surinam Coll. Eyndhoven’ ( BMNH (E)#665021,665023) , 1 ♂ with Felder label ‘ Surinam Coll. Lenep’ ( BMNH (E)#665020) and 1 ♂, no data except label ‘N’ or ‘Z’ (a similar label on one van Eyndhoven specimen) ( BMNH (E)#665022) are a fair match for original plate 248, figs B, B ( BMNH (E)#665020 is best). All these specimens appear to have been re-pinned and have been repaired, including being touched up with paint .

Identity. Specimens 665024 and 665120–1 are Parides aeneas (Linnaeus, 1758) ; specimens 665020–3 are Parides neophilus (Geyer, 1837) .