Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type-species

Genus:
Pathysa Reakirt, 1864 . Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 3(3) : 503, 504.    [BHL]

Status:
Available Name

Homonyms: 1

Higher classification:
PAPILIONOIDEA : PAPILIONIDAE : PAPILIONINAE : LEPTOCIRCINI

Type-species:
Papilio antiphates Cramer, 1775. Uitl. Kapellen 1: 113, pl.72, figs A-B.    [BHL]

Type-species designation:
by subsequent designation by Scudder , 1875. Proc. amer. acad. Arts Sci., Boston 10(2): 242.    [BHL]

Type specimens:
See BHL scanned Type-species page: .

Notes:
Hemming (1967) stated:-

For an explanation of the date here assigned to this generic name see the note given under the name Atrophaneura Reakirt.

The higher classification used here follows Lamas (2008).

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