Papilio slateri perses

Papilio slateri perses Nicéville, 1894


♀, 1987.03.23. Yala, Thailand.

ON : Papilio perses Nicéville, 1894
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 63(1):46-47, pl.4, fig.7,♂.
TL : Gayoes Mountains, N.E.Sumatra. (♂, NZC)

Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala), W.Malaysia, N.Sumatra.

	● ssp.slateri
	● ssp.hainanensis
	● ssp.marginata
	● transition zone of tavoyanus and marginata
	● ssp.
	● ssp.perses

Synonyms

Papilio hewitsonii var. sumatrana Hagen, 1894 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 7:20. TL. Sumatra.
Papilio petra Nicéville, 1894 : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 63(1):47, pl.4, fig.5,♂. TL. Gayoes Mountains, NE.Sumatra. (♂, NHML)
Papilio sticheli Tetens, 1900 : Ent. Nachr. 26:296-298. TL. Kwala-Kangsar, Perac, Malacca.
Papilio slateri ab. persoides Fruhstorfer, 1902 : Soc. ent. 17(8):58. TL. Perak. (♂, NHML)

Type Materials Information

perses ; ♂, Type, Gayoes, Sumatra. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 275, figs.♂,♂(Un).
petra ; ♂, Type, Jan.93. Gayoes montains. (NHML, examined)
persoides ; ♂, Type, Malaka, H.Fruhstorfer (NHML, examined)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
'Chilasa slateri perses ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 98, pl.21, fig.P45b,♀[♂](Malaysia). ('Ranong' [loc.err.]) (in part)'
Chilasa slateri perses ; Ek-Amnuay et al.,2007 : 6. (Yala)
Chilasa slateri perses ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 119. (by literature)
'Papilio slateri perses ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 98, pl.21, fig.P42b,♀[♂](Malaysia). ('Narathiwat' [loc.err.]) (in part)'

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : Than To dist., 1987.03.23. 1♀, Y.Inayoshi (YI).
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes

The specimen shown above is the first and only known record from Thailand. The butterfly is very rare in montane forests at low elevation.
Ek-Amnuay ([2007],2012) recorded a 'female' from 'Ranong' or 'Narathiwat', however it is a male and these localities are incorrect, the illustrated specimen is from W.Malaysia.

Literature

Nicéville, L. de.,1894 : On new or little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan Region.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2.63(1):1-59, pls.1-5.

Hagen, B.,1894 : Verzeichniss der von mir auf Sumatra gefangenen Rhopaloceren.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 7:1-41, pl.1.

Tetens, H.,1900 : Papilio sticheli nov. spec. aut subsp.
Ent. Nachr. 26:296-298.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1902 : Neue Papilioformen aus dem Indo-Australischen Gebiet.
Soc. ent. 17(8):57-58.

1996.09.26 - 2023.11.30.