Opinion 2488 (Case 3767) – Papilio phoebus Fabricius, 1793 (currently Parnassius phoebus; Insecta, Lepidoptera): usage conserved for the specific name and that of Doritis ariadne Lederer, 1853 (currently Parnassius ariadne) by the designation of a neotype

Abstract

Abstract. The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has used its plenary power to conserve the specific names P arnassius phoebus (Fabricius, 1793) and Parnassius ariadne (Lederer, 1853) in their current usage, and to set aside all previous fixations of type specimens for the nominal species Papilio phoebus Fabricius, 1793, by designating the specimen INS_LEP_0000940 as the neotype.