Sericinus


Sericinus is a genus of swallowtail butterflies placed in the subfamily Parnassiinae. The genus has a complex history and a multiplicity of names have been applied to its single species.
Sericinus montela, the dragon swallowtail, is the only species, making the genus monotypic. It is found in the Russian Far East, Korea, China and Japan.

Taxonomy

Sericinus John [Obadiah Westwood|Westwood], 1851, monobasic
telamon Donovan montela Gray, 1853.
  • Subspecies manchurica van Rosen, 1929
  • *Form roseni Bryk, 1932 gen. vern.
  • *Form manschuricus van Rosen gen. aest.
  • *Form cellopura
  • *Form posterior exsubcostalis Eisner, 1974
  • *Form binaria Bryk
  • *Form minusculus Eisner, 1962
  • *Form nigricans Eisner, 1962
  • *Form minima Eisner, 1962
  • Subspecies amurensis Staudinger, 1892
  • *Form telemachus Staudinger, 1892 gen. vern.
  • *Form amurensis Staudingers gen. vest.
  • *Form minusculus Eisner, 1962
  • Subspecies eisneri Bryk 1932 North East Korea gen. vern. not described.
  • *Form eisneri Bryk gen. aest.
  • *Form binaria Eisner, 1962
  • *Form unaria Eisner, 1962 !
  • Subspecies koreana Fixsen, 1887 Korea
  • *Form fixseni Staudinger, 1892 gen. vern.
  • *Form koreanus Fix. gen. aest.
  • *Form grayi Fixsen, 1887
  • *Form grundi Eisner, 1962
  • *Form binaria Eisner, 1962
  • *Form strandi Bryk 1913
  • *Form flavomaculata Eisner, 1962
  • *Form minusculus Eisner, 1962
  • *Form magna Eisner
  • *Form rubrocatenata Eisner
  • *Form posteriorsubmarginalisinterrupta Eisner, 1974
  • Subspecies montela Gray, 1852,
  • *Form strandi Bryk, 1913
  • *Form telmona Gray 1852 gen. vern.
  • *Form telmononula Bryk
  • *Form ruth Eisner, 1962
  • *Form montela Gray, 1852 gen. aest.
  • *Form cellopura Eisner, 1954
  • *Form cellopurissima Eisner, 1954
  • *Form elegantissima Eisner, 1954
  • *Form flavomaculata Eisner, 1954
  • *Form miniuscula Eisner, 1962
  • *Form binaria Eisner, 1962
  • *Form nigricans Eisner, 1962
  • *Form eva Bryk and Eisner, 1935
  • *Form absurdus Bryk, 1913
  • Subspecies elegans Bryk, 1913
  • *Form telmona Gray gen. vern.
  • *Form elegans Bryk gen. aest.
  • *Form strandi Bryk, 1913
  • *Form leechi Rothschild, 1918
  • *Form cressoni Reakirt
  • Subspecies anderssoni Bryk, 1941 (Central China: Hubei anderssoni Bryk, gen. aest.
  • Subspecies magnus Fruhstorfer, 1913 (South China: Jiangxi, Liujiang
  • Subspecies kansuensis Eisner, 1962
  • Subspecies shantungensis Hering, 1935
  • *Form cellopurissima Eisner, 1954
  • *Form binaria Eisner, 1962
  • *Form rubrocatenata Eisner, 1962
  • *Form quadripicta Eisner, 1962
  • *Form elegantissima Eisner, 1954