62b. Papilio paris chinensis Rothschild, 1895

Papilio paris chinensis Rothschild, 1895; Novit. zool., 2 (3): 385; TL: ‘Western China ...and probably Thibet’.

Papilio paris chinensis f. gemmifera Fruhstorfer, 1909; Ent. Z., 22 (41): 170; TL: ‘ Hochgebirge von Szetchuan’ [ High mountains of Sichuan, China]. [IFS]

Achillides paris wittmanni Schäffler, 2004; Notes on Papilionidae, 2: 3, pl. 5, f. 1–6; TL: ‘ China, Sichuan, “Rotes Becken”, Renshou’ [Renshou, W. Sichuan]. syn. nov.

Distribution: confined to the lowlands in N.E. Yunnan; also found in C. to W. China.

Note: The taxon Achillides paris wittmanni Schäffler, 2004 falls within the range and variation of Papilio paris chinensis Rothschild, 1895 and is synonymised here (syn. nov.).