6b. Parnassius cephalus elwesi Leech, 1893

Parnassius delphius var. elwesi Leech, 1893; Entomologist, 26 (Suppl.): 104; TL: ‘How-Kow, Thibet…from the high plateau to the north of Ta-chien-lu’ [Hekou, Yajiang; north of Kangding, W. Sichuan, China].

Distribution: found on Tianbao Xueshan, Daxueshan, Xiaoxueshan, and adjacent snow mountains in Zhongdian County; also found in W. Sichuan.

Note: there are no available literature records of this subspecies in Yunnan, the populations in Zhongdian (except Haba Xueshan) are morphologically very close to ssp. elwesi .