Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory

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Genus Vagrans Hemming, 1934

  • Vagrans Hemming, F. 1934. New names for three genera of Rhopalocera. The Entomologist 67: 77 [77] [before 1934 this genus was incorrectly known as Issoria Hübner, 1819 owing to an error by Moore, F. 1900. Lepidoptera Indica. Rhopalocera: family Nymphalidae, sub-family Nymphalinae (continued), Groups Limenitina, Nymphalina, and Argynnina. London : Lovell Reeve & Co. Vol. 4 pp. 113–260 (201) who stated that Papilio egista Cramer, 1780 was the type species of Issoria Hübner, 1819; Moore had overlooked the earlier designation by Scudder, S.H. 1875. Historical sketch of the generic names proposed for butterflies. A contribution to systematic nomenclature. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 10: 91–293 (198) of Papilio lathonia Linnaeus, 1758 as the type species for Issoria Hübner, 1819].
    Type species:
     Papilio egista Cramer, 1780 by original designation.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • Queensland: NE coastal
  • Guam
  • Indonesia
    • Irian Jaya
    • Kei Islands
    • Maluku
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands
  • Tonga
  • Vanuatu

Oriental Region

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
05-Mar-2013 05-Mar-2013 MODIFIED
30-Mar-2012 30-Mar-2012 MODIFIED
05-Apr-2011 MOVED