A new subspecies of Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758 (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) from Gobi desert, Mongolia

A new subspecies, Papilio machaon bilguun ssp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) from Mongolia, South Gobi (Umnegov) aimak, Nomgon somon is described. The characters of new and neighbouring subspecies are discussed. A hypothesis about the relations and distribution of different taxa is proposed.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Churkin, Sergei V., Yakovlev, Roman V., Odbayar, Tserenpil
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Altai State University 2024
Subjects:
Biodiversity
taxonomy
Central Asia
Siberia
orientis
oreinus
Sibirica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11181305
Description
Summary:A new subspecies, Papilio machaon bilguun ssp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) from Mongolia, South Gobi (Umnegov) aimak, Nomgon somon is described. The characters of new and neighbouring subspecies are discussed. A hypothesis about the relations and distribution of different taxa is proposed.

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