﻿CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE TRIBE TROIDES. 



The earliest mention or description of a species of Troides (or Ornithoptera) was published by Vicentius, 

 " Mus. p. 10," in 1719. This species was 0. Priamus, which I have taken as the type of the Genus Ornithoptera; 

 the habitat was given as Amboina. Previous to this date, although the species must have been known to the Dutch 

 naturalists at a much earlier period, as so large and splendid an insect would be very sure to have attracted attention, 

 it does not appear to have been described or alluded to by the pre-Linnaean Entomologists. The next reference to 

 Priamus was Musei, " Imp. Petr.," vol. i., p. 664, n. g, in 1742. In 1745 the $ was alluded to by Aubenton, " Planch 

 Enlum." text, p. 45 ; in 1759 by Linnaeus, " Syst. Nat.," Edition x., page 458, note 1 ; and in 1765 by Seba, 

 " Thesaurus" iv., p. 54, plate 44, with 2 figures of the ? (figs. 22, 23) ; in each author Amboina is again spoken of as 

 the home of the species. From this date we may proceed in a systematic manner. 



1719. Papilio Eques Pompeus, Madame Merian, "Insects of Surinam," Plate 72, figured Pompeus in mistake 

 of its locality. 



1753. P. E. Trojanus Panthous (the 2 of Pompeoptera Hippolytus) ; Linnaeus, " Systema Naturae," Edition ix., 

 page 461, note 16. 



1758. P. E. Panthous (as the 2 of Priamus) by Linnaeus, " Systema Naturae," Edit, x., page 451, note 1. 

 1758. P. E. Priamus, Linnaeus, "Amoenitates Academicae," vol. v., plate 3, fig. 203 (the $ .) 



1758. P. E. Trojanus Panthous, Linnaeus, "Systema Naturae," Edition x., page 461, note 16 (the 2 of 



Pompeoptera Hippolytus) . 

 1764. P. E. Panthous Clerck, " Icones Insectorum," ii., text 19 (the 2 of Priamus). 



1764. P. E. Trojanus Panthous, Linnaeus, " Musei Ludovicis Ulricis," p. 195, n. 14 (the 2 of P. Hippolytus). 

 1764. P. E. T. Helena, Clerck, "Icones Insectorum," vol. ii., plate 22, fig. 1 (the 3). 



1764. P. E. T. Helena, Linnaeus, "Musei Ludovicis Ulricis," page 199, note 18 (the S of Hippolytus). 



1765. P. Remus Seba, Mas. 4, plate 46, pages 56, 57, figs. 11, 12, 19, 20 (the ? of Hippolytus). 

 1765. P. Hippolytus, Seba, " Thesaurus " vol. iv., p. 55, plate 45, figs. 17-20. 



1767. P. Eques Priamus, Linnaeus, " Systema Naturae," Edit, xii., p. 744, n. 1 (the <? of Priamus). 

 1767. P. E. Priamus, Beckmann, " Anfangsgrund," p. 105, n. 1 (the $ of Priamus). 



1767. P. E. Trojanus Helena, Houttuyn, " Naturl. Hist." vol. i., (ii.), page 20, note 18 (the $ of Priamus). 

 1767. P. E. Panthous, Houttuyn, " Naturl. Hist." vol. 1., (ii.), p. 199, n. 16 (the 2 of Priamus). 

 1767. P. E. T. Helena, Linnaeus, "Systema Naturae," Edition xii., page 748, note 19 (the <? of Hippolytus). 

 1767. P. E. T. Helena, Miiller, " Natursgeschichte," vol. L, page 571, note 18 (the $ of Hippolytus). 



1774. P. E. T. Panthous, Miiller, Natursgeschichte., vol. i., p. 571, n. 17 (a 2 of Priamus.) 



1775. P. E. Panthous, Fabricius, "Systema Entomologiae," p. 448, n. 25 (the 2 of Priamus). 

 1775. P. E. Priamus, Cramer, " Papillons Exotique," vol. i, plate 23, figs. A.B. (the <?). 



1775. P. E. Trojanus Helena, Fabricius "Systema Entomologiae," page 449, note 28 (the $ of Hippolytus). 



1775. P. Pompeus, Cramer, "Papillons Exotique," vol. i., plate 25, fig. A. (the <?). 



1775. P. Hippolytus, Cramer, " Papillons Exotique," vol. i, plate 10, figs. A.B., pi. 11, A.B. 



1777. P. Remus, Fabricius, " Genera Insectorum," p. 250 (the 2 of Hippolytus). 



1777. P. Eques Panthous, Cramer, " Papillons Exotique," vol. ii., p. 39, plate 123, fig. A; pi. 124, fig. A. (the 2 of 

 Priamus). 



1779. P. E. Trojanus Helena, Helena, J.A.E. Goeze, " Beitrage zur Entomologiae," vol. iii. (i.), page 38, note 



19 (the $ of Hippolytus.) 

 1779. P. E. T. Minos, Cramer, "Papillons Exotique," vol. iii., page 4, plate 195, fig. A. (the 2). 

 1779. P. Remus, Cramer, " Papillons Exotique," vol. ii., plates 135a, 136a (the 2 of Hippolytus). 

 1779. P. Eques Trojanus Panthous, J.A.E., Goeze, " Beitrage zur Entomologie," vol. iii. (1), p. 37, n. 17 (the 2 



of Priamus) . 



1 78 1. P. E. T. Astenous, J. C. Fabricius, " Species Insectorum," vol. ii., page 10, note 38 (the 2 of Minos). 

 1781. P. E. Panthous, J. C. Fabricius, "Species Insectorum," vol. ii., p. 9, n. 36 (the 2 of Priamus). 



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