Candidus marianne, CRAMER, 1779

Chainey, John E., 2005, The species of Papilionidae and Pieridae (Lepidoptera) described by Cramer and Stoll and their putative type material in the Natural History Museum in London, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 145 (3), pp. 283-337 : 326-327

MARIANNE CRAMER, 1779

Pap[ilio] Dan[aus] Cand[idus] marianne Cramer, 1779: 41 , 175, pl.217, figs C, D, E [original plate 186, figs B, B, C]. ‘Côte de Coromandel’ [= south-eastern India] (Baron Rengers).

Papilio Danaus Candidus marianne, Stoll, 1782b: 5 [No. 4].

Material examined. 3 ♂, no data, ex Felder collection are all a good match for original plate 186, figs B, B, but this is not surprising in this species; one ( BMNH (E)#665125) appears to have been re-pinned, it is set with the wings at a lower angle than the other two; the other two have damaged thoraces but no clear evidence of re-pinning. There is insufficient evidence to treat any of these as syntypes although specimen BMNH (E)#665125 looks older and may have a better claim .

Current status. Valid species in Ixias ( Sutton, 2002) .