sed by Takahashi (1973) and Hiura (1978), as well as contradicting each other. Some other phylogenetic studies include those of Saigusa (1973), Ishizuka (1980, 1991), Aoyama (1994), and Yashima et al. (1999). A recent study (Nazari et al., 2007) using several genes and morphology confirmed the relationships of Luehdorfia species as previously demonstrated by Makita et al. (2000).
Luehdorfia eximia Crüger, 1878, the type species originally described by Crüger (1878) and designated as the type species for the new genus Luehdorfia is now treated as a subjective synonym of Thais puziloi Erschoff, 1872 (Hemming, 1967). The original description of the genus was in the form Lühdorfia, but since this method of spelling is not permitted by the ICZN, it was corrected to Luehdorfia (Hemming 1967).
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Makita, H., Shinkawa, T., Kazumasa, O., Kondo, A., Nakazawa, T., 2000. Phylogeny of Luehdorfia butterflies inferred from mitochondrial ND5 gene sequences. Entomological Science 3: 321-329.
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Matsumura, T., Usami, S.I., Ueda, S., Itino, T., Ito, T., Xing, L.I. 2005. Phylogenetic positions of Luehdorfia chinensis huashanensis Lee (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) inferred from mitochondrial gene sequence analyses. Trans. Lipid. Soc. Japan 56: 333-341.
Nazari, V., Zakharov, E.V., Sperling, F.A.H., 2007. Phylogeny, historical biogeography, and taxonomic ranking of Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) based on morphology and seven genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 42: 131-156.
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