Inoue Takashi A
Japanese National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Zoolog Sci. 2006 Feb;23(2):169-89. doi: 10.2108/zsj.23.169.
Foretarsal ventral surface observation of Japanese Papilio butterflies showed that the shapes of fifth foretarsi and numbers and localization of contact chemosensilla and spines in these areas are closely related to both phylogeny and behavior in these species. My results basically supported the classification that Japanese Papilio divides into five subgenera -- Papilio (P. machaon), Princeps (P. xuthus and P. demoleus), Achillides (P. maackii and P. bianor), Menelaides (P. helenus, P. polytes, P. protenor and P. macilentus) and Iliades (P. memnon). Moreover, female foretarsal morphology also corresponded to the physical features of their preferring host plant leaves. The specificity of female P. machaon, female P. macilentus and female P. maackii seemed to also relate to the geographical diversities of these species and their hostplant, and their co-evolution.
对日本凤蝶前跗节腹面的观察表明，第五前跗节的形状以及这些区域中接触化学感受器和刺的数量与位置，与这些物种的系统发育和行为密切相关。我的研究结果基本支持了将日本凤蝶分为五个亚属的分类——凤蝶亚属（金凤蝶）、碧凤蝶亚属（柑橘凤蝶和达摩凤蝶）、绿带凤蝶亚属（丝带凤蝶和斑凤蝶）、美凤蝶亚属（宽带凤蝶、蓝凤蝶、黑凤蝶和细纹凤蝶）和伊利亚德凤蝶亚属（美凤蝶）。此外，雌性前跗节形态也与其偏好的寄主植物叶片的物理特征相对应。金凤蝶雌蝶、细纹凤蝶雌蝶和丝带凤蝶雌蝶的特异性似乎也与这些物种及其寄主植物的地理多样性以及它们的协同进化有关。
