papilionaceus, Julis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:484 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Syntypes: MNHN A-9122 (3). Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:64-65 [ref. 19171]. •Synonym of Hemiulis schwarzii (Bleeker 1847) -- (Kuiter 2010:261 [ref. 35285] with question). •Valid as Halichoeres papilionaceus (Valenciennes 1839) -- (Myers 1999:199 [ref. 23965], Randall 1999:227 [ref. 24046], Parenti & Randall 2000:23 [ref. 24943], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:629 [ref. 25122], Matsuura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:275 [ref. 27511], Allen & Adrim 2003:49 [ref. 26830], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:151 [ref. 27510], Barber & Bellwood 2005:250[ref. 35318], Allen & Erdmann 2012:680 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:133 [ref. 33932] published in 1840). Current status: Valid as Halichoeres papilionaceus (Valenciennes 1839). Labridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines, Palau, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.