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Polites Scudder, 1872

Polites Scudder, 1872; 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 78, TS: Hesperia peckius Kirby
Hedone Scudder, 1872; 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 79, TS: Hesperia brettus Boisduval & Leconto

= ; [NL4A, 77]

Limochores Scudder, 1872; 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 80, TS: Hesperia manataaqua Scudder

= ; [NL4A, 77]

Pyrrhosidia Scudder, 1874; Mem. Boston Soc. nat. Hist. 2 (Pt 3, No. 4): 346 nota, TS: Hesperia mystic Edwards

= ; [NL4A, 77]

Chaerephon Godman, [1900]; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 474 (preocc. Dobson, 1878), TS: Pamphila citrus Mabille

= ; [NL4A, 77]

Poanopsis Godman, [1900]; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 486, TS: Pamphila puxillius Mabille

= ; [NL4A, 77]

Yvretta Hemming, 1935; Stylops 4: 3 (repl. Chaerephon Godman, [1900]), TS: Papmphila citrus Mabille

Limnocheres ; Keferstein, 1874, (missp.) Limnochares ; Kirby, 1876, (missp.) Limophores ; Weeks, 1901, (missp.) Limochroes ; Dyar, 1902, (missp.) Choerephon ; Mabille, 1904, (missp.) Potytes ; Engel, 1908, (missp.) Chaerophon ; Hayward, 1941, (missp.)

Limochoris ; Watson, 1946, (missp.) Pyrrhosydia ; Evans, 1955, (missp.) Politas ; Shull & Badger, 1972, (missp.) Politex ; Biezanko et al., 1974, (missp.) Yuretta ; R. G. Maza & Bezaury, 1992, (missp.) Pyrrhosia ; Warren, 2000, (missp.) Polites (Hesperiinae) ; [NL4A, 77]

Polites themistocles (Latreille, 1824)

ENA. See [About maps] Tawny-edged Skipper
themistocles (Latreille, 1824); , TL: "Amerique meridionale"
taumas (Fabricius, 1787); (preocc. Hufnagel, 1766)
thaumas (Fabricius, 1793); (preocc. Hufnagel, 1766)
phocion (Fabricius, 1798); (preocc. Farbricius, 1781)
cernes (Boisduval & Le Conte, [1830]); Hist. Lép. Am. Sept. (11-22): pl. 56 (1835), f. 1
Hesperia ahaton Harris, 1862
Polites themistocles, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Thymelicus cernes ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 52
Polites themistocles ; [BOW: pl. 22, f. 36]; [NACL, #4041]; [BOC, 92]; [Opler]

Larva on Panicum, Digitaria, Poa [BOC]

P. t. turneri Freeman, 1944

British Columbia Polites themistocles turneri Freeman, 1944; Ent. News. 55 (2): (47-48), TL: Jesmond, British Columbia

Polites peckius (Kirby, 1837)

N.USA, Canada. See [About maps] Pecks's Skipper Yellowpatch Skipper
Hesperia peckius Kirby, 1837; in Richardson, Fauna Boreal Amer. II [4]: 300, pl. 4, f. 2-3, TL: N.Amer.
Papilo coras Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 51, pl. 31, f. F, TL: "Surinam"
Hesperia wamsutta Harris, 1862; , TL: Massachusetts

= Polites coras ; [NL4A, #1999]

Pamphila enys Butler, 1870; (nom. nud.)

= Polites coras ; [NL4A, #1999]

Polites peckius, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Polites peckius, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Polites peckius, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
peckii ; Morris, 1862, (missp.)
pekii ; Herrich-Schäffer, 1869, (missp.)
wansutta ; Bean, 1874, (missp.)
packius ; Tietz, 1972, (missp.)
Polites coras ; [NACL, #4036]; [NL4A, #1999]
Polites peckius ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 52; [BOW: pl. 22, f. 34]; [BOC, 85]; [Opler]

Larva on Poaceae [NAB]

Polites mardon (Edwards, 1881)

Washington - California. See [About maps] Mardon Skipper Cascades Skipper Little Oregon Skipper
mardon (Edwards, 1881); Papilio 1: 47, TL: "small prairies near Puget Sound" [= Tenino, WA]
Polites mardon, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Thymelicus mardon ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 52
Polites mardon ; [NACL, #4038]; [BOC, 88]; [Opler]

Larva on Festuca idahoensis, F. rubra? [BOC]

P. m. klamathensis Mattoon, Emmel & Emmel, 1998

Polites mardon klamathensis Mattoon, Emmel & Emmel, 1998; , TL: Soda Mtn Rd, Jackson Co., Oregon
Polites mardon klamathensis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Polites mardon klamathensis ; [BOC, 88]

Polites draco (Edwards, 1871)

Colorado, Rocky Mountains, New Mexico, Arizona. See [About maps] Draco Skipper Rocky Mountain Skipper Dragon Skipper
draco (Edwards, 1871); Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3: 274, TL: Twin Lakes, Lake Co., Colorado
Polites draco, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Polites draco, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Thymelicus draco ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 52
Polites draco ; [NACL, #4039]; [BOC, 90]; [Opler]

Polites sabuleti (Boisduval, 1852)

California, N.Mexico. See [About maps] Sandhill Skipper Saltgrass Skipper
Hesperia sabuleti Boisduval, 1852; Annls Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10: 316, TL: San Francisco
genoa (Plötz, 1883)
Polites sabuleti sabuleti, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Polites sabuleti sabuleti, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Polites sabuleti, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Polites sabuleti ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 52; [BOW: pl. 22, f. 35]; [NACL, #4037]; [BOC, 86]; [Opler]; [NL4A, #2004]

600x752 (~60Kb) USA: Dry Falls / Sun Lakes State Park, Grant Co., WA, 9.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela	600x608 (~51Kb) underside USA: Dry Falls / Sun Lakes State Park, Grant Co., WA, 9.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela	500x607 (~46Kb) USA: Dry Falls / Sun Lakes State Park, Grant Co., WA, 9.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
600x623 (~52Kb) USA: Dry Falls / Sun Lakes State Park, Grant Co., WA, 9.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

Larva on Poaceae [NAB]

P. s. sabuleti

California Polites sabuleti sabuleti ; [NL4A, #2004a]

P. s. tecumseh (Grinnel, 1903)

California chispa (Wright, 1905)
Polites chispa ; [BOW: pl. 22, f. 31 (text)]
Polites sabuleti tecumseh ; [NACL, #4037a]

P. s. chusca (Edwards, 1873)

Arizona, California Hesperia sabuleti chusca Edwards, 1873; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 4: 346, TL: Arizona
Polites sabuleti var. comstocki Gunder, 1925; , TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #2004b]

chusa ; Maynard, 1901, (missp.)
chuska ; Barnes & McDunnough, 1917, (missp.)
Thymelicus chusca ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 52
Polites sabuleti chusca ; [NACL, #4037b]; [NL4A, #2004b]

P. s. margaretae Miller & MacNeill, 1969

Baja California Polites sabuleti margaretae Miller & MacNeill, 1969; , TL: Santa Maria Bay, Baja California
Polites sabuleti margaretae, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Polites sabuleti margaretae, Butterflies of America [BOA]
margeretae ; J. Maza et al., 1991, (missp.)
Polites sabuleti margaretae ; [NL4A, #2004c]

P. s. ministigma Scott, 1981

P. s. alkaliensis Austin, 1987

Nevada, E.Washington Polites sabuleti alkaliensis Austin, 1987; Bull. Allyn Mus. 109: (1-24), TL: Granite Mts, Washoe Co., Nevada
Polites sabuleti alkaliensis ; [BOC, 86]

P. s. albamontana Austin, 1987

Nevada Polites sabuleti albamontana Austin, 1987; Bull. Allyn Mus. 109: (1-24)
Polites sabuleti albamontana, Butterflies of America [BOA]

P. s. sinemaculata Austin, 1987

Polites sabuleti sinemaculata Austin, 1987; Bull. Allyn Mus. 109: (1-24)

P. s. nigrescens Austin, 1987

Polites sabuleti nigrescens Austin, 1987; Bull. Allyn Mus. 109: (1-24)

P. s. pallida Austin, 1987

Polites sabuleti pallida Austin, 1987; Bull. Allyn Mus. 109: (1-24)

P. s. aestivalis Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998

California, S.Oregon Polites sabuleti aestivalis Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998; , TL: SE.Scott Mtn Summit, Trinity Co., California
Polites sabuleti aestivalis ; [BOC, 86]

P. s. channelensis Emmel & Emmel, 1998

California Polites sabuleti channelensis Emmel & Emmel, 1998; , TL: Santa Rosa Island,China Camp, 50 Ft, Santa Barbara Co., California

Polites norae MacNeill, 1993

Mexico. See [About maps] Polites norae MacNeill, 1993; J. Lep. Soc. 47: 192, f. 6-7, 15-16, 22, 26, 30-33, TL: Mexico, Sonora, Bacochibampo Bay
Polites norae, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Polites norae, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Polites norae ; [NL4A, #2000]

Polites baracoa (Lucas, 1857)

S.NA.Georgia, Florida, Antilles. See [About maps] Baracoa Skipper
Hesperia baracoa Lucas, 1857; in Sagra, Hist. fis. pol. nat. Isla Cuba (2) 7 : 650, TL: Cuba
Polites baracoa baracoa, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Polites baracoa, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Polites baracoa ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 52; [BOW: pl. 22, f. 31]; [NACL, #4040]; [NL4A, #1996]; [Opler]

Larva on Poaceae, Sacchinarum officinarum [NAB]

P. b. baracoa

Cuba, Florida Pamphila amadis Herrich-Schäffer, 1863; , TL: Cuba

= ; [NL4A, #1996a]

Pamphila myus French, 1885; , TL: USA(Florida)

= ; [NL4A, #1996a]

Polites baracoa baracoa ; [NL4A, #1996a]

P. b. loma Evans, 1955

Haiti baracoa loma Evans, 1955; , TL: Haiti
Polites baracoa loma ; [NL4A, #1996b]

Polites origenes (Fabricius, 1793)

E.USA. See [About maps] Crossline Skipper
Hesperia origenes Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 328
Hesperia manataaqua Scudder, 1863; Proc. Essex Inst. 3: 175
Polites origenes, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
P. origenes, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
origines ; Lindsey, Bell & R. C. Williams, (missp.)
Limochroes manataagua ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 55
Polites manataaqua ; [BOW: pl. 22, f. 32]
Polites origenes ; [NACL, #4042]; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): (25-32); [Opler]

Misidentified/misapplied:

cernes; Harris, 1862, (not Boisduval & Leconte, 1834)

Larva on Tridens flavus [NAB]

P. o. rhena (Edwards, 1878)

alcina (Skinner, 1893); Ent. News 4: 519
Thymelicus alcina ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 52
Polites origenes rhena ; [NACL, #4042a]

Polites mystic (Edwards, 1863)

E.USA. See [About maps] Long Dash Mystic Skipper
Hesperia mystic Edwards, 1863; Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 2 (1): 15, pl. 1, f. 3-4, TL: Hunter, New York
weetamoo (Scudder, 1889)
nubs (Scudder, 1889)
Polites mystic mystic, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Polites mystic, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Thymelicus mystic ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 52
Polites mystic ; [BOW: pl. 22, f. 33]; [NACL, #4043]; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): (25-32); [BOC, 94]; [Opler]

Larva on Poa, Agropyron, Phleum [BOC]

P. m. dacotah (Edwards, 1871)

mystic dacotah (Edwards, 1871); , TL: Georgetown, Colorado
pallida (Skinner, 1911)
Polites siris dacotah ;
Polites mystic dacotah ; [NACL, #4043a]

Polites sonora (Scudder, 1872)

California - British Columbia. See [About maps] Sonora Skipper Western Long Dash
Ochlodes sonora Scudder, 1872; , TL: Sierra Nevada, California
Polites sonora sonora, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Polites sonora sonora, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Polites sonora, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Polites sonora ; [NACL, #4044]; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): (25-32); [BOC, 96]; [Opler]; [NL4A, #2005]

Misidentified/misapplied:

sylvanoides; Wright, 1905, (not Boisduval, 1852)
columbia; Wright, 1905, (not Scudder, 1872)

Larva on Festuca idahoensis [NAB]

P. s. sonora

California Polites sonora sonora ; [NL4A, #2005a]

P. s. siris (Edwards, 1881)

Washington Dog Star SKipper
sonora siris (Edwards, 1881); Papilio 1: 47, TL: "small prairies nr. Puget Sound"
?Polites siris sonora ;
Thymelicus siris ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 52
Polites sonora siris ; [NACL, #4044a]

P. s. utahensis (Skinner, 1911)

Polites siris utahensis ;
Polites sonora utahensis ; [NACL, #4044b]

P. s. flaviventris Austin, 1998

Nevada Polites sonora flaviventris Austin, 1998; , TL: Alta Creek Basin, Humboldt Co., Nevada

Polites puxillius (Mabille, 1891)

Mexico. See [About maps] Pamphila puxillius Mabille, 1891; Bull. C. R. Soc. ent. Belg. 35: clxx (152), TL: Mexico
Polites puxillius, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Polites puxillius, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Poanopsis puxillius ; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 487, 3: pl. 93, f. 37-40; [BOW: pl. 85, f. 19]
Polites puxillius ; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): (25-32); [NL4A, #2002]

Polites pupillus (Plötz, 1882)

Mexico. See [About maps] Hesperia pupillus Plötz, 1882; , TL: [Mexico]
Amblyscirtes catahorma Dyar, 1916; , TL: Mexico, Guerrero

= ; [NL4A, #2001]

Polites pupillus, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Polites pupillus, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Polites pupillus ; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): (25-32); [NL4A, #2001]

Polites vibex (Geyer, [1832])

CA - Argentina. See [About maps] Whirlabout
Thymelicus vibex Geyer, [1832]; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 4 : 22, : pl. [118] (1826), f. 685-686, TL: West Indies
?osyka (Edwards, 1867); (f)
Polites vibex, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
P. vibex, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
Thymelicus vibex ; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 480, 3: pl. 93, f. 12-16
margarita ; Draudt, 1924, (missp.)
Polites vibex ; [BOW: pl. 22, f. 38]; [NACL, #4045]; [Opler]; [NL4A, #2007]

Larva on Paspalum ciliatifolium, Poaceae [NAB]

P. v. vibex

West Indies, S.USA, Pennsylvania Thymelicus vibex Hübner, [1819]; (nom. nud.)
Hesperia brettus Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837]; Hist. Lép. Am. Sept. (23-26): pl. 75, f. 3-5, TL: Georgia

= ; [NL4A, #2007a]

Hesperia wingina Scudder, 1863; , TL: USA

= ; [NL4A, #2007a]

Hesperia morganta Plötz, 1883; , TL: "S.Amer."

= ; [NL4A, #2007a]

Hesperia unna Plötz, 1883; Stett. ent. Ztg 44 (4-6): 204, TL: Pennsylvania

= ; [NL4A, #2007a]

Thymelicus margarita Draudt, 1923; (nom. nud.)

= ; [NL4A, #2007a]

vibrex ; B. & K. Mather, 1958, (missp.)
vivex ; Guzmán, 1975, (missp.)
vibe ; Brown & Miller, 1980, (missp.)
Thymelicus brettus ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 52
Hesperia unna ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 62
Polites vibex vibex ; [NL4A, #2007a]

P. v. praeceps (Scudder, 1872)

Texas, New Mexico, Mexico, French Guiana, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Guiana Hedone praeceps Scudder, 1872; 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 79, TL: Mexico, Oaxaca
Pamphila phormio Mabille, 1878; , TL: Brazil,Pará

= ; [NL4A, #2007e]

Pamphila sulfurina Mabille, 1878; , TL: French Guiana; Venezuela

= ; [NL4A, #2007e]

Pamphila lumida Möschler, 1879; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 28 (Abh.): 217, TL: Colombia

= ; [NL4A, #2007e]

Pamphila golenia Möschler, 1879; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 28 (Abh.): 218, TL: Colombia

= ; [NL4A, #2007e]

Hesperia zenckei Plötz, 1883; Stett. ent. Ztg 44 (4-6): 196, TL: Mexico

= ; [NL4A, #2007e]

Pamphila stigma Skinner, 1896; Canad. Ent. 28: 188, TL: New Mexico; Texas

= ; [NL4A, #2007e]

?combinata (Plötz, 1883)
Hesperia combinata Godman, 1907; (nom. nud.)

= ; [NL4A, #2007e]

Lerema hypozona Dyar, 1918; , TL: Mexico, Guerrero

= ; [NL4A, #2007e]

Polites vibex praeceps, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Polites vibex praeceps, Butterflies of America [BOA]

Hesperia zenckii ; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 637 (missp.) lamida ; Godman, 1907, (missp.) praceps ; Mather, 1967, (missp.)

Hylephila stigma ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 51 Polites phormio ; [BOW: pl. 22, f. 38 (text)] Polites sulfurina ; [BOW: pl. 22, f. 38 (text)] Polites vibex praeceps ; [NACL, #4045a]; [NL4A, #2007e]

P. v. brettoides (Edwards, 1883)

vibex brettoides (Edwards, 1883); Papilio 3: 71
Hesperia clara Plötz, 1883
Thymelicus brettus brettoides ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 52
Polites vibex brettoides ; [NACL, #4045b]

P. v. catilina (Plötz, 1886)

Brazil(Santa Catarina) Hesperia vibex catilina Plötz, 1886; , TL: Brazil, Santa Catarina
catilinea ; Weeks, 1901, (missp.)
catlina ; Mielke & Casagrande, 1992, (missp.)
Polites vibex catilina ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 166; [NL4A, #2007c]

P. v. dictynna (Godman & Salvin, 1896)

St. Vincent, Grenada vibex dictynna (Godman & Salvin, 1896) (Hylephila); , TL: St. Vincent; Grenada
Polites vibex dictynna ; [NL4A, #2007d]

P. v. calla Evans, 1955

Peru Polites vibex calla Evans, 1955; , TL: Peru
Polites vibex calla ; [NL4A, #2007b]

Polites rhesus (Edwards, 1878)

Colorado, Arizona, ?. See [About maps] Plains Gray Skipper Rhesus Skipper
Pamphila rhesus Edwards, 1878; Field & Forest 3: 116, TL: Colorado
Hesperia axius Plötz, 1883; , TL: Colorado

= ; [NL4A, #2003]

Polites rhesus, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Polites rhesus, Butterflies of America [BOA]
rhusus ; Woodworth, 1900, (missp.)
Chaerephon rhesus ; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 475, 3: pl. 93, f. 5-7
Erynnis rhesus ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 50
Yvretta rhesus ; [NACL, #4014]
Polites rhesus ; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): (32-39); [Opler]; [NL4A, #2003]

Larva on Bouteloua gracilis [NAB]

Polites carus (Edwards, 1883)

S.California, Arizona, New Mexico, Mexico, Panama. See [About maps] Desert Gray Skipper Carus Skipper
carus (Edwards, 1883); Canad. Ent. 15: 34, TL: Texas
Polites carus, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Polites carus, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Polites carus, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Yvretta carus carus, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]
Erynnis carus ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 50
Yvretta carus ; [NACL, #4015]
Polites carus ; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): (32-39); [Opler]; [NL4A, #1998]

800x746 (~88Kb) USA: LepSoc field trip to Patagonia region, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, 3.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

Polites subreticulata (Plötz, 1883)

Mexico, Honduras. See [About maps] Hesperia subreticulata Plötz, 1883
Pamphila citrus Mabille, 1889; Le Naturaliste (2) 3[?]: 144, f. 1, TL: Honduras

= ; [NL4A, #2006]

Chaerephon[?] reticulata Godman, 1900
Pamphila reticulata Godman, 1900; (nom. nud.), TL: Mexico

= ; [NL4A, #2006]

Polites subreticulata, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Polites subreticulata, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Chaerephon citrus ; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 475, 3: pl. 93, f. 1-4
Polites subreticulata ; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): (32-39); [NL4A, #2006]

Misidentified/misapplied:

Yvretta carus subreticulata; [NACL, #4015a]

Polites bittiae Lindsey, 1925

Peru. See [About maps] Polites bittiae Lindsey, 1925; , TL: Peru
Polites bittiae ; [NL4A, #1997]

Polites vibicoides de Jong, 1983

Surinam. See [About maps] Polites vibicoides de Jong, 1983; , TL: Surinam
Polites vibicoides ; [NL4A, #2008]

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BAMONA]

Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node

[BCA]

electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA

[BOA]

Interactive Listing of American Butterflies; Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America

[BOC]

Robert Michael Pyle, 2002; The Butterflies of Cascadia

[BOW]

Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X

[Bruce Walsh]

Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon

[GALEPS]

Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States; James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[ILMB]

Interactive Listing of Mexican Butterflies

[JLS]

Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society; the original J. Lep. Soc. articles

[LAMAS-NEO]

Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)

[NAB]

Pyle, R. M.; National Audubon Society: Field Guide to North American Butterflies; 1981; ISBN 0-394-51914-0

[NACL]

Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico

[NL4A]

Gerardo Lamas, 2004; Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea

[Opler]

Opler & Warren, 2003 (April); Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico.

Some related literature:

Austin, 1987

Nevada populations of Polites sabuleti and the description of five new subspecies Bull. Allyn Mus. 109: 1-24

Boisduval, 1852

Lépidoptères de la Californie Annls Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10: 275-324

Boisduval & Le Conte, [1830]; Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837]

Histoire générale et iconographie des lépidoptères et des chenilles de l'Amérique septentrionale Hist. Lép. Am. Sept. (1): 1-16. pl. 1-3 (1829), (2): 17-24, pl. 4-6 (1829), (3/4): 25-40, pl. 7-12 ([1830]), (5/6): 41-56, pl. 13-18 ([1830]), (7/8): 57-80, pl. 19-24 ([1830]), (9/10): 81-100, pl. 25-30 (1833), (11-22): 101-196, pl. 31-65 ([1835]), (23-26): 197-228, pl. 66-78 ([1837])

Brown & Mielke, 1967

Lepidoptera of the Central Brazil Plateau. I. Preliminary list of Rhopalocera (continued) J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 145-168

Burns, 1994

Split skippers: Mexican genus Poanopsis goes in the origenes group--and Yvretta form the rhesus group--of Polites J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): 24-45

Cramer, [1775]

Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 1-132, pl. 1-84 (1775), (8): 133-156, pl. 85-96 (1776)

Dyar, 1903

A List of North American Lepidoptera and Key to the Literature of this Order of Insects Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: xix, 723pp

Edwards, 1863

Descriptions of certain species of diurnal Lepidoptera, found within the limits of the United States and British America. (1) Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 2 (1): 14-22, pl. 1

Edwards, 1871

Descriptions of new species of North American butterflies Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3: 266-277

Edwards, 1873

Descriptions of diurnal Lepidoptera found within the United States Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 4: 343-348

Edwards, 1878

Descriptions of new species of North American Lepidoptera Field & Forest 3: 115-119, 142-144

Edwards, 1881

Description of new species of butterflies Papilio 1: 43-48

Edwards, 1883

Descriptions of new species of Hesperians found in the United States Papilio 3: 71-73

Freeman, 1944

A new subspecies of Polites themistocles (Latreille) from British Columbia, Canada (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera, Hesperoidea) Ent. News. 55 (2): 47-48

Godman & Salvin, [1900]; Godman & Salvin, [1901]; Godman in Godman & Salvin, [1900]

Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 1-782, 3: pl. 1-112

Geyer, [1832]

Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 4 [1826]-1832 Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 4 : pl. [104-131], f. 601-764 (1826), pl. [132-137], f. 765-800 (1827 - 1831), [1-3], 4-6, [7], 8-48 (1832)

Lucas, 1857

Historia física política y natural de la Isla de Cuba. (Lepidópteros) in Sagra, Hist. fis. pol. nat. Isla Cuba (2) 7 : 474-750, pl. 14-17 (French Edition) (1857), 202-313, pl. 14-17 (1857)

MacNeill, 1993

Comments on the genus Polites, with the description of a new species of the themistocles group from Mexico J. Lep. Soc. 47: 177-198

Möschler, 1879

Neue exotische Hesperidae Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 28 (Abh.): 203-230

Plötz, 1883

Die Hesperiinen -- Gattung Hesperia Aut. und ihre Arten. (3) & (4) Stett. ent. Ztg 44 (1-3): 26-64, (4-6): 195-233

Scudder, 1872

A systematic Revision of some of the American Butterflies; with brief notes on those known to occur in Essex County, Mass. 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 24-83

Scudder, 1874

The species of the lepidopterous genus Pamphila Mem. Boston Soc. nat. Hist. 2 (Pt 3, No. 4): 341-353

Skinner, 1896

Two new hesperids Canad. Ent. 28: 187-188

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