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Potanthus Scudder, 1872
Darts
Potanthus Scudder, 1872; 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 75, TS: Hesperia omaha Edwards
Padraona Moore, [1881]; Lepid. Ceylon 1 (4): 170, TS: Pamphila maesa Moore
Potanthus ; [BIR, 479]
Padraona ; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 581; [BIR, 479]

Potanthus pseudomaesa (Moore, 1881)
Himalayas (lower), India, Ceylon. See [About maps] Indian Dart
Padraona pseudomaesa Moore, 1881; Lepid. Ceylon 1 (4): 170, TL: Ceylon
Potanthus pseudomaesa ; [BIR, 479]; [BOW: pl. 208, f. 27 (text)]
P. p. clio (Evans, 1932)
Yunnan pseudomaesa clio (Evans, 1932); , TL: Dharmsala
Potanthus pseudomaesa clio ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 40 (note)

Potanthus dara (Kollar, [1844])
Himalayas, Indo-China, Malaysia. See [About maps] Hesperia dara Kollar, [1844]; in Hügel, Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek, 4 (2): 455
Pamphila maesa Moore, 1865; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (2): 509, pl. 30, f. 9
Potanthus dara ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 48 (miss.id.?); [BIR, 480]; [BOW: pl. 188, f. 27]

Potanthus palnia (Evans, 1914)
S.India (hills), Burma - Sumatra, S.China. See [About maps] Potanthus palnia ; [BIR, 480]; [MRS, 741]
China (Yunnan, Hainan, Guangxi, Fujian), SE.Tibet Potanthus palnia palnia ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 40 (note)
P. p. afer (Evans, 1932)
Sumatra

Potanthus pallidus (Evans, 1932)
Ceylon, India, S.China - S.Thailand. See [About maps] Potanthus pallidus ; [MRS, 741]
Potanthus pallida ;

 

Potanthus rectifasciata (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)
Sikkim - Malay Peninsula, Yunnan. See [About maps] Telicota rectifasciata Elwes & Edwards, 1897; Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 14 (4): 254, pl. 21, 25
Potanthus rectifasciata menglana Lee, 1962
= ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 40 (note)
Potanthus rectifasciatus ; [MRS, 741]; [BMP: 382, pl. 59, f. 11-12]
Potanthus rectifasciata ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 40 (note)

Potanthus pamela (Evans, 1934)
Padraona pamela Evans, 1934; Entomologist 67 (8): 181 (part 4)
Potanthus pamela ; [BMP: 382,pl. 59, f. 13-14]

Potanthus trachala (Mabille, 1878)
India, Malaysia - S.China. See [About maps] Detached Dart
Pamphila trachala Mabille, 1878; Petites Nouv. Ent. 2 (198): 237, TL: Java
Potanthus trachalus ; [BOW: pl. 188, f. 30]; [MRS, 742]
P. t. tytleri (Evans, 1914)
Vietnam, N.Laos, Yunnan Plastingia tytleri Evans, 1914; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 23 (2): 303, no. 13, TL: Manipur
Potanthus trachala tytleri ; [BMP: 382, pl. 59, f. 15-17]; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 40 (note)
P. t. phoebe (Evans, 1934)
China (Anhui, Jiangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, Fujian, Hainan) Potanthus phoebe ; [MRS, 742]
Potanthus trachala phoebe ; Huang, 2002, Atalanta 33 (1/2): 117 (note), f. 29 (gen.); Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 40 (note)

Potanthus juno (Evans, 1932)
Assam - Malay Peninsula, Zhejiang. See [About maps] Padraona juno Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 403, no. I.90.13
Potanthus juno ; [BMP: 381, pl. 59, f. 18-20]; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 40 (note)

Potanthus omaha (W. H. Edwards, 1863)
Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo, Mindanao, Celebes, Burma. See [About maps] Hesperia omaha W. H. Edwards, 1863; Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 2 (1): 21
Potanthus omaha ; [BOW: pl. 188, f. 29]
Lesser Dart
Pamphila maesoides Butler, [1879]; Trans. linn. Soc. Lond. (2) 1 (8): 554
Potanthus omaha omaha ; [BMP: 381, pl. 59, f. 24-26]

Potanthus confucius (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
Ceylon, S.India (hills), Nepal, Sikkim, Assam. See [About maps] Confucian Dart
Pamphila confucius C. & R. Felder, 1862; Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (1): 29, TL: Ning Po, China
Potanthus confucius ; [BIR, 480]; [MRS, 741]; Huang, 2002, Atalanta 33 (1/2): 117 (note), pl. II, f. 4, 12

Larva on Bambusa spp. [MRS]

China (Zhejiang, Fujian, Anhui, Hubei, Guangdong, Hunan) Potanthus confucius confucius ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 40 (note)
P. c. angustatus (Matsumura)
Potanthus confucius angustatus ; [MRS: 741]
P. c. dushta (Fruhstorfer, 1911)
S.Laos, China (Hainan) Telicota dushta Fruhstorfer, 1911; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 25 (3): 39 (1 March), TL: Annam
Potanthus confucius dushta ; [BMP: 382, pl. 59, f. 27-29]; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 40 (note)
P. c. diana (Evans, 1932)

Potanthus mara Evans, 1932
SC.Tibet Potantus mara mara ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 40 (note)

Potanthus pava (Fruhstorfer, 1911)
-. See [About maps] Telicota pava Fruhstorfer, 1911; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 25 (3): 40 (1 March)
Potanthus pavus ; [MRS, 742]
Potanthus pava ; [BMP: 381, pl. 59, f. 39]
China (Fujian, Hubei) Potanthus pava pava ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 40 (note)

Potanthus lydia (Evans, 1934)
W.China - Malay Peninsula. See [About maps] Padraona lydia Evans, 1934; Entomologist 67 (8): 184 (part 4)
Potanthus lydius ; [MRS, 742]
Potanthus lydia ; [BMP]; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 38 (note)
P. l. fraseri (Evans, 1934)
Padraona fraseri Evans, 1934; Entomologist 67 (8): 184 (part 4)
Potanthus lydia fraseri ; [BMP: 382, pl. 59, f. 36-38]

Potanthus riefenstahli Huang, 2003
Yunnan. See [About maps] Potanthus riefenstahli Huang, 2003; Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 38, f. 54-55, pl. 3, f. 18, pl. 4, f. 1, TL: Lishadi, Nujian valley, NW.Yunnan

Potanthus motzui Hsu & Li, 1990
Taiwan Potanthus motzui ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 38 (note)

Potanthus mingo (Edwards, 1866)
Philippines, Java, Assam, Bura, Indochina. See [About maps] Hesperia mingo Edwards, 1866; Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 6 (4): 207, TL: "W.Virginia"? [error, = Philippines]
P. m. ajax (Evans, 1932)
Yunnan Padraona ajax Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 404, no. 18
Potanthus mingo ajax ; [BMP: 381, pl. 59, f. 33-35]; Huang, 2002, Atalanta 33 (1/2): 117 (note), f. 27 (gen.); Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 40 (note)

Potanthus ganda (Fruhstorfer, 1911)
-. See [About maps] Telicota ganda Fruhstorfer, 1911; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 25 (3): 38 (1 March)
Vietnam, China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Hainan) Potanthus tropica menglana Lee, 1962
= ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 40 (note)
Potanthus ganda ganda ; [BMP: 382, pl. 59, f. 30-32]; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 40 (note)

Potanthus chloe Eliot, 1960
Potanthus chloe Eliot, 1960; Entomologist 93 (12): 244
Potanthus chloe ; [BMP: 381, pl. 59, f. 21-23]

Potanthus flava (Murray, 1875)
Amur - Japan, Thailand, Philippines, China (Jilin, Hebei, Shandong, Hunan, Fujian, Yunnan). See [About maps] Pamphila flava Murray, 1875; Ent. mon. Mag. 12 (1): 4, TL: Japan
japonica Mabille, 1883
Potanthus flava ; [BOW: pl. 208, f. 27]; [BRU, 131]
Potanthus flavus ; [MRS, 741]; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 40 (note), f. 57-58, pl. 4, f. 2-3

Larva on Iris [BRU, Fukuda et al, 1984]

P. f. alcon (Evans, 1932)
Padraona alcon Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 403, no. 11
Potanthus flavus alcon ; [BMP: 381, pl. 59, f. 43]

Potanthus hetaerus (Mabille, 1883)
Burma - Malaya, Philippines, Celebes. See [About maps] Pamphila hetaerus Mabille, 1883; C. R. Séances Soc. ent. Belg. 3 (31): LXXII
Potanthus serina hetaeru ; [BOW: pl. 188, f. 28]
P. h. serina (Plötz, 1883)
Andamans, S.Burma, Philippines Hesperia serina Plötz, 1883; Stett. ent. Ztg 44 (4-6): 231
Potanthus hetaerus serina ; [BMP: 382, pl. 59, f. 40-42]

 

Potanthus amor Evans, 1932
Timor, Sumba, Oinanaisa. See [About maps] Potanthus amor ; [NEN51]

Potanthus matzui Hsu, Li & Li, 1990
Taiwan Potanthus matzui ; [NEN51]

Potanthus nesta (Evans, 1934)
-. See [About maps]
Yunnan Potanthus nesta nesta ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 40 (note)
P. n. omeia Lee, 1962
Sichuan Potanthus nesta omeia ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 40 (note)

Potanthus parvus Johnson & Johnson, 1980

Potanthus sita (Evans, 1932)

Potanthus taqini Huang, 2001
SE.Tibet. See [About maps] Potanthus taqini Huang, 2001; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 68, f. 6-7, pl. 1, f. 5, TL: Chayu, Chayu area Tibet, 2200m
Potanthus taqini ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 40 (note)

Potanthus tibetana Huang, 2002
SE.Tibet, Yunnan. See [About maps] Potanthus tibetana Huang, 2002; Atalanta 33 (1/2): 119, pl. II, f. 6, 14, TL: Lower Chayu, Chayu County, SE.Tibet, China
Potanthus tibetana ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 40 (note)

Potanthus upadhana Fruhstorfer, 1911
Java, Lombok. See [About maps]

Potanthus yani Huang, 2002
China (Anhui, Fujian). See [About maps] Potanthus yani Huang, 2002; Atalanta 33 (1/2): 116, pl. II, f. 3, 11, TL: Gu-niu-jiang Nature Reserve, Shitai, S.Anhui, China
Potanthus yani ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 40 (note)


Unknown taxa

Padraona ino Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 402, no. I.90.10G

Hesperia tropica Plötz, 1883; [REFa]


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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.
[BCA]
electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[BIR]
Wynter-Blyth, M. A., 1957; Butterflies of the Indian Region; (1982 Reprint)
[BMP]
Eliot (Ed.), Corbet & Pendlebury, 1992; The Butterflies of The Malay Peninsula; 4th edition; ISBN 983-9681-05-2
[BOW]
Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X
[BRU]
Tuzov, Bogdanov, Devyatkin, Kaabak, Korolev, Murzin, Samodurov, Tarasov, 1997; Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories; Hesperiidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, Satyridae; Volume 1
[LAMAS-2005]
Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)
[MRS]
Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2


Some related literature:
Butler, [1879]
The butterflies of Malacca Trans. linn. Soc. Lond. (2) 1 (8): 533-568, pl. 68, 69
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
Eliot, 1960
A new species of Potanthus (Hesperiidae) and some other Butterflies from Malaya Entomologist 93 (12): 241-245, 2 figs
W. H. 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, 1866
Descriptions of certain species of diurnal Lepidoptera found within the limits of the United States and British America. (5) Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 6 (4): 200-208
Elwes & Edwards, 1897
A Revision of the Oriental Hesperiidae Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 14 (4): 101-324, pls. 18-27
Evans, 1914
Notes on Indian Butterflies (continued) J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 23 (2): 302-310
Evans, 1932
The Identification of Indian Butterflies (edn. 2) Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): x + 454pp, 9 figs, 32 pls
Evans, 1934
Indo-Australian Hesperiidae: Description of new Genera, Species and Subspecies Entomologist 67 (2): 33-36 (part 1), (3): 61-65 (part 2), (7): 141-151 (part 3), (8): 181-184 (part 4), (9): 206-209 (part 5), (10): 231-234 (part 6)
C. & R. Felder, 1862
Observationes de Lepidoteris nonullis Chinae centralis et Japoniae. (1) Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (1): 22-32
Fruhstorfer, 1911
Neue Hesperiden des Indo-Malayischen Faunengebietes und Besprechung verwandter Formen Dt. ent. Z. Iris 25 (2): 9-24 (1 February), (3): 25-40 (1 March), (4): 41-56 (1 April), (5): 57-72 (1 May), (6): 73-79, pl. 1 (1 June)
Godman & Salvin, [1900]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 1-782, 3: pl. 1-112
Huang, 2001
Report of H. Huang's 2000 Expedition to SE. Tibet for Rhopalocera Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 65-152
Huang, 2002
Some new Butterflies from China - 2 Atalanta 33 (1/2): 109-122
Huang, 2003
A list of butterflies collected from Nujiang (Lou Tse Kiang) and Dulongiang, China with descriptions of new species, and revisional notes Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 3-114
Mabille, 1878
Descriptions d'Hespérides. Hesperides (9) Petites Nouv. Ent. 2 (198): 237-238
Mabille, 1883
Description d'Hespérides. C. R. Séances Soc. ent. Belg. 3 (31): li-lxxvii
Moore, 1865
List of diurnal Lepidoptera collected by Capt. A.M. Lang in the N.W. Himalayas Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (2): 486-509, pls. 30-31
Moore, 1881
The Lepidoptera of Ceylon Lepid. Ceylon 1 (1): 1-40, pl. 1-18, (2): 41-80, pl. 19-36, (3): 81-136, pl. 37-54, (4): 137-190, pl. 55-71
Murray, 1875
Notes on Japanese Rhopalocera, with description a new Species Ent. mon. Mag. 12 (1): 2-4
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


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