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Vettius Godman in Godman & Salvin, [1901]

Vettius Godman, [1901]; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 589, TS: Papilio phyllus Cramer
Vettius (Hesperiinae) ; [NL4A, 83]

Vettius argentus Freeman, 1969

Mexico. See [About maps] Vettius argentus Freeman, 1969; J. Lep. Soc. 23 (Suppl. 2): 24, pl. 8, f. 3-4, pl. 4, f. 3, TL: Santa Rosa, Comitán, Chiapas, Mexico
Vettius coryna argentus, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Vettius coryna argentus, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Vettius coryna argentus ;
Vettius argentus ; [NL4A, #2251]

Vettius artona (Hewitson, 1868)

Nicaragua - Brazil, Trinidad. See [About maps] Hesperia artona Hewitson, 1868; Descr. One Hundred new Spec. Hesp. (2): 27, TL: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Carystus artona ; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 586, 3: pl. 102, f. 16-18
Vettius artona ; [BOW: pl. 88, f. 17]; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 166; [NL4A, #2252]

Vettius arva Evans, 1955

Brazil(Rio de Janeiro). See [About maps] Vettius arva Evans, 1955; , TL: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Hesperia arva Kirby, 1879; (nom. nud.)

= ; [NL4A, #2253]

Vettius arva ; [NL4A, #2253]

Vettius chagres Nicolay, 1973

Panama. See [About maps] Vettius chagres Nicolay, 1973; J. Lep. Soc. 27 (4): 251, f. 21-24, 27, 27a, 32, TL: Colon (Santa Rita), Panama, 300m
Vettius chagres ; [NL4A, #2254]

Vettius coryna (Hewitson, [1866])

Mexico - Bolivia. See [About maps] Hesperia coryna Hewitson, [1866]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2 (6): 494, TL: "Brazil, Amazonas"
Vettius coryna ; [BOW: pl. 88, f. 22]; [NL4A, #2255]

V. c. coryna

corina ; Andrade, 2002, (missp.)
Carystus coryna ; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 587, 3: pl. 102, f. 19
Vettius coryna coryna ; [NL4A, #2255a]

V. c. catargyra (C. & R. Felder, [1867])

Venezuela, Colombia Hesperia catargyra C. & R. Felder, [1867]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (3): 519, pl. 71, f. 19, TL: Venezuela; Colombia
Vettius coryna catargyra ; [NL4A, #2255b]

V. c. conka Evans, 1955

Guatemala Vettius coryna conka Evans, 1955; , TL: Guatemala
Vettius coryna conka, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Vettius coryna conka, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Vettius coryna conka ; [NL4A, #2255c]

Vettius crispa Evans, 1955

Brazil(Amazonas). See [About maps] Vettius crispa Evans, 1955; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Vettius crispa ; [BOW: pl. 88, f. 23 (text)]; [NL4A, #2256]

Vettius diana (Plötz, 1886)

-. See [About maps] Hesperia diana Plötz, 1886; , TL: Brazil, São Paulo
Vettius diana ; [NL4A, #2257]

V. d. diana

Brazil(São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul) Carystus seitzi Draudt, 1923; , TL: Brazil(Rio Grande do Sul)

= ; [NL4A, #2257a]

dion ; Draudt, 1923, (missp.)
Vettius diana diana ; [NL4A, #2257a]

V. d. felix Evans, 1955

Peru diana felix Evans, 1955; , TL: Peru
Vettius diana felix ; [NL4A, #2257b]

Vettius diversa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

Nicaragua - Brazil. See [About maps] Cobalus diversa Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
Hesperia diversa ; Plötz, 1882, Stett. ent. Ztg 43 (10-12): 454
Carystus diversus ; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 585, 3: pl. 102, f. 13-14
Vettius diversus ; [BOW: pl. 88, f. 24 (text)]
Vettius diversa ; [NL4A, #2258]

V. d. diversa

Vettius diversa diversa ; [NL4A, #2258a]

V. d. donga Evans, 1955

Peru diversa donga Evans, 1955; , TL: Peru
Vettius diversa donga ; [NL4A, #2258b]

V. d. drona Evans, 1955

Bolivia diversa drona Evans, 1955; , TL: Bolivia
Vettius diversa drona ; [NL4A, #2258c]

V. d. lyrcea (Plötz, 1882)

diversa lyrcea (Plötz, 1882) (Hesperia); , TL: "Brazil"
lyncea ; Evans, 1955, (missp.)
Vettius diversa lyrcea ; [NL4A, #2258d]

V. d. maeon (Mabille, 1891)

Panama Carystus maeon Mabille, 1891; Bull. C. R. Soc. ent. Belg. 35: cxx [120], TL: Panama
Vettius maeon ;
Vettius diversa maeon ; [NL4A, #2258e]

Vettius drova Evans, 1955

Ecuador. See [About maps] Vettius drova Evans, 1955; , TL: Ecuador
Vettius drova ; [NL4A, #2259]

Vettius fantasos (Cramer, [1780])

Surinam, Trinidad, Mexico - Brazil. See [About maps] Papilio fantasos Cramer, [1780]; Uitl. Kapellen 4 (25-26a): pl. 300, f. E, F, TL: Surinam
Papilio abebalus Stoll, [1781]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (29-31): pl. 365, f. G, H, TL: "Guinea, Cap de Bonne Esperance"

= ; [NL4A, #2260]

Hesperia eucherus Plötz, 1882; , TL: [Brazil]

= ; [NL4A, #2260]

Vettius fantasos, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Vettius fantasos, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Vettius fantasos, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

fantosus ; Hübner, [1819], (missp.) Hesperia abebalus ; Latreille, [1824], in Godart, Ency. méth. 9 (2): 754 fantasus ; Plötz, 1882, (missp.) fantastos ; R. G. Maza, 1976, (missp.) euchera ; Poole, 1996, (missp.)

Carystus fantasos ; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 586, 3: pl. 102, f. 15 Vettius fantasos ; [BOW: pl. 88, f. 21]; [Opler]; [NL4A, #2260]

485x492 (~25Kb) Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey

Vettius fuldai (Bell, 1930)

Colombia, Brazil(Espírito Santo), ...?. See [About maps] Euroto fuldai Bell, 1930; , TL: Colombia
Vettius yalta Evans, 1955; , TL: Brazil, Espírito Santo

= ; [NL4A, #2261]

fuldia ; Evans, 1955, (missp.)
Vettius fuldai ; [NL4A, #2261]

Vettius jabesa (Butler, 1870)

Brazil(Pará). See [About maps] jabesa (Butler, 1870) (Carystus); , TL: Brazil, Pará
Vettius jabesa ; [NL4A, #2262]

Vettius klugi (Bell, 1941)

Peru. See [About maps] Carystus klugi Bell, 1941; , TL: Peru
klygi ; Bell, 1944, (missp.)
Vettius klugi ; [NL4A, #2263]

Vettius lafrenaye (Latreille, [1824])

Panama - Brazil. See [About maps] Hesperia lafrenaye Latreille, [1824]; , TL: Brazil
Vettius lafrenaye ; [BOW: pl. 88, f. 23]; [NL4A, #2264]

V. l. lafrenaye

Brazil Cobalus disjuncta Herrich-Schäffer, 1869; , TL: ?

= ; [NL4A, #2264a]

Hesperia aloeus Plötz, 1882; (nom. nud.)

= ; [NL4A, #2264a]

lafrenayii ; Westwood, 1852, (missp.) lafrenayi ; Prittwitz, 1868, (missp.) lafresnayi ; Mabille, 1878, (missp.) lefrenayi ; Plötz, 1882, (missp.)

Vettius lafresnayi ; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 590, 3: pl. 102, f. 30-32 lafresnayei ; Riley, 1926, (missp.) alocus ; Bell, 1946, (missp.) lafrensnayi ; J. & W. Zikán, 1968, (missp.) lafresnaye ; Lamas, 1981, (missp.) lafresneyii ; Maza & Bezaury, 1992, (missp.) lafresneyi ; Maza & Bezaury, 1992, (missp.) Vettius lafrenaye lafrenaye ; [NL4A, #2264a]

V. l. pica (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

Cobalus pica Hübner, [1819]; (nom. nud.)

= ; [NL4A, #2264b]

Vettius pica ;
Vettius lafresnayei[sic] pica ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 166
Vettius lafrenaye pica ; [NL4A, #2264b]

Vettius lucretius (Latreille, [1824])

Brazil. See [About maps] Hesperia lucretius Latreille, [1824]; , TL: Brazil
Carystus lapithes Geyer, 1832; , TL: "East Indies"

= ; [NL4A, #2265]

Hesperia hilda Plötz, 1886; , TL: Brazil, Santa Catarina

= ; [NL4A, #2265]

lapithis ; Geyer, [1832], (missp.)
lucretilus ; Kirby, 1902, (missp.)
Vettius lucretius ; [NL4A, #2265]

Vettius marcus (Fabricius, 1787)

Panama - Brazil, Guianas, Trinidad. See [About maps] Papilio marcus Fabricius, 1787; Mantissa Insectorum, 2: 87, TL: French Guiana
Vettius marcus, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Vettius marcus, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Hesperia marcus ; Latreille, [1824], in Godart, Ency. méth. 9 (2): 753
Cobalus marcus ; Hübner, Zutr. ex. Schmett.: f. 725-726
Carystus marcus ; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 584, 3: pl. 102, f. 10
Vettius marcus ; [BOW: pl. 88, f. 24, 25]; [NL4A, #2266]

V. m. marcus

French Guiana, Brazil Vettius phyllides Röber, 1925; , TL: Brazil, Santa Catarina

= ; [NL4A, #2266a]

Vettius marcus marcus ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 166; [NL4A, #2266a]

V. m. aurelius (Plötz, 1882)

C.America, Venezuela, Brazil Hesperia aurelius Plötz, 1882; Stett. ent. Ztg 43 (10-12): 455, TL: Brazil
Carystus aurelius ; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 585, 3: pl. 102, f. 11-12
Vettius aurelius ; [BOW: pl. 88, f. 24 (text)]
Vettius marcus aurelius ; [NL4A, #2266b]

Vettius monacha (Plötz, 1882)

Brazil(Pará), Surinam. See [About maps] Hesperia monacha Plötz, 1882; , TL: Brazil, Pará
Proteides monacha Möschler, 1883; (preocc. Plötz, 1882), TL: Surinam

= ; [NL4A, #2267]

Vettius monacha ; [NL4A, #2267]

Vettius onaca Evans, 1955

Guatemala. See [About maps] Vettius onaca Evans, 1955; , TL: Guatemala
Vettius onaca, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Vettius onaca, Butterflies of America [BOA]
anaca ; Raguso & Llorente, 1991, (missp.)
Vettius onaca ; [NL4A, #2268]

576x476 (~28Kb) Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey

Vettius phyllus (Cramer, [1777])

Panama - Brazil, Trinidad. See [About maps] Papilio phyllus Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 122, pl. 176, f. B, C, TL: Surinam
Carystus phyllus ; Staudinger, Exot. Schmett.: 296
Vettius phyllus ; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 590, 3: pl. 102, f. 28-29; [BOW: pl. 88, f. 26]; [NL4A, #2269]

V. p. phyllus

Surinam, Brazil(Rio de Janeiro, Amazonas), French Guiana Hesperia laurea Hewitson, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro; French Guiana

= ; [NL4A, #2269a]

Vettius massimii J. Zikán, 1938; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas

= ; [NL4A, #2269a]

phylus ; Butler, 1878, (missp.)
Vettius phyllus phyllus ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 166; [NL4A, #2269a]

V. p. prona Evans, 1955

Brazil(São Paulo) phyllus prona Evans, 1955; , TL: Brazil, São Paulo
Vettius phyllus prona ; [NL4A, #2269b]

V. p. pura Evans, 1955

Peru phyllus pura Evans, 1955; , TL: Peru
Vettius phyllus pura ; [NL4A, #2269c]

V. p. yunga Evans, 1955

Bolivia phyllus yunga Evans, 1955; , TL: Bolivia
Vettius phyllus yunga ; [NL4A, #2269d]

Vettius ploetzii (Capronnier, 1874)

-. See [About maps] ploetzii (Capronnier, 1874) (Goniloba); , TL: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Vettius ploetzii ; [NL4A, #2270]

V. p. ploetzii

Brazil(Rio de Janeiro) ploetzi ; Plötz, 1882, (missp.)
Vettius ploetzii ploetzii ; [NL4A, #2270a]

V. p. morretesi Mielke, 1992

Brazil(Paraná) ploetzii morretesi Mielke, 1992; , TL: Brazil(Paraná)
Vettius ploetzii morretesi ; [NL4A, #2270b]

Vettius richardi (Weeks, 1906)

Venezuela. See [About maps] Carystus richardi Weeks, 1906; , TL: Venezuela
Vettius richardi ; [NL4A, #2271]

Vettius tertianus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

Brazil(Pará), Surinam, Costa Rica?. See [About maps] Cobalus tertianus Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
Hesperia peninsularis Plötz, 1882; , TL: Brazil, Pará

= ; [NL4A, #2272]

Hesperia zola Plötz, 1882; , TL: Surinam

= ; [NL4A, #2272]

Hesperia warra Plötz, 1882; , TL: Surinam

= ; [NL4A, #2272]

Pamphila warra Möschler, 1883; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 32: 327 (preocc. Plötz, 1882), TL: Surinam

= ; [NL4A, #2272]

Pampihla zola Möschler, 1883; (preocc. Plötz, 1882), TL: Surinam

= ; [NL4A, #2272]

tertian ; Silva et al., 1968, (missp.)
Cobalus warra ; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 537, 3: pl. 98, f. 28
Vettius tertianus ; [NL4A, #2272]

Vettius triangularis (Hübner, [1831])

Brazil. See [About maps] Cobalus triangularis Hübner, [1831]; (Geyer, 1831?), TL: Brazil
Cobalus triangularis Hübner, [1819]; (nom. nud.)

= ; [NL4A, #2273]

Cobalus triangulum Herrich-Schäffer, 1869; , TL: ?

= ; [NL4A, #2273]

Vettius triangularis ; [NL4A, #2273]

4.3.2007 (24)

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

[BOW]

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

[ILMB]

Interactive Listing of Mexican Butterflies

[JLS]

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

[John Shuey]

e-mail: jshuey at tnc.org; Director of Conservation Science; Indiana Office of The Nature Conservancy; http://www.nature.org

[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:

Brown & Mielke, 1967

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

Cramer, [1777]

Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 1-152, pl. 97-192 (1777)

Cramer, [1780]

Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 4 (25-26a): 1-28, pl. 289-304 (1780)

C. & R. Felder, [1867]

Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte "Novara" - Zoolog. 2 (2). Lepidoptera 1. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (3): Heft (3), 379-548, pls. 48-74

Freeman, 1969

Records, new species, and new genus of Hesperiidae from Mexico J. Lep. Soc. 23 (Suppl. 2): 62pp

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

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

Hewitson, [1866]

Descriptions of new Hesperidae Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2 (6): 479-501

Hewitson, 1868

Descriptions of one Hundred new Species of Hesperidae. (2) Descr. One Hundred new Spec. Hesp. (2): [2] + pp. 25 (from sp. 7 hypaepa)-56

Latreille, [1824]

Encylopédie Méthodique. Histoire naturelle. Entomologie, ou histoire naturelle des crustacés, des arachnides et des insectes in Godart, Ency. méth. 9 (2): 329-828

Möschler, 1883

Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Surinam. V. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 32: 303-362

Nicolay, 1973

Descriptions of new Neotropical Hesperiidae J. Lep. Soc. 27 (4): 243-257, 35fgs

Plötz, 1882

Die Hesperiinen -- Gattung Hesperia Aut. und ihre Arten. (1) & (2) Stett. ent. Ztg 43 (7-9): 314-344, (10-12): 436-456

Stoll, [1781]

Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (26b-28): 29-90, pl. 305-336 (1780), (29-31): 91-164, pl. 337-372 (1781), (32-32): 165-252, 1-29, pl. 373-400 (1782)

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