Polites themistocles

Polites themistocles

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Hesperiidae
Subfamilia: Hesperiinae
Tribus: Hesperiini
Subtribus: Hesperiina
Genus: Polites
Species: Polites themistocles
Subspeciesː P. t. themistocles –P. t. turneri

Name

Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824

Type localityː "Amerique meridionale".

Typusː tbc.

Synonymy

per Evans, [1955]ː 328.

• Hesperia themistocles (Latreille), [1824]ː 723.
  
• Papilio taumas (Fabricius), 1787ː 84.
  
• Hesperia phocion (Fabricius), 1798ː 431.
  
• Hesperia ahaton (Harris), 1862ː 317.
  
• Hesperia cernes (Boisduval & Le Conte), [1837]ː figs 1,2
  
• Polites themistocles turneri Freeman, 1944ː 47.
  
• Polites themistocles themistocles Latreilleː Butterflies of America

References

• Boisduval, J.-A. & Le Conte, J.E. 1829–1837. Histoire générale et Iconographie des Lépidoptères et des Chenilles de l'Amérique septentrionale. Parts 1–26. Reference page. ̺
• Evans, W.H. 1951–55. A Catalogue of the American Hesperiidae in the British Museum. Pt.1 (1951): x+92pp, pls.1–9; Pt.2 (1952): v.+178pp, pls.10–25; Pt.3 (1953): v+246pp, pls.26–53; Pt.4 (1955): v+499pp, pls. 54–88. Reference page. 
• Fabricius, J.C. 1787. Mantissa insectorum, sistens eorum species nuper detectas adiectis characteribus genericis, differentiis specificis, emendationibus, observationibus. Vol. 2: 382 pp. Christ. Gottl. Proft, Hafniae. BHL Reference page. 
• Fabricius, J.C. 1798. Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Supplementum. Proft et Storch, Hafniae, pp. 1–582. (BHL) + Index (BHL). Reference page. 
• Freeman, H.A., 1944. A New Subspecies of Polites themistocles (Latreille) from British Columbia (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera, Hesperioidea). Entomological News 55(2): 47-48. Reference page. 
• Harris, T.W. 1862. A treatise on some of the insects injurious to vegetation. Boston, William White. 640pp. Ill. BHL Reference page. 
• Latreille, P.A. 1819–1824. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire Naturelle Entomologie. Tome Neuvième. H. Agasse, Paris. 793 pp. BHL; Suiteː 329–828 BHL. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Tawny-edged skipper