Polites

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 & Le Conte
- = ; [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: 346 nota; TS: Hesperia mystic Edwards
- = ; [NL4A], 77
Chaerephon Godman, [1900]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 474 (preocc. Dobson, 1878); TS: Pamphila citrus Mabille
- = ; [NL4A], 77
Poanopsis Godman, [1900]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 486; TS: Pamphila puxillius Mabille
- = ; [NL4A], 77
Yvretta Hemming, 1935; Stylops 4 (1): 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

The themistocles species-group

Themistocles; MacNeill, 1993, J. Lep. Soc. 47: 178, 183

Polites themistocles (Latreille, 1824) ENA. See [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, f. 1
- Hesperia ahaton Harris, 1862
- Polites themistocles, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Polites themistocles, Butterflies of America [BOA]
- Polites themistocles, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- Thymelicus cernes; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. 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 themistocles turneri, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Polites peckius (Kirby, 1837) N.USA, Canada. See [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, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Polites peckius, Butterflies of America [BOA]
- Polites peckius, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- Polites peckius, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
- Pamphila peckii; Morris, 1862, (missp.)
- Hesperia pekii; Herrich-Schäffer, 1869, (missp.)
- Hesperia wansutta; Bean, 1874, (missp.)
- Polites packius; Tietz, 1972, (missp.)
- Polites coras; [NACL], #4036; [NL4A], #1999
- Polites peckius; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 52; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 34; [BOC], 85; [Opler]
Larva on Poaceae [NAB]
Polites mardon (Edwards, 1881) Washington - California. See [maps] Mardon Skipper Cascades Skipper Little Oregon Skipper
- mardon (Edwards, 1881); Papilio 1 (4): 47; TL: "small prairies near Puget Sound" [= Tenino, WA]
- Polites mardon, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Polites mardon, Butterflies of America [BOA]
- Polites mardon, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- Thymelicus mardon; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. 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 [maps] Draco Skipper Rocky Mountain Skipper Dragon Skipper
- Pamphila draco Edwards, 1871; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3: 274; TL: Twin Lakes, Lake Co., Colorado
- Polites draco, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Polites draco, Butterflies of America [BOA]
- Polites draco, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- Thymelicus draco; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 52
- Polites draco; [NACL], #4039; [BOC], 90; [Opler]

Polites sabuleti (Boisduval, 1852)

California, N.Mexico. See [maps] Sandhill Skipper Saltgrass Skipper

Hesperia sabuleti Boisduval, 1852; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10 (2): 316; TL: San Francisco
genoa (Plötz, 1883)

Polites sabuleti, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Polites sabuleti, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Polites sabuleti, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

Polites sabuleti; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 52; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 35; [NACL], #4037; [BOC], 86; [Opler]; [NL4A], #2004

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Larva on Poaceae [NAB]

P. s. sabuleti California
- Polites sabuleti sabuleti; [NL4A], #2004a
P. s. tecumseh (Grinnel, 1903) California
- chispa (Wright, 1905)
- Polites sabuleti tecumseh, Butterflies of America [BOA]
- 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; Ent. News 36: 7; TL: California
  - = Polites sabuleti chusca ; [NL4A], #2004b
- Polites sabuleti chusca, Butterflies of America [BOA]
- Pamphila chusa; Maynard, 1901, (missp.)
- Polites chuska; Barnes & McDunnough, 1917, (missp.)
- Thymelicus chusca; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. 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, Butterflies of America [BOA]
- Polites margeretae; J. Maza et al., 1991, (missp.)
- Polites sabuleti margaretae; [NL4A], #2004c
P. s. ministigma Scott, 1981
- Polites sabuleti ministigma, Butterflies of America [BOA]
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, Butterflies of America [BOA]
- 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)
- Polites sabuleti sinemaculata, Butterflies of America [BOA]
P. s. nigrescens Austin, 1987
- Polites sabuleti nigrescens Austin, 1987; Bull. Allyn Mus. 109: (1-24)
- Polites sabuleti nigrescens, Butterflies of America [BOA]
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, Butterflies of America [BOA]
- 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 sabuleti channelensis, Butterflies of America [BOA]

Polites norae MacNeill, 1993 Mexico. See [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, Butterflies of America [BOA]
- Polites norae; [NL4A], #2000

The ? species-group

Polites baracoa (Lucas, 1857) S.NA.Georgia, Florida, Antilles. See [maps] Baracoa Skipper
- Hesperia baracoa Lucas, 1857; in Sagra, Hist. fis. pol. nat. Isla Cuba (2) 7: 650; TL: Cuba
- Polites baracoa, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Polites baracoa baracoa, Butterflies of America [BOA]
- Polites baracoa, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- Polites baracoa; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. 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
    
    = Polites baracoa baracoa ; [NL4A], #1996a
  - Pamphila myus French, 1885; ; TL: USA(Florida)
    
    = Polites baracoa baracoa ; [NL4A], #1996a
  - Polites baracoa baracoa; [NL4A], #1996a
- P. b. loma Evans, 1955 Haiti
  - baracoa loma Evans, 1955; ; TL: Haiti
  - Polites baracoa loma, Butterflies of America [BOA]
  - Polites baracoa loma; [NL4A], #1996b

The origenes species-group

Origenes; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): 25-32

Polites origenes (Fabricius, 1793) E.USA. See [maps] Crossline Skipper
- Hesperia origenes Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 328
- Hesperia manataaqua Scudder, 1863; Proc. Essex Inst. 3: 175
- Polites origenes, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Polites origenes origenes, Butterflies of America [BOA]
- Polites origenes, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- P. origenes, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
- origines[sic, recte origenes]; Lindsey, Bell & Williams
- Limochroes manataaqua; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. 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
  - Polites origenes rhena, Butterflies of America [BOA]
  - Thymelicus alcina; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 52
  - Polites origenes rhena; [NACL], #4042a
Polites mystic (Edwards, 1863) E.USA. See [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, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Polites mystic, Butterflies of America [BOA]
- Polites mystic, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- Thymelicus mystic; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. 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) Colorado, South Dakota
  - Hesperia dacotah Edwards, 1871; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3: 277; TL: Georgetown, Colorado
  - Pamphila mystic pallida Skinner, 1911; Ent. News 22 (8): 412; TL: Volga, South Dakota
  - Polites mystic dacotah, Butterflies of America [BOA]
  - Polites siris dacotah;
  - Polites mystic dacotah; [NACL], #4043a
Polites sonora (Scudder, 1872) California - British Columbia. See [maps] Sonora Skipper Western Long Dash
- Ochlodes sonora Scudder, 1872; ; TL: Sierra Nevada, California
- Polites sonora, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Polites 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 siris sonora;
  - Polites sonora sonora; [NL4A], #2005a
- P. s. siris (Edwards, 1881) Washington Dog Star SKipper
  - sonora siris (Edwards, 1881); Papilio 1 (4): 47; TL: "small prairies nr. Puget Sound"
  - Polites sonora siris, Butterflies of America [BOA]
  - Thymelicus siris; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 52
  - Polites sonora siris; [NACL], #4044a
- P. s. utahensis (Skinner, 1911)
  - ?Pamphila sylvanoides utahensis Skinner, 1911; Ent. News 22 (8): 413; TL: Park City, Utah
  - Polites sonora utahensis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
  - 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 [maps]
- Pamphila puxillius Mabille, 1891; Bull. Soc. Ent. Belg. 35 (18): clxx; TL: Mexico
- 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 [maps]
- Hesperia pupillus Plötz, 1882; ; TL: [Mexico]
- Amblyscirtes catahorma Dyar, 1916; ; TL: Mexico, Guerrero
  - = ; [NL4A], #2001
- Polites pupillus, Butterflies of America [BOA]
- Polites pupillus; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): (25-32); [NL4A], #2001

The vibex species-group

Vibex; MacNeill, 1993, J. Lep. Soc. 47: 178

Polites vibex (Geyer, [1832]) CA - Argentina. See [maps] Whirlabout
- Thymelicus vibex Geyer, [1832]; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 4: 22, pl. [118], f. 685-686; TL: West Indies
- ?osyka (Edwards, 1867); ♀
- Polites vibex, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Polites vibex vibex, Butterflies of America [BOA]
- 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
    
    = Polites vibex vibex ; [NL4A], #2007a
  - Hesperia wingina Scudder, 1863; ; TL: USA
    
    = Polites vibex vibex ; [NL4A], #2007a
  - Hesperia morganta Plötz, 1883; ; TL: "S.Amer."
    
    = Polites vibex vibex ; [NL4A], #2007a
  - Hesperia unna Plötz, 1883; Stett. ent. Ztg 44 (4-6): 204; TL: Pennsylvania
    
    = Polites vibex vibex ; [NL4A], #2007a
  - Thymelicus margarita Draudt, 1923; (nom. nud.)
    
    = Polites vibex vibex ; [NL4A], #2007a
  - Polites vibrex; B. & K. Mather, 1958, (missp.)
  - Polites vivex; Guzmán, 1975, (missp.)
  - Polites vibe; Brown & Miller, 1980, (missp.)
  - Thymelicus brettus; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 52
  - Hesperia unna; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. 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
    
    = Polites vibex praeceps ; [NL4A], #2007e
  - Pamphila sulfurina Mabille, 1878; ; TL: French Guiana; Venezuela
    
    = Polites vibex praeceps ; [NL4A], #2007e
  - Pamphila lumida Möschler, 1879; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 28 (Abh.): 217; TL: Colombia
    
    = Polites vibex praeceps ; [NL4A], #2007e
  - Pamphila golenia Möschler, 1879; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 28 (Abh.): 218; TL: Colombia
    
    = Polites vibex praeceps ; [NL4A], #2007e
  - Hesperia zenckei Plötz, 1883; Stett. ent. Ztg 44 (4-6): 196; TL: Mexico
    
    = Polites vibex praeceps ; [NL4A], #2007e
  - Pamphila stigma Skinner, 1896; Can. Ent. 28 (7): 188; TL: New Mexico; Texas
    
    = Polites vibex praeceps ; [NL4A], #2007e
  - ?combinata (Plötz, 1883)
  - Hesperia combinata Godman, 1907; (nom. nud.)
    
    = Polites vibex praeceps ; [NL4A], #2007e
  - Lerema hypozona Dyar, 1918; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 54 (2239): 339; TL: Sierra de Guerrero, Mexico
    
    = Polites vibex praeceps ; [NL4A], #2007e
  - Polites vibex praeceps, Butterflies of America [BOA]
  - Hesperia zenckii; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 637 (missp.)
  - Pamphila lamida; Godman, 1907, (missp.)
  - Polites praceps; Mather, 1967, (missp.)
  - Hylephila stigma; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. 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 (4): 71
  - Hesperia clara Plötz, 1883
  - Polites vibex brettoides, Butterflies of America [BOA]
  - Thymelicus brettus brettoides; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. 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
  - Polites vibex catilina, Butterflies of America [BOA]
  - Pamphila catilinea; Weeks, 1901, (missp.)
  - Polites catlina; Mielke & Casagrande, 1992, (missp.)
  - Polites vibex catilina; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (2) (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, Butterflies of America [BOA]
  - Polites vibex calla; [NL4A], #2007b

The rhesus species-group

Rhesus; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): 32-39

Polites rhesus (Edwards, 1878) Colorado, Arizona, ?. See [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, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- Polites rhesus, Butterflies of America [BOA]
- Polites rhesus, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
- Erynnis 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. nat. 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 [maps] Desert Gray Skipper Carus Skipper
- Pamphila carus Edwards, 1883; Can. Ent. 15 (2): 34; TL: Texas
- Polites carus, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
- 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. nat. Mus. 52: 50
- Yvretta carus; [NACL], #4015
- Polites carus; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): (32-39); [Opler]; [NL4A], #1998
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Polites subreticulata (Plötz, 1883) Mexico, Honduras. See [maps]
- Hesperia subreticulata Plötz, 1883
- Pamphila citrus Mabille, 1889; Le Naturaliste 11 / (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, 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

The ? species-group

Polites bittiae Lindsey, 1925 Peru. See [maps]
- Polites bittiae Lindsey, 1925; ; TL: Peru
- Polites bittiae, Butterflies of America [BOA]
- Polites bittiae; [NL4A], #1997
Polites vibicoides de Jong, 1983 Surinam. See [maps]
- Polites vibicoides de Jong, 1983; ; TL: Surinam
- Polites vibicoides, Butterflies of America [BOA]
- Polites vibicoides; [NL4A], #2008

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References:

[BAMONA] Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & 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
[Bruce Walsh]
Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona
[FLMNH] Florida Museum of Natural History
Bulletin of the Allyn Museum
[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
[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)
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[Opler] Opler & Warren, 2003 (April)
Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico.
[maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

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 Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10 (2) : 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 J. Lep. Soc. 21 (2) (2): 77-106, (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): 133-155, 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. nat. Mus. 52 : 1-723
Dyar, 1918
Descriptions of new Lepidoptera from Mexico Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 54 (2239) : 335-372
Edwards, 1863
Descriptions of certain species of Diurnal Lepidoptera, found within the limits of the United States and British America. (No. 1-3) Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 2 (1): 14-22, pl. 1, 11 (1863), (2): 78-82 (1863), (4): 501-507 (1864)
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 (4) : 43-48
Edwards, 1883
Descriptions of new species of Hesperians found in the United States Papilio 3 (4) : 71-73
Edwards, 1883
Descriptions of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera found in British America and the United States Can. Ent. 15 (2) : 32-36
Fabricius, 1793
Entomologia Systematica emendata et aucta. Ent. Syst. 3 (1) : 1-487
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
Gunder, 1925
Several New Varieties of and Aberrant Lepidoptera (Rhopalocera) from California Ent. News 36 : 1-9, pl. 1
Hemming, 1935
Notes on seventeen genera of Rhopalocera Stylops 4 (1) : 1-3
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
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)
[NL4A]; Lamas, 2004
Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
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)
Mabille, 1889
Diagnoses de Lépidoptères nouveaux Le Naturaliste 11 / (2) 3 : 25,59,67-68,99,127,133-134,144-145,173-174,216-217,239
Mabille, 1891
Description d'Hespérides nouvelles (1-3) Bull. Soc. Ent. Belg. 35 (16): lix-lxxxviii, (17): cvi-cxxi, (18): clxviii-clxxxvii
MacNeill, 1993
Comments on the genus Polites, with the description of a new species of the themistocles group from Mexico (Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae) 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
[NAB]; Pyle, 1981
Field Guide to North American Butterflies, National Audubon Society
[BOC]; Pyle, 2002
The Butterflies of Cascadia
Scudder, 1863
A List of the Butterflies of New England Proc. Essex Inst. 3 : 161-179
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,errata
Scudder, 1874
The species of the lepidopterous genus Pamphila Mem. Boston Soc. nat. Hist. 2 : 341-353, pl. 10-11
Skinner, 1896
Two new hesperids Can. Ent. 28 (7) : 187-188
Skinner, 1911
New Species of Sub-species of North American Butterflies (Lepid.) Ent. News 22 (8) : 412-413

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