Carrhenes Godman & Salvin, [1895]
Carphenes ; Weeks, 1901, (missp.)
Carrhenes (Pyrgini) ; [NL4A] , 44
Grouping and much of the information based on Austin, 2000, J. Lep. Soc. 54 (1)
The "fuscescens" species-group
Carrhenes fuscescens (Mabille, 1891)
Mexico - Honduras. See [maps ]
Carrhenes fuscescens ; Godman & Salvin, [1895], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2 : 389 , 3 pl. 85 , f. 21; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2 : 739 ; [BOW] : pl. 81, f. 25; [NL4A] , #666
500x517 (~34Kb) Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey
C. f. fuscescens Honduras, ...
Carrhenes fuscescenss ; Lamas, 1981, (missp.)
Carrhenes fulvescens ; DeVries, 1983, (missp.)
Carrhenes fuscenscens ; R. G. Maza, 1987, (missp.)
Carrhenes fuscescens fuscescens ; [NL4A] , #666a
C. f. conia Evans, 1953 French Guiana
fuscescens conia Evans, 1953; ; TL : French Guiana
Carrhenes fuscescens conia ; [NL4A] , #666b
Carrhenes chaeremon (Mabille, 1891)
Brazil(Amazonas). See [maps ]
Carrhenes fuscescens chaeremon ; Evans, 1953
Carrhenes chaeremon ; Austin, 2000, J. Lep. Soc. 54 (1) : 21 , f. 22-23, f. 73, 95; [NL4A] , #665
Carrhenes calidius Godman & Salvin, [1895]
Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil(Amazonas), Colombia. See [maps ]
Carrhenes calidius Godman & Salvin, [1895]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2 : 389 , 3 pl. 85 , f. 22-23; TL : Mexico , Veracruz; Guatemala; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Brazil, Amazonas
Carrhenes callierges Mabille & Boullet, 1917; ; TL : Colombia
Carrhenes calidius ; [BOW] : pl. 81, f. 25 (text)
Carrhenes calidias ; DeVries, 1983, (missp.)
Carrhenes callidius ; R. G. & J. Maza, 1993, (missp.)
Carrhenes calidius ; [NL4A] , #662
Carrhenes bamba Evans, 1953
Peru. See [maps ]
Carrhenes bamba Evans, 1953; ; TL : Peru
Carrhenes fuscescens bamba Evans, 1953
Carrhenes sinesinus Steinhauser, 1989
Colombia. See [maps ]
Carrhenes sinesinus Steinhauser, 1989; ; TL : Colombia
Carrhenes sinesinus ; [NL4A] , #673
Carrhenes infuscescens Steinhauser, 1989
Argentina. See [maps ]
Carrhenes infuscescens Steinhauser, 1989; ; TL : Argentina
Carrhenes infuscescens ; [NL4A] , #667
The "canescens" species-group
Carrhenes canescens (R. Felder, 1869)
S.Texas - Argentina, Mexico - Colombia. See [maps ]
Hoary Skipper
C. c. canescens Mexico, ...
Carrhenes canescens canescens ; [NL4A] , #664a
C. c. pallida Röber, 1925 Brazil(Rio Grande do Sul), ...
Carrhenes canescens pallida Röber, 1925; ; TL : Brazil(Rio Grande do Sul)
Carrhenes canescens pallida ; Evans, 1953; [NL4A] , #664b
Carrhenes leada (Butler, 1870)
Venezuela. See [maps ]
Carrhenes canescens leada ; Evans, 1953
Carrhenes leada ; Godman & Salvin, [1895], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2 : 391 , 3 pl. 85 , f. 31-32; Austin, 2000, J. Lep. Soc. 54 (1) : 21 , f. 26-27, 75, 97; [NL4A] , #668
Carrhenes lilloi Hayward, 1947
Ecuador, Brazil?, Argentina?. See [maps ]
Carrhenes lilloi Hayward, 1947; ; TL : Macas, Rio Upano, Ecuador
Carrhenes recurva Austin, 2000
Brazil(Rondônia). See [maps ]
Carrhenes recurva Austin, 2000; J. Lep. Soc. 54 (1) : 22 , f. 28-29, 79, 98; TL : Brazil, Rondônia
Carrhenes recurva Austin, 2000; ; TL : Brazil(Rondônia)
Carrhenes recurva ; [NL4A] , #671
Carrhenes callipetes Godman & Salvin, [1895]
Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia. See [maps ]
Carrhenes callipetes ; [NL4A] , #663
Carrhenes santes Bell, 1940
Peru, Bolivia. See [maps ]
Carrhenes santes Bell, 1940; ; TL : Peru
Carrhenes aquila Hayward, 1951; ; TL : Bolivia
Carrhenes santes ; [NL4A] , #672
Carrhenes meridensis Godman & Salvin, [1895]
Costa Rica, Venezuela. See [maps ]
Carrhenes meridensis ; [BOW] : pl. 81, f. 25; [NL4A] , #670
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Some related literature:
Austin, 2000
Hesperiidae of Rondônia, Brazil: "Antigonus" genus group (Pyrginae ), with taxonomic comments and descriptions of new species from Brazil and Guatemala
J. Lep. Soc. 54 (1)
: 1 -28
Butler, 1870
Descriptions of some new diurnal Lepidoptera, chiefly Hesperiidae
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1870 (4)
: 485 -520
R. Felder, 1869
Diagnosen neuer von dem K. K. Oberlieutenant H. v. Hedemann in Mexico in den Jahren 1865-1867 gesammelter Lepidopteren. Erste Folge
Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien. 19
: 465 -480
Godman & Salvin, [1895]; Godman & Salvin, [1901]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901)
Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop.
2 : 1 -782,
3 : pl. 1 -112
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
[NL4A]; Lamas, 2004
Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea
Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Mabille, 1891
Description d'Hespérides nouvelles (1-3)
Bull. Soc. Ent. Belg. 35
(16): lix -lxxxviii,
(17): cvi -cxxi,
(18): clxviii -clxxxvii
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