Polites baracoa

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 baracoa
Subspecies: P. b. baracoa – P. b. loma

Name

Polites baracoa Lucas, 1857.

Type localityː Cuba.

Typusː ♀ MNHN

Synonymy

★Hesperia baracoa Lucas, 1857ː 650
★Pamphila amadis Herrich-Schäffer, 1863ː 142. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004ː 77.
★Pamphila myus French, 1885ː 321. TLː Florida. Synonymy in Lamas, 2004ː 77.
★Polites baracoa baracoa (Lucas); Evans, [1955]ː 329; Bridges, 1994ː VIII.26, IX.50.

References

Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Hesperioidea (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL 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.
Lamas, G. 2004. (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol.5A, Pt.4A. Assn. for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439pp. Reference page.
Lucas, P.H. 1857. Ordre des Lépidoptères. In de la Sagra Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'isle de Cuba. Paris. Animaux articulés 7: 474–750, pls 14–16. Text, plates. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Baracoa skipper