Polites rhesus otomi

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 rhesus
Subspecies: Polites rhesus otomi

Name

Polites rhesus otomi Warren & Gott, 2021: 14

Type locality: Mexixo, Mexico, Mpio. Jilotepec, hill E of San Martín, Tuchicuitlapilco, NW of jct. Hwys. 57D & 13 (camino Calpulapan- Acazuchitlán), 20°05’28.0”N, 99°38’18.4”W, 2787m (9145’)

Holotype: MZFC. male ♂. 08.V.2007. legit Andrew D. Warren.

References

Primary references

• Warren, A.D. & Gott, R.J. 2021. A review of Polites rhesus (W. H. Edwards, 1878), with the description of a new subspecies from Mexico (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 31(1): 11-21. Reference page.