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
- = Polites; [NL4A], 77
Limochores Scudder, 1872; 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 80; TS: Hesperia manataaqua Scudder
- = Polites; [NL4A], 77
Pyrrhosidia Scudder, 1874; Mem. Boston Soc. nat. Hist. 2: 346 nota; TS: Hesperia mystic Edwards
- = Polites; [NL4A], 77
Chaerephon Godman, [1900]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 474 (preocc. Dobson, 1878); TS: Pamphila citrus Mabille
- = Polites; [NL4A], 77
Poanopsis Godman, [1900]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 486; TS: Pamphila puxillius Mabille
- = Polites; [NL4A], 77
Yvretta Hemming, 1935; Stylops 4 (1): 3 (repl. Chaerephon Godman, [1900]); TS: Pamphila citrus Mabille
Coa Grishin, 2019

Subgenus Coa (Polites); Zhang, Cong, Shen, Opler & Grishin, 2021, Taxonomic Rep. 9 (3): 49
Subgenus Yvretta (Polites); Zhang, Cong, Shen, Opler & Grishin, 2021, Taxonomic Rep. 9 (3): 49
Chaerophon; Hayward, 1941, (missp.); [NHM-BMW]
Choerephon; Mabille, 1904, (missp.); [NHM-BMW]
Coa; [iNaturalist]
Hedone; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Limnochares; Kirby, 1876, (missp.); [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Limnocheres; Keferstein, 1874, (missp.); [NHM-BMW] ; [NHM-BMW]
Limochores; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Limochoris; Watson, 1946, (missp.); [NHM-BMW]
Limochroes; Dyar, 1902, (missp.); [NHM-BMW]
Limophores; Weeks, 1901, (missp.); [NHM-BMW]
Poanopsis; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Politas; Shull & Badger, 1972, (missp.); [NHM-BMW]
Polites (Coa); [P&N23]
Polites (Hedone); [P&N23]
Polites (Limochores); [P&N23]
Polites (Polites); [P&N23]
Polites (Yvretta); [P&N23]
Polites; [P&N23]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Polites (Hesperiinae); [NL4A], 77
Politex; Biezanko et al., 1974, (missp.); [NHM-BMW]
Potytes; Engel, 1908, (missp.); [NHM-BMW]
Pyrrhosia; Warren, 2000, (missp.)
Pyrrhosidia; [NHM-BMW]
Pyrrhosydia; Evans, 1955, (missp.); [NHM-BMW]
Yuretta; R. G. Maza & Bezaury, 1992, (missp.); [NHM-BMW] ; [NHM-BMW]
Yvretta; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]

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)
- Hesperia thaumas Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 327 (preocc. Hesperia thaumas 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 (Polites) themistocles themistocles; [P&N23]
- Polites (Polites) themistocles; [P&N23]
- Polites taumas; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Polites themistocles themistocles; [iNaturalist]
- Polites themistocles; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 36; [NACL], #4041; [NAB], 804; [BOC], 92; [Opler]; [MPG] ; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BOA] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
- Thymelicus cernes; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 52
Misidentified/misapplied:
- cernes (= Polites origenes); Harris, 1862
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 (Polites) themistocles turneri; [P&N23]
  - Polites themistocles turneri; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Polites peckius (Kirby, 1837) N.USA, Canada. See [maps] Pecks's Skipper Yellowpatch Skipper
- Hesperia peckius Kirby, 1837; Faun Bor.-Am. [4]: 300, pl. 4, f. 2-3; TL: N.Amer.
  - = Polites coras; [NAB], 800
- 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
- Hesperia pekii[sic, peckius]; Herrich-Schäffer, 1869, (missp.)
- Hesperia wansutta; Bean, 1874, (missp.)
- Pamphila peckii[sic, peckius]; Morris, 1862
- Polites (Polites) coras coras; [P&N23]
- Polites (Polites) coras; [P&N23]
- Polites coras; [NACL], #4036; [NAB], 800; [NL4A], #1999; [MPG] ; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [BOA] ; [BOA]
- Polites packius; Tietz, 1972, (missp.)
- Polites peckius; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 52; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 34; [BOC], 85; [Opler]; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BAMONA] ; [GALEPS]
Larva on (as coras) Poaceae [NAB]
Polites mardon (Edwards, 1881) Washington - California. See [maps] Cascades Skipper Little Oregon Skipper Mardon Skipper
- Pamphila mardon Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (4): 47; TL: "small prairies near Puget Sound" [= Tenino, WA]
- Polites (Polites) mardon mardon; [P&N23]
- Polites (Polites) mardon; [P&N23]
- Polites mardon mardon; [iNaturalist]
- Polites mardon; [NACL], #4038; [NAB], 802; [BOC], 88; [Opler]; [MPG] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
- Polites sabuleti mardon; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
- Thymelicus mardon; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 52
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 (Polites) mardon klamathensis; [P&N23]
  - Polites mardon klamathensis; [BOC], 88; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Polites draco (Edwards, 1871) Colorado, Rocky Mountains, New Mexico, Arizona. See [maps] Dragon Skipper Draco Skipper Rocky Mountain Skipper
- Pamphila draco Edwards, 1871; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3: 274; TL: Twin Lakes, Lake Co., Colorado
- Polites (Polites) draco; [P&N23]
- Polites draco; [NACL], #4039; [NAB], 803; [BOC], 90; [Opler]; [MPG] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
- Polites sabuleti draco; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
- Thymelicus draco; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 52

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 (Polites) sabuleti genoa; [P&N23]
Polites (Polites) sabuleti sabuleti; [P&N23]
Polites (Polites) sabuleti; [P&N23]
Polites sabuleti basinensis; [iNaturalist]
Polites sabuleti genoa; [iNaturalist]
Polites sabuleti; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 52; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 35; [NACL], #4037; [NAB], 801; [BOC], 86; [Opler]; [NL4A], #2004; [MPG] ; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]

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Larva on Poaceae [NAB]

P. s. sabuleti California
- Polites sabuleti sabuleti; [NL4A], #2004a; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
P. s. tecumseh (Grinnel, 1903) California
- chispa Wright, 1905
- Polites (Polites) sabuleti tecumseh; [P&N23]
- Polites chispa; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 31 (text)
- Polites sabuleti tecumseh; [NACL], #4037a; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
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
  - = ; [NL4A], #2004b
- Pamphila chusa; Maynard, 1901, (missp.)
- Polites (Polites) sabuleti chusca; [P&N23]
- Polites chuska; Barnes & McDunnough, 1917, (missp.)
- Polites sabuleti chusca; [NACL], #4037b; [NL4A], #2004b; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
- Thymelicus chusca; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 52
P. s. margaretae Miller & MacNeill, 1969 Baja California
- Polites sabuleti margaretae Miller & MacNeill, 1969; ; TL: Santa Maria Bay, Baja California
- Polites margeretae; J. Maza et al., 1991, (missp.)
- Polites sabuleti margaretae; [NL4A], #2004c; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
P. s. ministigma Scott, 1981
- Polites (Polites) sabuleti ministigma; [P&N23]
- Polites sabuleti ministigma; [iNaturalist] ; [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 (Polites) sabuleti alkaliensis; [P&N23]
- Polites sabuleti alkaliensis; [BOC], 86; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
P. s. albamontana Austin, 1987 Nevada
- Polites sabuleti albamontana Austin, 1987; Bull. Allyn Mus. 109: (1-24)
- Polites (Polites) sabuleti albamontana; [P&N23]
- Polites sabuleti albamontana; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
P. s. sinemaculata Austin, 1987
- Polites sabuleti sinemaculata Austin, 1987; Bull. Allyn Mus. 109: (1-24)
- Polites (Polites) sabuleti sinemaculata; [P&N23]
- Polites sabuleti sinemaculata; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
P. s. nigrescens Austin, 1987
- Polites sabuleti nigrescens Austin, 1987; Bull. Allyn Mus. 109: (1-24)
- Polites (Polites) sabuleti nigrescens; [P&N23]
- Polites sabuleti nigrescens; [iNaturalist] ; [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 (Polites) sabuleti aestivalis; [P&N23]
- Polites sabuleti aestivalis; [BOC], 86; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
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 (Polites) sabuleti channelensis; [P&N23]
- Polites sabuleti channelensis; [iNaturalist] ; [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; [NL4A], #2000; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

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 (Coa) baracoa baracoa; [P&N23]
- Polites (Coa) baracoa; [P&N23]
- Polites baracoa; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 52; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 31; [NACL], #4040; [NAB], 803; [NL4A], #1996; [Opler]; [MPG] ; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
Larva on Poaceae , Sacchinarum officinarum [NAB]
- P. b. baracoa Cuba, Florida
  - Pamphila amadis Herrich-Schäffer, 1863; ; TL: Cuba
    
    = ; [NL4A], #1996a
  - Pamphila myus French, 1885; ; TL: USA(Florida)
    
    = ; [NL4A], #1996a
  - Polites baracoa baracoa; [NL4A], #1996a; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
- P. b. loma Evans, 1955 Haiti
  - baracoa loma Evans, 1955; ; TL: Haiti
  - Polites baracoa loma; [NL4A], #1996b; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

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
- Limochroes manataaqua; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 55
- Polites (Limochores) origenes origenes; [P&N23]
- Polites (Limochores) origenes; [P&N23]
- Polites manataaqua; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 32
- Polites origenes; [NACL], #4042; [NAB], 805; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): (25-32); [Opler]; [MPG] ; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BAMONA] ; [GALEPS]
- origines[sic, origenes]; Lindsey, Bell & Williams
Larva on Tridens flavus [NAB]
- P. o. rhena (Edwards, 1878)
  - alcina Skinner, 1893; Ent. News 4: 519
  - Polites (Limochores) origenes rhena; [P&N23]
  - Polites origenes rhena; [NACL], #4042a; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Thymelicus alcina; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 52
Polites mystic (Edwards, 1863) E.USA. See [maps] Mystic Skipper Long Dash
- 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 (Limochores) mystic mystic; [P&N23]
- Polites (Limochores) mystic; [P&N23]
- Polites mystic mystic; [iNaturalist]
- Polites mystic; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 33; [NACL], #4043; [NAB], 806; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): (25-32); [BOC], 94; [Opler]; [MPG] ; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BAMONA]
- Thymelicus mystic; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 52
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 (Limochores) mystic dacotah; [P&N23]
  - Polites mystic dacotah; [NACL], #4043a; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Polites siris dacotah;
Polites sonora (Scudder, 1872) California - British Columbia. See [maps] Western Long Dash Sonoran Skipper Sonora Skipper
- Ochlodes sonora Scudder, 1872; ; TL: Sierra Nevada, California
- Polites (Limochores) sonora sonora; [P&N23]
- Polites (Limochores) sonora; [P&N23]
- Polites mystic sonora; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
- Polites sonora flavaventris; [iNaturalist]
- Polites sonora longinqua; [iNaturalist]
- Polites sonora; [NACL], #4044; [NAB], 807; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): (25-32); [BOC], 96; [Opler]; [NL4A], #2005; [MPG] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BAMONA]
Larva on Festuca idahoensis [NAB]
- P. s. sonora California
  - Polites sonora sonora; [NL4A], #2005a; [iNaturalist]
  - ?Polites siris sonora;
- P. s. siris (Edwards, 1881) Washington Dog Star SKipper
  - sonora siris Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (4): 47; TL: "small prairies nr. Puget Sound"
  - Polites (Limochores) sonora siris; [P&N23]
  - Polites mystic siris; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  - Polites sonora siris; [NACL], #4044a; [BOC], 96; [iNaturalist]
  - Thymelicus siris; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 52
- P. s. utahensis (Skinner, 1911)
  - ?Pamphila sylvanoides utahensis Skinner, 1911; Ent. News 22 (8): 413; TL: Park City, Utah
  - Polites (Limochores) sonora utahensis; [P&N23]
  - Polites mystic utahensis; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  - Polites siris utahensis;
  - Polites sonora utahensis; [NACL], #4044b; [iNaturalist]
- 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
- Poanopsis puxillius; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 487, 3: pl. 93, f. 37-40; [BOW]: pl. 85, f. 19; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Polites puxillius; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): (25-32); [NL4A], #2002; [iNaturalist]
Polites pupillus (Plötz, 1882) Mexico. See [maps]
- Hesperia pupillus Plötz, 1882; ; TL: [Mexico]
- Amblyscirtes catahorma Dyar, 1916; ; TL: Mexico, Guerrero
  - = ; [NL4A], #2001
- Polites pupillus; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): (25-32); [NL4A], #2001; [iNaturalist]

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; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 38; [NACL], #4045; [NAB], 807; [Opler]; [NL4A], #2007; [MPG] ; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BAMONA] ; [GALEPS]
- Thymelicus vibex; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 480, 3: pl. 93, f. 12-16
- margarita; Draudt, 1924, (missp.)
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
    
    = ; [NL4A], #2007a
  - Hesperia wingina Scudder, 1863; ; TL: USA
    
    = ; [NL4A], #2007a
  - Hesperia morganta Plötz, 1883; ; TL: "S.Amer."
    
    = ; [NL4A], #2007a
  - Hesperia unna Plötz, 1883; Stett. ent. Ztg 44 (4-6): 204; TL: Pennsylvania
    
    = ; [NL4A], #2007a
  - Thymelicus margarita Draudt, 1923
    
    = ; [NL4A], #2007a (nom. nud.)
  - Hesperia unna; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 62
  - Polites (Hedone) vibex vibex; [P&N23]
  - Polites vibe[sic, vibex]; Brown & Miller, 1980
  - Polites vibex vibex; [NL4A], #2007a; [iNaturalist]
  - Polites vibrex[sic, vibex]; Mather & Mather, 1958
  - Polites vivex[sic, vibex]; Guzmán, 1975
  - Thymelicus brettus; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 52
  Misidentified/misapplied:
  
  ?brettus (= Hylephila phyleus); Holland, 1898
- 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
    
    = ; [NL4A], #2007e
  - Pamphila sulfurina Mabille, 1878; ; TL: French Guiana; Venezuela
    
    = ; [NL4A], #2007e
  - Pamphila lumida Möschler, 1879; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 28 (Abh.): 217; TL: Colombia
    
    = ; [NL4A], #2007e
  - Pamphila golenia Möschler, 1879; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 28 (Abh.): 218; TL: Colombia
    
    = ; [NL4A], #2007e
  - Hesperia zenckei Plötz, 1883; Stett. ent. Ztg 44 (4-6): 196; TL: Mexico
    
    = ; [NL4A], #2007e
  - Pamphila stigma Skinner, 1896; Can. Ent. 28 (7): 188; TL: New Mexico; Texas
    
    = ; [NL4A], #2007e
  - ?combinata Plötz, 1883
  - Hesperia combinata Godman, 1907; (nom. nud.)
    
    = ; [NL4A], #2007e
  - Lerema hypozona Dyar, 1918; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 54 (2239): 339; TL: Sierra de Guerrero, Mexico
    
    = ; [NL4A], #2007e
  - Hedone praeceps; [BOA]
  - Hesperia zenckii; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 637 (missp.)
  - Hylephila stigma; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 51
  - Pamphila lamida; Godman, 1907, (missp.)
  - Polites (Hedone) praeceps; [P&N23]
  - Polites phormio; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 38 (text)
  - Polites praceps[sic, praeceps]; Mather, 1967
  - Polites praeceps; [MPG]
  - Polites sulfurina; [BOW]: pl. 22, f. 38 (text)
  - Polites vibex praeceps; [NACL], #4045a; [NL4A], #2007e; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- P. v. brettoides (Edwards, 1883)
  - vibex brettoides (Edwards, 1883); Papilio 3 (4): 71
  - Hesperia clara Plötz, 1883
  - Polites (Hedone) vibex brettoides; [P&N23]
  - Polites vibex brettoides; [NACL], #4045b; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Thymelicus brettus brettoides; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 52
  Misidentified/misapplied:
  
  ?Hylephila brettoides (= Hylephila phyleus); Wright, 1905
- P. v. catilina (Plötz, 1886) Brazil(Santa Catarina)
  - Hesperia vibex catilina Plötz, 1886; ; TL: Brazil, Santa Catarina
  - Pamphila catilinea; Weeks, 1901, (missp.)
  - Polites (Hedone) catilina; [P&N23]
  - Polites catlina; Mielke & Casagrande, 1992, (missp.)
  - Polites vibex catilina; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (2) (3): 166; [NL4A], #2007c; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- P. v. dictynna (Godman & Salvin, 1896) St. Vincent, Grenada
  - vibex dictynna (Godman & Salvin, 1896) (Hylephila); ; TL: St. Vincent; Grenada
  - Polites dictynna; [iNaturalist]
  - Polites vibex dictynna; [NL4A], #2007d; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
- P. v. calla Evans, 1955 Peru
  - Polites vibex calla Evans, 1955; ; TL: Peru
  - Polites vibex calla; [NL4A], #2007b; [LepIndex]; [CoL]

The rhesus species-group

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

Polites rhesus (Edwards, 1878) Colorado, Arizona, ?. See [maps] Rhesus Skipper Plains Gray Skipper
- Pamphila rhesus Edwards, 1878; Field & Forest 3: 116; TL: Colorado
- Hesperia axius Plötz, 1883; ; TL: Colorado
  - = ; [NL4A], #2003
- 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
- Erynnis rhusus; Woodworth, 1900, (missp.)
- Polites (Yvretta) rhesus; [P&N23]
- Polites rhesus; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): (32-39); [Opler]; [NL4A], #2003; [MPG] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
- Yvretta rhesus; [NACL], #4014; [NAB], 784; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Larva on Bouteloua gracilis [NAB]
Polites carus (Edwards, 1883) S.California, Arizona, New Mexico, Mexico, Panama. See [maps] Carus Skipper Desert Gray Skipper
- Pamphila carus Edwards, 1883; Can. Ent. 15 (2): 34; TL: Texas
- Erynnis carus; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 50
- Polites (Yvretta) carus; [P&N23]
- Polites carus; Burns, 1994, J. Lep. Soc. 48 (1): (32-39); [Opler]; [NL4A], #1998; [MPG] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
- Yvretta carus; [NACL], #4015; [NAB], 785; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
800x746 (~88Kb) USA: LepSoc field trip to Patagonia region, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, 3.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela
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
- Pamphila reticulata Godman, [1900]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 475 (nom. nud.); TL: Mexico
  - = ; [NL4A], #2006
- 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; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
- Yvretta carus subreticulata; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Misidentified/misapplied:
- Yvretta carus subreticulata; [NACL], #4015a

Polites bittiae Lindsey, 1925 Peru. See [maps]
- Polites bittiae Lindsey, 1925; ; TL: Peru
- Polites bittiae; [NL4A], #1997
- Polites vibex bittiae; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Polites vibicoides de Jong, 1983 Surinam. See [maps]
- Polites vibicoides de Jong, 1983; ; TL: Surinam
- Polites vibicoides; [NL4A], #2008

Unmatched external taxa

Polites coras coras; [BOA]
Polites coras surllano; [BOA]
Polites drury; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Polites egeremet; [MPG] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Polites (Limochores) sonora flavaventris; [P&N23]
Polites (Limochores) sonora longinqua; [P&N23]
Polites mardon mardon; [BOA]
Polites misera; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Polites ophites; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Polites otho; [MPG] ; [iNaturalist]
Polites otho otho; [iNaturalist]
Polites otho drury; [iNaturalist]
Polites otho vesuria; [iNaturalist]
Polites otho sapuca; [iNaturalist]
Polites otho clavus; [iNaturalist]
Polites otho; [BOA]
Polites otho clavus; [BOA]
Polites otho otho; [BOA]
Polites (Polites) coras surllano; [P&N23]
Polites (Polites) sabuleti basinensis; [P&N23]
Polites premnas; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Polites rhesus otomi; [BOA]
Polites rhesus rhesus; [BOA]
Polites sabuleti basinensis; [BOA]
Polites sabuleti genoa; [BOA]
Polites sapuca; [BOA]
Polites themistocles themistocles; [BOA]
Polites vesuria; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Polites (Wallengrenia); [P&N23]
Polites (Wallengrenia) egeremet; [P&N23]
Polites (Wallengrenia) otho; [P&N23]
Polites (Wallengrenia) otho clavus; [P&N23]
Polites (Wallengrenia) otho otho; [P&N23]

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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
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[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)
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[Opler] Opler & Warren, 2003
Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico.
[P&N23] Pohl & Nanz, 2023
Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[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: 1-741 (?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
Kirby in Richardson, 1837
Fauna Boreali-Americana or the Zoology of the Northern Parts of British America (Insects) Faun Bor.-Am. [4] : 1-325
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
Zhang, Cong, Shen, Opler & Grishin, 2021
Genomics-guided refinement of butterfly taxonomy Taxonomic Rep. 9 (3) : 1-55

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