Hesperiidae
77a0196 –
4036 Polites coras
(Cramer, 1775)
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| Distribution: |
Neotype (coras): "USA: Pennsylvania, Montgomery Co., Flourtown"; the type locality “Suriname” was determined to be erroneous (Zhang et al. 2022). |
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| Synonymy: |
coras Cramer 1775 (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 4036ssp. a. coras Cramer 1775 (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 4036; Type locality: Neotype: "USA: Pennsylvania, Montgomery Co., Flourtown"; the type locality “Suriname” was determined to be erroneous (Zhang et al. 2022)enys Butler 1870 (Pamphila)peckius Kirby 1837 (Hesperia)wamsutta Harris 1862 (Hesperia)ssp. b. surllano Scott 2006 (Polites) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Polites coras (Cramer, 1775), previously considered by some authors as a nomen dubium, includes as a synonym Polites peckius (Kirby, 1837) in Zhang et al. (2022) in which the type locality of coras is reassessed and a neotype is designated. |
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| References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at the Butterflies of America
- Zhang, J., Q. Cong, J. Shen, L. Song, R.J. Gott, P. Boyer, C.S. Guppy, S. Kohler, G. Lamas, P.A. Opler, N.V. Grishin, 2022. Taxonomic discoveries enabled by genomic analysis of butterflies. Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 10(7): 1-60.
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