Proteides mercurius

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: Eudaminae
Tribus: Eudamini
Subtribus: Eudamina
Genus: Proteides
Species: Proteides mercurius
Subspecies (8): P. m. angasi – P. m. grenadensis – P. m. jamaicensis – P. m. mercurius – P. m. pedro – P. m. sanantonio – P. m. sanchesi – P. m. vincenti

Name

Proteides mercurius (Fabricius, 1787)

Type Locality: "Cayenne"; French Guiana.

Lectotype: ZMUC.

Synonymy

• Papilio idas Cramer, [1779]: 118, pl. 260, figs. A, B (preocc. Papilio idas Linnaeus, 1761).
• Papilio mercurius Fabricius, 1787: 86.
• Dicranaspis idas (Cramer); Mabille, 1878: 24. Synonymy in Evans, [1952]: 43.
• Proteides idas (Cramer); Godman & Salvin, [1893], 2: 301, 3: pl. 77, fig. 5.
• Proteides mercurius mercurius (Fabricius); Evans, [1952]: 43; Bridges, 1994: IX.53; Lamas, 2004:

References

• Bell, E.L. & Comstock, W.P. 1948. A new genus and some new species and subspecies of American Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). American Museum Novitates 1379: 1–23. PDF. Reference page. 
• 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. 
• Cramer, P. 1775–1780. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in der drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Afrika en America (etc). Amsterdam, Baalde & Utrecht, Parts 1–3. Pt.1 [1775]: xxx 16, 1–132, pls 1–84; [1776]: 133–156, pls 85–96; Pt.2 [1777]: 1–152, pls 97–192; Pt.3 [1779]: 1–104, pls 193–252; [1780]: 105–176, pls 253–288; Pt.4 [1780]: 1–246, pls 289–400. 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. 
• Fabricius, J.C. 1787. Mantissa insectorum, sistens eorum species nuper detectas adiectis characteribus genericis, differentiis specificis, emendationibus, observationibus. Vol. 2: 382 pp. Christ. Gottl. Proft, Hafniae. BHL Reference page. 
• Godman, F.D. & Salvin, O. 1879-1901. Biologia Centrali-Americana (Lepidoptera; Rhopalocera), 3 vols. London, Taylor & Francis. Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol III (plates). 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. 
• Mabille, P. 1878. Catalogue des Hespérides du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Bruxelles. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 21(1): 12–36; (2): 37–44. Reference page. 
• Pinchon, R. & Enrico, P. 1969. Faune des Antille Francaises. Les Papillons. Fort de France, Martinique. 258pp. Reference page. 

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