Amblyscirtes nereus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
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: Moncina
Genus: Amblyscirtes
Species: Amblyscirtes nereus

Name

Amblyscirtes nereus (Edwards, 1876)

Type locality: USA, Arizona, South Apache.

Typus: HT ♀ CMNH, designated by Brown & Miller, 1976; images.

Synonymy

  • Pamphila nereus Edw; Mead, 1875: 794. (nom. nud.)
  • Hesperia nereus Edwards, 1876: 207.
  • Stomyles nereus (Edwards); Draudt, 1917: 943, Pl.183b,c
  • Amblyscirtes nereus (Edwards); Evans, 1955: 390; Bridges, 1994: VIII.153, IX.3; Lamas, 2004: 61.

References

  • Bridges, C.A. (1994). Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Hesperioidea (Lepidoptera) of the World. Urbana, Illinois: Bridges. BHL Reference page. 
  • Draudt, M.W.K. 1917–1924. Die amerikanischen Tagfalter. Lycaenidae and Grypocera. In Seitz, Gross-schmetterlinge der Erde 5: 739–999, Pls.1–194. Reference page. 
  • Edwards, W.H., 1876. Description of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera, found within the United States and British North America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 5(3/4): 202-208. 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. 
  • Freeman, H.A., 1973. A Review of the Amblyscirtes with the Description of a New Species from Mexico (Hesperiidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 27(1): 40-57, 3 f. 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. 
  • Mead, T.L., 1875. Report upon the Collections of Diurnal Lepidoptera made in Portions of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona, during the years 1871, 1872, 1873, and 1874. Report upon Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian. Vol. 5(8): 739-791, pls 35-40. text, plates. Reference page. 

Photos

Vernacular names

  • English: Slaty Roadside-Skipper