Cecropterus

Cecropterus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae, within which it is placed in subtribe Eudamina.[1] It has three subgenera: Cecropterus, Thorybes and Murgaria.[1]

Cecropterus
Cecropterus lyciades
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Cecropterus
Herrich-Schäffer, 1869

Species

As of 2019, the genus holds the following species:[1]

Subgenus Cecropterus:

  • Cecropterus acanthopoda (O. Mielke, 1977)
  • Cecropterus rinta (Evans, 1952)
  • Cecropterus zarex (Hübner, 1818)
  • Cecropterus longipennis Plötz, 1882
  • Cecropterus evenus (Ménétriés, 1855)

Subgenus Thorybes:

  • Cecropterus lyciades (Geyer, 1832)
  • Cecropterus casica (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
  • Cecropterus tehuacana (Draudt, 1922)
  • Cecropterus confusis (E. Bell, 1923)
  • Cecropterus bathyllus (J. E. Smith, 1797)
  • Cecropterus mexicana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
    • Cecropterus mexicana aemilea (Skinner, 1893)
    • Cecropterus mexicana blanca (Scott, 1981)
    • Cecropterus mexicana nevada (Scudder, 1872)
    • Cecropterus mexicana dobra (Evans, 1952)
    • Cecropterus mexicana mexicana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
    • Cecropterus mexicana ducia (Evans, 1952)
  • Cecropterus diversus (E. Bell, 1927)
  • Cecropterus pylades (Scudder, 1870)
    • Cecropterus pylades indistinctus (Austin & J. Emmel, 1998)
    • Cecropterus pylades albosuffusa (H. Freeman, 1943)
    • Cecropterus pylades pylades (Scudder, 1870)
  • Cecropterus drusius (W. H. Edwards, [1884])
  • Cecropterus cincta Plötz, 1882
  • Cecropterus vectilucis (A. Butler, 1872)
  • Cecropterus pseudocellus (Coolidge & Clemence, [1910])
  • Cecropterus palliolum (H. Druce, 1908)
  • Cecropterus egregius (A. Butler, 1870)
    • Cecropterus egregius egregius (A. Butler, 1870)
    • Cecropterus egregius coxeyi (R. Williams, 1931)
  • Cecropterus virescens (Mabille, 1877)
  • Cecropterus dorantes (Stoll, 1790)
    • Cecropterus dorantes calafia (R. Williams, 1926)
    • Cecropterus dorantes dorantes (Stoll, 1790)
    • Cecropterus dorantes cramptoni (W. Comstock, 1944)
    • Cecropterus dorantes santiago (Lucas, 1857)
    • Cecropterus dorantes galapagensis (F. Williams, 1911)
  • Cecropterus obscurus (Hewitson, 1867)

Subgenus Murgaria:

  • Cecropterus albociliatus (Mabille, 1877)
    • Cecropterus albociliatus albociliatus (Mabille, 1877)
    • Cecropterus albociliatus leucophrys (Mabille, 1898)
    • Cecropterus albociliatus nocera (Plötz, 1882)
  • Cecropterus toxeus (Plötz, 1882)
  • Cecropterus jalapus (Plötz, 1881)
  • Cecropterus athesis (Hewitson, 1867)
  • Cecropterus phalaecus (Godman & Salvin, 1893)
  • Cecropterus reductus (N. Riley, 1919)
  • Cecropterus doryssus (Swainson, 1831)
    • Cecropterus doryssus chales (Godman & Salvin, 1893)
    • Cecropterus doryssus doryssus (Swainson, 1831)
    • Cecropterus doryssus albicuspis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
  • Cecropterus albimargo (Mabille, 1875)
  • Cecropterus takuta (Evans, 1952)
  • Cecropterus rica (Evans, 1952)
  • Cecropterus trebia (Möschler, 1879)
  • Cecropterus carmelita (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
  • Cecropterus barra (Evans, 1952)

References
  1. Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel H.; Grishin, Nick V. (26 March 2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13). Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.6232L. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116. PMC 6442542. PMID 30877254.


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