Hemiargus

Hemiargus Hübner, 1818

Hemiargus Hübner, 1818; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 1: 19; TS: Hemiargus antibubastus Hübner

Hemiargus; Bálint, 1993, Reports Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Wisc. 29: 14; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Hemiargus (Section Polyommatus); Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6): 450
Hemiargus (Polyommatina); Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 188; Stradomsky, 2016, Caucasian Ent. Bull. 12 (1): 152
Hemiargus (Polyommatinae); [NL4A], 139
Hemiargus (Polyommatini); [Opler]; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 244

Hemiargus ceraunus (Fabricius, 1793)

Puerto Rico, ... See [maps] Ceraunus Blue Antillean Blue

Hesperia ceraunus Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 303; TL: "Americae meridionalis insulis"
Hemiargus hanno watsoni Comstock & Huntington, 1943; Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 45 (2): 106; TL: Puerto Rico
- = ; Johnson & Bálint, 1995, Rep. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Wisc. 54: 13
- = Hemiargus hanno ceraunus; [NL4A], #1094e

Hemiargus ceraunus ceraunus; [iNaturalist]
Hemiargus ceraunus; [NACL], #4359; [NAB], 489; [BOW]: pl. 19, f. 23; Johnson & Bálint, 1995, Rep. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Wisc. 54: 11, 13; [Opler]; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 244; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA] ; [GALEPS]
Hemiargus hanno ceraunus; [NL4A], #1094e
Hemiargus hanno watsoni; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

1000x1335 (~158Kb) underside USA: Gillespie Wash on rd 266, Graham Co., Arizona (~ 32°33'N 109°45'W), 9.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

H. c. antibubastus Hübner, [1818] Florida, NA.Georgia

Hemiargus antibubastus Hübner, 1818; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 1: 19, pl. [18], f. 99-100; TL: Georgia
- = Hemiargus ceraunus; Johnson & Bálint, 1995, Rep. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Wisc. 54: 13
Argus pseudoptiletes Boisduval & Le Conte, [1835]; Hist. Lép. Am. Sept. (11-22): 114; TL: USA
- = Hemiargus hanno antibubastus; [NL4A], #1094b
- = ; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 245

Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus; [NACL], #4359a; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 245; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Hemiargus hanno antibubastus; [NL4A], #1094b; [CoL]

H. c. astenidas (Lucas, 1857) Mexico, Costa Rica, ...

Lycaena astenidas Lucas, 1857; in Sagra, Hist. fis. pol. nat. Isla Cuba (2) 7: 613; TL: "Cuba","Martinique"
Lycaena astenida Lucas, 1857; in Sagra, Hist. fis. pol. nat. Isla Cuba (2) 7: 263 (Boisd. inedita)
- = Hemiargus hanno (astenidia); Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 46
Lampides zachaeina Butler & Druce, 1872; Cistula ent. 1 (5): 104 (part, ♂); TL: Costa Rica
- = Hemiargus hanno astenidas; [NL4A], #1094c
- = ; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 245

Hemiargus astenida; [CoL]
Hemiargus ceraunus astenidas; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 245; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Hemiargus ceraunus zachaeina; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (2) (3): 151; [NACL], #4359c; [NEN46], 7
Hemiargus hanno astenidas; [NL4A], #1094c
Hemiargus hanno zachaeina;
Hemiargus zachaeina; [BOW]: pl. 19, f. 25 (text only)
Lampides zachaeina; [CoL]
Lycaena zachaeina; Godman & Salvin, [1887], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 107, 3: pl. 58, f. 36-38; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 723

Misidentified/misapplied:

Lampides zachaeina (= Echinargus isola); Butler & Druce, 1872, Cistula ent. 1 (5): 104 (part, ♀)

H. c. gyas (Edwards, 1871) Arizona, California

Lycaena gyas Edwards, 1871; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 (3/4): 210; TL: Arizona
Lycaena astragala Wright, 1905; Butts. West Coast US: 232, pl. 30, f. 401; TL: California
- = Hemiargus hanno gyas; [NL4A], #1094g
- = ; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 245
Lycaena florencia Clémence, 1914; Ent. News 25 (1): 28; TL: Arizona; California
- = Hemiargus hanno gyas; [NL4A], #1094g
- = ; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 245

Hemiargus ceraunus gyas; [NACL], #4359b; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 245; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Hemiargus gyas; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 45
Hemiargus hanno gyas; [NL4A], #1094g
Lycaena florencia; [CoL]

Hemiargus hanno (Stoll, [1790])

-. See [maps]

Papilio hanno Stoll, [1790]; Aanhangsel Werk, Uitl. Kapellen (2-5): 170, pl. 39, f. 2; TL: [Surinam] "Cape of Good Hope"
?Lycaena hamo Lucas, 1857; in Sagra, Hist. fis. pol. nat. Isla Cuba (2) 7: 263, 612 (Hubn.)
- = ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 46

Hemiargus hanno; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 46; [BOW]: pl. 67, f. 18; Bálint, 1993, Reports Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Wisc. 29: 14; Johnson & Bálint, 1995, Rep. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Wisc. 54: 11, 13; [NL4A], #1094; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 188; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BOA]
Lycaena hanno; Godman & Salvin, [1887], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 106; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 723

H. h. hanno Surinam

Hemiargus hanno hanno; [NL4A], #1094a; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]

H. h. filenus (Poey, 1832) Cuba

hanno filenus (Poey, 1832) (Polyommatus); Centurie Lèpid. Cuba: [?]; TL: Cuba
- = Hemiargus ceraunus; Johnson & Bálint, 1995, Rep. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Wisc. 54: 13
- = Hemiargus hanno; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 46

Hemiargus ceraunus filenus; [iNaturalist]
Hemiargus hanno filenus; Clench, 1943, Psyche 49 (3-4): (52-60) ; [NL4A], #1094f; [CoL]

H. h. bogotana Draudt, 1921 Colombia

hanno bogotana Draudt, 1921; Gross-Schmett. Erde 5: 819; TL: Colombia

Hemiargus bogotana; Bálint, 1993, Reports Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Wisc. 29: 16
Hemiargus bogotanus; Johnson & Bálint, 1995, Rep. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Wisc. 54: 13
Hemiargus hanno bogotana; [NL4A], #1094d; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

Hemiargus ramon (Dognin, 1887)

N.Chile - S.Ecuador, Galapagos. See [maps] Ramon's Blue

Lycoena[sic] ramon Dognin, 1887; Extrait du Naturaliste: 23, pl. 2, f. 5; TL: Loja, Equateur

Hemiargus ceraunus ramon; [CoL]
Hemiargus ramon; Ureta, 1947, Bol. Mus. Nac. Hist. nat. Chile 23: 57; Bálint, 1993, Reports Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Wisc. 29: 14; Johnson & Bálint, 1995, Rep. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Wisc. 54: 13; [NEN46], 7; Roque, Cruz & Lamas, 1997, Noticias de Galapágos 58: 29; Peck, Heraty, Landry & Sinclair, 1998, Amer. Entomol. 44: 227; Roque-Albelo, 2004, J. Lep. Soc. 58 (1): 38, f. 4-6; [NL4A], #1095; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 188; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BOA]

Hemiargus teste; [CoL]

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
[CEB]
Caucasian Entomological Bulletin; issues (PDF)
[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
[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
[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
[UWSP] University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
Reports of UWSP Museum of Natural History
[ZOBODAT] Oberösterreichische Landesmuseum
OÖ. Landesmuseum; ZOBODAT - Literatur
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

Bálint, 1993
A Catalogue of Polyommatine Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the Xeremontane Oreal Biome in the Neotropics as Represented in European Collections Reports Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Wisc. 29 : 1-42, f. 1-123
[NEN46]; Bálint, 1999
Annotated list of type specimens of Polyommatus sensu Eliot of the Natural History Museum, London Neue Ent. Nachr. 46 : 1-89
Boisduval & Le Conte, [1835]
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
Butler & Druce, 1872
Descriptions of new genera and species of Lepidoptera from Costa Rica Cistula ent. 1 (5) : 95-118
Clémence, 1914
A new Lycaena from Arizona (Lep.) Ent. News 25 (1) : 28-29
Clench, 1943
The Lycaenidae of the Bahama Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Psyche 49 (3-4) : 52-60 (1942)
Comstock & Huntington, 1943
Lycaenidae of the Antilles Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 45 (2) : 49-130
Dognin, 1887
Note sur la fauna des Lépidoptères de Loja (Équateur) et descriptions d'espéces nouvelles Extrait du Naturaliste : 1-24, pl. 1-2
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
Eliot, 1973
The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative Arrangement Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 373-505 (162fgs), pl. 1-6
Edwards, 1871
Descriptions of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera found within the United States Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 (3/4) : 205-216
Fabricius, 1793
Entomologia Systematica emendata et aucta. Ent. Syst. 3 (1) : 1-487
Godman & Salvin, [1887]; Godman & Salvin, [1901]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 1-741 (?782), 3: pl. 1-112
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
Hübner, 1818
Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 1 [1808-] 1818 Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 1 : [1-3], 4-6, [7], 8-32, [33-40] (post 22nd December 1818), : pl. [1-2], f. 1-12 (1808 - 1809), : pl. [3-25], f. 13-146 (1809 - 1813), : pl. [26-35], f. 147-200 (1814 - 1818)
Johnson & Bálint, 1995
Distinction of Pseudochrysops, Cyclargus, Echinargus and Hemiargus in the Neotropical Polyommatinae (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) Rep. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Wisc. 54 : 1-14
[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)
Peck, Heraty, Landry & Sinclair, 1998
Introduced insect fauna of an oceanic archipelago: the Galapágos Islands, Ecuador Amer. Entomol. 44: 218-232
Pelham, 2008
A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada J. Res. Lepid. 40 : 1-652
Poey, 1832
Centurie de Lépidoptères de l'ile de Cuba contenat la description et les figures coloriées de cent espèces de papillons nouveaux ou peu connus, réprésentés d'après nature, souvent avec la chenille, la chrysalide, et plusieurs détails microscopiques Centurie Lèpid. Cuba : [1-54], pl. [1-20]
[NAB]; Pyle, 1981
Field Guide to North American Butterflies, National Audubon Society
Roque-Albelo, 2004
The butterflies (Papilionoidea, Hesperoidea) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: distribution, hostplants and biology J. Lep. Soc. 58 (1) : 33-43
Roque, Cruz & Lamas, 1997
Hemiargus ramon (Dognin, 1887) (Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae) a new resident butterfly of the Galápagos Islands Noticias de Galapágos 58: 29
Draudt in Seitz, 1921
Die amerikanischen Tagfalter Gross-Schmett. Erde 5 : 1-48 (1907), : 49-72 (1908), : 73-160 (1909), : 161-200 (1910), : 201-240 (1911), : 241-344 (1912), : 345-456 (1913), : 457-480 (1914), : 481-536 (1915), : 537-615 (1916), : 617-664 (1916), : 665-720 (1917), : 745-768 (1919), : 721-744,769-816 (1920), : 817-856 (1921), : 857-912,937-944 (1922), : 913-936,945-1000 (1923), : 1001-1141 (1924)
Stoll, [1790]
Aanhangsel van het Werk, de Uitlandsche Kapellen Aanhangsel Werk, Uitl. Kapellen (1): 1-42, pl. 1-8 (1787), (2-5): 43-184, pl. 9-42 (1790)
Stradomsky, 2016
A molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Polyommatinae (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Caucasian Ent. Bull. 12 (1) : 145-156
Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013
Establishing criteria for higher-level classification using molecular data: the systematics of Polyommatus blue butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) Cladistics 29 : 166-192
Ureta, 1947
Nuevos Ropaloceros (Lep.) de Chile Bol. Mus. Nac. Hist. nat. Chile 23 : 47-61
Wright, 1905
The Butterflies of the West Coast of the United States Butts. West Coast US : 3-257

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