genus

PolythrixWatson, 1893

species
7out of 1547% covered
images
60

Counts cover images whose name resolved to a species accepted by Catalogue of Life, so they can be lower than the totals on the Collections page. Totals and percentages compare them with the accepted families, genera and species Catalogue of Life places in this taxon.

Species in this genus

Morphospace

Variation in species coloration mapped onto the latent space. Each species is represented by two points, one for its dorsal side and one for its ventral side. The farther apart the dorsal and ventral points are, the more different the two sides are in coloration.

Classification

  • genusPolythrix7 species60 images
    • speciesPolythrix asine(Hewitson, 1867)6 images
    • speciesPolythrix auginus(Hewitson, 1867)6 images
    • speciesPolythrix callias(Mabille, 1888)
    • speciesPolythrix caunus(Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)9 images
    • speciesPolythrix ceculus(Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)1 image
    • speciesPolythrix eudoxus(Stoll, 1781)
    • speciesPolythrix guatemalaensisFreeman, 1977
    • speciesPolythrix gygesEvans, 1952
    • speciesPolythrix hirtius(Butler, 1870)
    • speciesPolythrix metallescens(Mabille, 1888)
    • speciesPolythrix mexicanusFreeman, 19693 images
    • speciesPolythrix minvanes(Williams, 1926)
    • speciesPolythrix octomaculata(Sepp, 1848)24 images
    • speciesPolythrix procerus(Plötz, 1881)recorded as Cephise aelius11 images
    • speciesPolythrix romaEvans, 1952

Linked species have records in the collection. Species in grey are in the Catalogue of Life classification but have no images here yet.

Source: Catalogue of Life (v2026-08-26 XR)