Drephalys
Drephalys dumeril and related species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Entheini
Genus: Drephalys
Watson, 1893

Drephalys is a Neotropical butterfly genus in the family Hesperiidae,[1] in which it is placed in tribe Entheini.[2]

The genus was established in 1893 by Edward Yerbury Watson, who assigned Eudamus helixus (now Drephalys helixus) as type species of the genus.[2]

Species

According to Li et al. 2019, the genus contains the following species across two subgenera:[2]

Subgenus Paradrephalys Burns, 2000

  • Drephalys oria Evans, 1952
  • Drephalys oriander (Hewitson, 1867)
  • Drephalys talboti (Le Cerf, 1922)
  • Drephalys dumeril (Latreille, [1824])
  • Drephalys croceus Austin, 1995
  • Drephalys tortus Austin, 1995

Subgenus Drephalys E. Watson, 1893

  • Drephalys alcmon (Cramer, 1780)
  • Drephalys mourei O. Mielke, 1968
  • Drephalys helixus (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Drephalys kidonoi Burns, 2000
  • Drephalys phoenicoides (Mabille & Boullet, 1919)
  • Drephalys phoenice (Hewitson, 1867)
  • Drephalys heraclides E. Bell, 1942
  • Drephalys citrinus Madruga, Siewert, O. Mielke & Casagrande, 2018
  • Drephalys dracarys Madruga, Siewert, O. Mielke & Dolibaina, 2018
  • Drephalys electrinus Siewert, Madruga, O. Mielke & Dolibaina, 2018
  • Drephalys miersi O. Mielke, 1968
  • Drephalys opifex Evans, 1952
  • Drephalys olvina Evans, 1952
  • Drephalys olva Evans, 1952
  • Drephalys eous (Hewitson, 1867)

Original publication

Watson, E. Y. (1893). "A proposed classification of the Hesperiidae, with a revision of the genera". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 34.

References

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  2. 1 2 3 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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