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Checklist for Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809 (Banded skippers)
and region Pakistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
341
2930
6223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
341
2930
6223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
331
2906
6190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
221
2259
4909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
817
1581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
817
1581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
817
1581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
47
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
40
62
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
40
62
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
40
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHesperiinae
Latreille, 1809
Banded skippers, Branded skippers, Folded-winged Skippers
18
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pakistan
18 Genera with 29 Species
Actinor Watson, 1878Veined Darts1SpeciesTaxom
Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1878Scrub Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Borbo W.H. Evans, 1949
Swifts0SpeciesTaxom
Eogenes Mabille, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Gegenes Hübner, 1804Dingy Swifts2SpeciesTaxom
Halpe Moore, 1868Aces1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1862Branded Skippers6SpeciesTaxom
Lucida Evans, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1832Demons1SpeciesTaxom
Parnara Moore, 1798Swifts3SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1821Branded Swifts3SpeciesTaxom
Platylesches Holland, 1937Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Polytremis Mabille, 1869Swifts2SpeciesTaxom
Potanthus Scudder, 1842Dart species1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoborbo Lee, 1878Bevan´s swift1SpeciesTaxom
Suastus Moore, 1798Palm bob2SpeciesTaxom
Taractrocera Butler, 1793Grass Darts2SpeciesTaxom
Telicota Moore, 1775Palm Darts2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pakistan
29 Species and 5 Subspecies
Actinor radians Moore, 1878Veined Dart
Aeromachus stigmata Moore, 1878Veined Scrub Hopper
Eogenes alcides Herrich-Schä..., 1854Alcides Skipper
Eogenes lesliei Evans, 1910Leslie`s Hopper
Gegenes nostrodamus Fabricius, 1793Dingy Swift
Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804Dark Hottentot
Halpe homolea Hewitson, 1868Ceylon Ace
Hesperia alpina (Bath, 1896)⇒ Pyrgus malvoides Elwes & Edwards, 1897
Hesperia alpina alichurensisMountain skipper
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Hesperia comma shandura Evans, 1949
Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872Jagged-border Skipper
Hesperia sassacus Harris, 1862Indian Skipper
Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923)⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891
Notocrypta feisthamelii Boisduval, 1832Spotted Demon
Parnara guttata BREMER & GREY, 1852Common Straight Swift
Parnara guttatus BREMER & GREY, 1853Common Straight Swift
Parnara naso Fabricius, 1798African Straight
Pelopidas agna Moore, 1865Bengal Swift
Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798Black Branded Swift
Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821Large Branded Swift
Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937
Polytremis discreta Elwes & Edwards, 1897Himalayan Swift
Polytremis eltola Hewitson, 1869Yellow Spot Swift
Potanthus dara Kollar, 1842Himalayan Dart
Pseudoborbo bevani Moore, 1878Beavan´s swift
Suastus gremius Fabricius, 1798Ceylon Ace
Suastus gremius gremius Fabricius, 1798Indian Palm Bob
Taractrocera danna Moore, 1865Himalayan Dark Dart
Taractrocera maevius Fabricius, 1793Common
Telicota bambusae Moore, 1878Dark Palm Dart
Telicota colon Fabricius, 1775Common Darter

Subnodes of Hesperiinae with occurrences in Pakistan
TribeAeromachini
Tutt, 1906
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeBaorini
Doherty, 1866
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeErionotini
Distant, 1886
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGegenini
Chou, 1994
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHesperiini
Latreille, 1809
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMoncini
A. D. Warren, 2008
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTaractrocerini
Voss, 1952
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hesperiinae at artfakta.se
Hesperiinae at dyntaxa.se
Hesperiinae at itis.gov