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Checklist of Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
for New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
4679
21654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
4678
21653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
4594
21315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3380
17159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
1125
5196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1125
5196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
1124
5195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
41
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
30
73
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
30
73
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Guinea
1 Family width 73 Species and 17 Subspecies
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)Indet. Skipper73SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Guinea
30 Genera with 73 Species
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Allora Waterhouse &..., 19491SpeciesTaxom
Arrhenes Mabille, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Badamia Moore, 1775Brown Awl1SpeciesTaxom
Banta Evans, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Borbo W.H. Evans, 1866Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocneme Felder, 0Dusk-flats4SpeciesTaxom
Cobalopsis Godman, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Erionota Mabille, 1767Palm Redeye1SpeciesTaxom
Felicena Waterhouse, 18323SpeciesTaxom
Hasora Moore, 1916Awls4SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Hewitsoniella Shepard, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Kobrona W.H. Evans, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Leona Evans, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Mimene Joicey & Talbot, 20085SpeciesTaxom
Neohesperilla Waterhouse &..., 18892SpeciesTaxom
Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1882Demons6SpeciesTaxom
Ocybadistes Heron, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Orphe Godman, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Parnara Moore, 1879Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1915Branded Swifts2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Sabera Swinhoe, 20085SpeciesTaxom
Sovia Evans, 1897Bicolour Aces1SpeciesTaxom
Tagiades Hübner, 1860Clouded Flats8SpeciesTaxom
Taractrocera Butler, 2004Grass Darts1SpeciesTaxom
Telicota Moore, 1916Palm Darts6SpeciesTaxom
Toxidia Mabille, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Urbanus Hübner, 1880Longtail Skippers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
73 Species and 17 Subspecies
Allora major lectra Evans, 1949
Arrhenes colattus (Plötz, 1885)⇒ Arrhenes dschilus Plötz, 1885
Arrhenes dschilus Plötz, 1885Iris skipper
Arrhenes klossii (Plötz, 1885)⇒ Arrhenes dschilus Plötz, 1885
Arrhenes marnas Felder, 1860Affinis skipper
Arrhenes tranquilla Swinhoe, 1905
Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775Brown Awl
Banta linnei R.de Jong, 2008
Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866Formosan Swift
Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon
Chaetocneme critomedia Guérin-Ménev..., 1831Banded Dusk-flat
Chaetocneme dichroa biaka Joicey & Talbot, 1916
Chaetocneme helirius Cramer, 1775
Chaetocneme helirius helirius
Cobalopsis cocalus Hayward, 1938
Erionota thrax thrax Linné, 1767Banana Skipper
Felicena dirpha Boisduval, 1832
Felicena dora Evans, 1949
Felicena phalos (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Felicena dora Evans, 1949
Hasora celaenus Cramer, 1782
Hasora khoda dampierensis Rothschild, 1915
Hasora taminatus dipama Fruhstorfer, 1911
Hasora vitta simillima Rothschild, 1916
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Hewitsoniella migonitis Hewitson, 1876
Kobrona kobres Plötz, 1885
Kobrona pansa pansa Evans, 1934
Leona lissa lissa Evans, 1937
Mimene biakensis biakensis Joicey & Talbot, 1917
Mimene kolbei RIBBE, 1899
Mimene melie de Nicéville, 1895
Mimene miltias Kirsch, 1876
Mimene toxopei R.de Jong, 2008
Neohesperilla crocea (Miskin, 1889)⇒ Neohesperilla croceus Miskin, 1889
Neohesperilla croceus Miskin, 1889Crocea Skipper
Notocrypta clavata Staudinger, 1889Clavate Banded Demon
Notocrypta feisthamelii Boisduval, 1832Spotted Demon
Notocrypta mangala (Plötz, 1882)⇒ Notocrypta waigensis Plötz, 1882
Notocrypta renardi Oberthür, 1878
Notocrypta ribbei (Plötz, 1882)⇒ Notocrypta waigensis Plötz, 1882
Notocrypta waigensis Plötz, 1882Banded Demon
Ocybadistes ardea Bethune-Baker, 1906Dark Orange Dart
Ocybadistes walkeri Heron, 1894Green Grass-dart
Orphe gerasa Hewitson, 1867Gerasa Skipper
Orphe porius (Mabille, 1883)⇒ Orphe gerasa Hewitson, 1867
Parnara amalia Semper, 1879Hyaline Swift
Pelopidas agna Moore, 1865Bengal Swift
Pelopidas lyelli Rothschild, 1915Lyell's Swift
Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852Charybdis Firetip
Sabera caesina barina Fruhstorfer, 1910
Sabera dobboe meforica Fruhstorfer, 1911
Sabera fusca Joicey & Talbot, 1917
Sabera kumpia kumpia Evans, 1949
Sabera metallica R.de Jong, 2008
Sovia hyrtacus de Nicéville, 1897Bicolour Ace
Tagiades curatus (Felder, 1860)⇒ Tagiades nestus Felder, 1860
Tagiades curiosa (Felder, 1860)⇒ Tagiades nestus Felder, 1860
Tagiades korela (Felder, 1860)⇒ Tagiades nestus Felder, 1860
Tagiades monachus (Felder, 1860)⇒ Tagiades nestus Felder, 1860
Tagiades nestus Felder, 1860Nestus Flat
Tagiades sivoa (Felder, 1860)⇒ Tagiades nestus Felder, 1860
Tagiades suffusus (Felder, 1860)⇒ Tagiades nestus Felder, 1860
Tagiades swinhoei (Felder, 1860)⇒ Tagiades nestus Felder, 1860
Taractrocera trikora de Jong, 2004
Telicota brandti Parsons, 1986
Telicota colon Fabricius, 1775Common Darter
Telicota gervasa Evans, 1949
Telicota melanion Mabille, 1878
Telicota paceka Fruhstorfer, 1911
Telicota ternatensis moorei Rothschild, 1916
Toxidia arfakensis Joicey & Talbot, 1917
Toxidia damora (Butler, 1883)⇒ Toxidia inornatus Butler, 1883
Toxidia inornatus Butler, 1883Inornata Skipper
Urbanus velinus (Plötz, 1880)⇒ Urbanus dorantes Stoll, 1790

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in New Guinea
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skipper butterfly, Skippers
30
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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