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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
154
900
2570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
153
898
2567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
147
875
2529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
123
812
2363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
22
206
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
22
206
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
22
206
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
1
10
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
10
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
10
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua Region
1 Family width 16 Species and 7 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua Region
10 Genera with 16 Species
Arrhenes Mabille, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocneme Felder, 1932Dusk-flats4SpeciesTaxom
Choaspes Moore, 1903Awlkings1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1889Demons1SpeciesTaxom
Prada Evans, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Sabera Swinhoe, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Suniana W.H. Evans, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Tagiades Hübner, 1949Clouded Flats1SpeciesTaxom
Telicota Moore, 1916Palm Darts3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua Region
16 Species and 7 Subspecies
Arrhenes marnas Felder, 1860Affinis skipper
Chaetocneme callixenus Hewitson, 1867
Chaetocneme critomidia caristus
Chaetocneme tenuis Van Eecke, 1924
Chaetocneme triton Boisduval, 1932
Choaspes illuensis ornatus Rothschild, 1903
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Notocrypta clavata Staudinger, 1889Clavate Banded Demon
Prada rothschildi Evans, 1928
Sabera caesina barina Fruhstorfer, 1910
Sabera dobboe Plötz, 1885Miskin´s swift
Sabera dobboe meforica Fruhstorfer, 1911
Suniana sunias Felder, 1860Orange Dart
Tagiades waterstradti talanga Evans, 1949
Telicota gervasa Evans, 1949
Telicota paceka Fruhstorfer, 1911
Telicota ternatensis moorei Rothschild, 1916

Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Papua Region
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skipper butterfly, Skippers
10
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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