Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Shillong (Khasi Hills, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 77
307
405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 77
307
405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 73
298
395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 62
281
383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
189
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
189
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
189
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
12
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
10
9 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
10
9 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Shillong
1 Family width 9 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Shillong
10 Genera with 9 Species Astictopterus C. & R. Felder, 1860 | Fairies | 0 | Species | Taxom | Chaetocneme Felder, 1860 | Dusk-flats | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoleucis Mabille, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ismene Savigny, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1889 | Demons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheraeus Godman & Salvin, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pirdana Distant, 1886 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Potanthus Scudder, 1842 | Dart species | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 0 | Clouded Flats | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1949 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Shillong
9 Species and 2 Subspecies
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Shillong
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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