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Checklist for Subfamily Trapezitinae Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 (Australian Skippers)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
59
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
54
191
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
54
191
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
54
191
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTrapezitinae
Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
Australian Skippers
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
5 Genera with 10 Species
Felicena Waterhouse, 19495SpeciesTaxom
Hesperilla Hewitson, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Hewitsoniella Shepard, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Rachelia Hemming, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Toxidia Mabille, 18834SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
10 Species and 5 Subspecies
Felicena dirpha Boisduval, 1832
Felicena dirpha albicilla Joicey & Talbot, 1917
Felicena dirpha dirpha Boisduval, 1832
Felicena dirpha nota Evans, 1949
Felicena dora Evans, 1949
Hesperilla chrysotricha leucosia Waterhouse, 1938
Hewitsoniella migonitis Hewitson, 1876
Rachelia extrusa (C & R Felder, 1867)⇒ Rachelia extrusus C & R Felder, 1867
Rachelia extrusus C & R Felder, 1867Blue-flash Skipper
Rachelia icosia (C & R Felder, 1867)⇒ Rachelia extrusus C & R Felder, 1867
Toxidia arfakensis Joicey & Talbot, 1917
Toxidia inornata Plötz, 1885Spotless Grass-skipper
Toxidia inornata sekara Plötz, 1885
Toxidia inornatus Butler, 1883Inornata Skipper