Telegonus (skipper)

Telegonus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in subtribe Eudamina.[1] It has been the subject of recent revision, and now includes several species formerly in Astraptes, Autochton and Urbanus.[1]

Telegonus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subtribe: Eudamina
Genus: Telegonus
Hübner, [1819]

Species

Recognised species in the genus Telegonus include:[2]

  • Telegonus cassander Fabricius, 1793
  • Telegonus cassius Evans, [1952]
  • Telegonus cellus Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837]
  • Telegonus cretellus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
  • Telegonus galesus Mabille, 1888
  • Telegonus subflavus Grishin, 2022


References

  1. Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel H.; Grishin, Nick V. (26 March 2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13). Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (2022-03-14). "Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)". Insecta Mundi.


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