Biology:Cynea

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Cynea
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Hesperiini
Genus: Cynea
Evans, 1955

Cynea is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

Recognised species in the genus Cynea include:[1]

  • Cynea cannae (Herrich-Schaffer, 1869)
  • Cynea corisana (Plötz, 1882)
  • Cynea cynea (Hewitson, 1876)
  • Cynea cyrus (Plötz, 1883)
  • Cynea diluta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
  • Cynea hycsos (Mabille, 1891)
  • Cynea iquita (Bell, 1941)
  • Cynea irma (Möschler, 1878)
  • Cynea melius (Geyer, 1832)
  • Cynea robba Evans, [1955]

Former species

  • Cynea osembo (Stoll, 1782) - synonymized to Cymaenes diluta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)


References

  1. Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (2022-03-14). "Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)" (in en). Insecta Mundi. https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/130468. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1766321 entry