Biology:Decinea

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Decinea
Double-dotted skipper (Decinea percosius).jpg
Double-dotted skipper (D. percosius)
Lucifer skipper (Decinea lucifer) female.jpg
Lucifer skipper (D. lucifer) female
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Hesperiini
Genus: Decinea
Evans, 1955 [1]

Decinea is a Neotropical genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

Recognised species in the genus Decinea include:[2]

  • Decinea antus (Mabille, 1895)[2]
  • Decinea colombiana Grishin, 2022)[2]
  • Decinea dama (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
  • Decinea denta Evans, 1955[2]
  • Decinea decinea (Hewitson, 1876)
  • Decinea huasteca (Freeman, 1969)[2]
  • Decinea lucifer (Hübner, [1831])
  • Decinea mammaea (Hewitson, 1876)
  • Decinea milesi (Weeks, 1901)
  • Decinea mustea Freeman, 1979
  • Decinea neroides (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
  • Decinea percosius (Godman, [1900])
  • Decinea rindgei Freeman, 1969
  • Decinea zapota Evans, 1955

References

  1. Evans, 1955 A Catalogue of the American Hesperiidae, indicating the classification and nomenclature adopted in the British Museum. Part IV. Hesperiinae and Megathyminae Cat. amer. Hesp. Brit. Mus. 4: 499pp, pls. 54-88
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 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 ☰ Q1758935 entry