Biology:Apaustus

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Apaustus
Apaustus gracilis.. Delicate Skipper - Flickr - gailhampshire.jpg
Apaustus gracilis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subtribe: Apaustina
Genus: Apaustus
Hübner, [1819]

Apaustus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

Recognised species in the genus Apaustus include:[1]

  • Apaustus menes (Stoll, 1782)

Former species

  • Apaustus anomoeus Plötz, 1879 - transferred to Astictopterus anomoeus (Plötz, 1879)
  • Apaustus argyrosticta Plötz, 1879 - transferred to Argemma argyrosticta (Plötz, 1879)
  • Apaustus debilis Plötz, 1879 - transferred to Prosopalpus debilis (Plötz, 1879)
  • Apaustus facilis Plötz, 1884 - transferred to Eutocus facilis (Plötz, 1884)
  • Apaustus ira Butler, 1870 - transferred to Rigga ira (Butler, 1870)
  • Apaustus valerius Möschler, 1879 - transferred to Cobalopsis valerius (Möschler, 1879)
  • Apaustus vicinus Plötz, 1884 - transferred to Lento vicinus (Plötz, 1884)

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 ☰ Q4779250 entry