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Coeliadinae

Subfamily of butterflies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coeliadinae
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Coeliadinae is a subfamily of the skipper butterfly family (Hesperiidae). With about 150 described species, this is one of several smallish skipper butterfly subfamilies. It was first proposed by William Frederick Evans in 1937.[1]

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The subfamily is restricted to the Old World tropics. It comprises the most basal living lineage of skippers. In Coeliadinae the second segment of the palpi is erect and densely scaled, and the third segment is perpendicular to it, long, slender and without scales.[1]

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Genera

This subfamily was revised in 2009 by Hideyuki Chiba. According to his revision, the subfamily includes nine genera.[2]

  • Allora Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 2 spp.
  • Badamia Moore, 1881 2 spp.
  • Bibasis Moore, 1881 awlets; 5 spp.
  • Burara Swinhoe, 1893 14 spp.
  • Choaspes Moore, 1881 9 spp.
  • Coeliades Hübner, 1818 policemen; 21 spp.
  • Hasora Moore, 1881 awls; around 30 spp.
  • Tekliades Grishin, 2019 1 sp.

Former genera:

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References

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