Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809
       
Synonyms  
[ORIG] Hesperides Latreille, 1809. Gen. Crust. Ins. 4: 187, 207.  
    TG: Hesperia Fabricius, 1793.  
[JS] Pamphilinae Butler, 1871. Entomol. Monthly Mag. 7: 56.  
    TG: Pamphila Fabricius 1807.  
[ICZN] Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809. In Opinion 1240 (ICZN, 1983. Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 40(1): 27-28.  
    TG: Hesperia Fabricius, 1793.  
Notes  
(1) The Family name Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 was placed on the Official List of Family-group Names in Zoology, name no. 548 by Opinion 1240 (ICZN, 1983. The Bulletin of zoological nomenclature 40(1): 27-28).  
(2) List of the Tribe found in the Western Palearctic: Baorini Doherty, 1886 ; Hesperiini Latreille, 1809 ; Astictopterini Swinhoe, 1912.  
(3) List of the Tribe not found in the Western Palearctic: Aeromachini Swinhoe, 1893 ; Taractrocerini Moore, 1881 ; Ancistroidini Chou, 1994 ; Erionotini Distant, 1886 ; …  
Bibliography  
Butler A. G. 1871.
The genera of Hesperiidae in the collection of the British Museum.
Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 7: 55-58. (url)
  
  New taxon: Pamphilinae.  
       
ICZN, 1983.
Opinion 1240. Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (Insecta, Lepidoptera) added to Official List.
The Bulletin of zoological nomenclature 40(1): 27-28. (url)
  
       
Latreille P. A. 1809.
Genera Crustaceorum et Insectorum secundum ordinem naturalem in familias disposita, iconibus exemplisque plurimis explicata. Tomus quartus et ultimus. Parisiis et Argentorati [Paris & Strasbourg]: Amand Kœnig [Ed.]. pp. 1-399. (url)
  
  New taxon: Hesperides.  
Reference publications  
Huang Z., Chiba H., Hu Y., Deng X., Fei W., Sáfián S., Wu L., Wang M. & Fan X. 2024.
Molecular phylogeny of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) with an emphasis on Asian and African genera.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 198(108119): 1-13, fig. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108119)
  
       
Warren A. D., Ogawa J. R. & Brower A. V. Z. 2009.
Revised classification of the family Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea) based on combined molecular and morphological data.
Systematic Entomology 34(3): 467-523, fig. (https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3113.2008.00463.x) (url)		  
       
Zhu L., Han Y., Hou Y., Huang Z., Wang M., Chiba H., Chen L. & Fan X. 2023.
Mitogenomic phylogenetic analyses provide novel insights into the taxonomic problems of several hesperiid taxa (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae).
Scientific Reports 13(7901): 1-10, fig. (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34608-8)
  
       
Archives of Western Palearctic Lepidoptera
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