Tribe Hesperiini Latreille, 1809
       
Synonyms  
[ORIG] Hesperides Latreille, 1809. Gen. Crust. Ins. 4: 187, 207.  
    TG: Hesperia Fabricius, 1793.  
[JH] Hesperiidae Westwood, 1840. Introd. Modern Class. Ins. 2: 360.  
    TG: Hesperia Fabricius, 1793.  
[JS] Thymelicinae Tutt, 1906. Nat. Hist. Brit. Lepid. 8: 90.  
    TG: Thymelicus Hübner, [1819].  
Notes  
(1) List of the genus found in the Western Palearctic: Hesperia Fabricius, 1793 ; Ochlodes Scudder, 1872 ; Thymelicus Hübner, [1819].  
(2) List of the genus not found in the Western Palearctic: Decinea Evans, 1955 ; Conga Evans, 1955 ; Paratrytone Godman in Godman & Salvin, [1900] ; Oligoria Scudder, 1872 ; Xeniades Godman in Godman & Salvin, [1900] ; Metron Godman in Godman & Salvin, [1900] ; Mnaseas Godman in Godman & Salvin, [1900] ; ….  
Bibliography  
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.  
       
Tutt J. W. 1905-1906.
A natural history of the British Lepidoptera, their world-wide variation and geographical distribution ; a text-book for students and collectors. Vol. VIII. London: Swan Sonnenschein, Berlin: Friedländer & Sohn (Ed.). pp. i-iv, 1-479, pl. 1-15. (url).
  
  New taxon: Thymelicinae.  
       
Westwood J. O. 1840.
An introduction to the modern classification of insects; founded on the natural habits and corresponding organisation of the different families. Vol. II. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans [Ed]. pp. i-xi, 1-587. (url)
Reference. (url)
  
  New taxon: Hesperiidae.  
       
Archives of Western Palearctic Lepidoptera
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