A dynamic checklist of the Western Palearctic butterflies hyperlinked to the original descriptions
at species, genus and family level
(Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea)
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).
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List of the Tribes found in the Western Palearctic: Baorini Doherty, 1886 ; Hesperiini Latreille, 1809 ; Astictopterini Swinhoe, 1912.
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List of the Tribes not found in the Western Palearctic: Aeromachini Swinhoe, 1893 ; Taractrocerini Moore, 1881 ; Ancistroidini Chou, 1994 ; Erionotini Distant, 1886 ; …
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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)
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