Porphyrogenes
Porphyrogenes spp. and related genera depicted in Adalbert Seitz's Macrolepidoptera of the World
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Phocidini
Genus: Porphyrogenes
Watson, 1893
Synonyms
  • Caecina Hewitson, 1868
  • Physalea Mabille, 1903
  • Ocyba Lindsey, 1925

Porphyrogenes is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae,[1] in which they are placed to tribe Phocidini.[2]

Species

  • Porphyrogenes boliva Evans, 1952 - Venezuela
  • Porphyrogenes calathana (Hewitson, 1868)
    • P. calathana calanus (Godman & Salvin, 1894)
    • P. calathana calathana (Hewitson, 1868)
    • P. calathana compusa (Hewitson, 1868)
  • Porphyrogenes convexus Austin & O. Mielke, 2008
  • Porphyrogenes despecta (Butler, 1870)
    • P. despecta despecta (Butler, 1870) - Brazil (Pará, Bahia)
    • P. despecta cervinus (Plötz, 1883) - Brazil
  • Porphyrogenes eudemus (Mabille, 1888)
  • Porphyrogenes ferruginea (Plötz, 1883)
  • Porphyrogenes glavia Evans, 1952 - Panama
  • Porphyrogenes passalus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) - Brazil (Amazonas) to Bolivia, Venezuela
  • Porphyrogenes omphale (Butler, 1871) - Venezuela
  • Porphyrogenes pausias (Hewitson, 1867) - Brazil (Amazonas)
  • Porphyrogenes peterwegei Burns, 2010
  • Porphyrogenes probus (Möschler, 1877) - Suriname, Colombia, Peru
  • Porphyrogenes simulator Austin & O. Mielke, 2008
  • Porphyrogenes sororcula (Mabille & Boullet, 1912) - French Guiana
  • Porphyrogenes sparus Austin & O. Mielke, 2008
  • Porphyrogenes spadix Austin & O. Mielke, 2008
  • Porphyrogenes spanda Evans, 1952 - Brazil (Pará)
  • Porphyrogenes sparta Evans, 1952 - Brazil (Pará)
  • Porphyrogenes speciosus Austin & O. Mielke, 2008
  • Porphyrogenes specularis Austin & O. Mielke, 2008
  • Porphyrogenes spina Austin & O. Mielke, 2008
  • Porphyrogenes splendidus Austin & O. Mielke, 2008
  • Porphyrogenes spoda Evans, 1952 - Panama
  • Porphyrogenes sporta Austin & O. Mielke, 2008
  • Porphyrogenes stresa Evans, 1952 - Peru
  • Porphyrogenes stupa Evans, 1952 - type locality unknown
  • Porphyrogenes sula (R. Williams & E. Bell, 1940)
  • Porphyrogenes virgatus (Mabille, 1888)
  • Porphyrogenes vulpecula (Plötz, 1882)
    • P. vulpecula vulpecula (Plötz, 1882) - Brazil, Panama
    • P. vulpecula immaculata (Skinner, 1920) - Peru
  • Porphyrogenes zohra (Möschler, 1879) - Venezuela, Peru, Honduras

References

  1. ↑ Funet
  2. ↑ Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel H.; Grishin, Nick V. (26 March 2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13). Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.6232L. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116. PMC 6442542. PMID 30877254.
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