''Dyscophellus'' is a genus of largely
Neotropical butterflies in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...
. The genus has been the subject of recent revisions based on genome analysis. It is currently placed in
tribe Phocidini
The Eudaminae are a subfamily of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae). Their original type genus ''Eudamus'' is today a junior synonym of ''Urbanus''. They are largely found in the Neotropics, with some extending into temperate North Ameri ...
within the subfamily
Eudaminae
The Eudaminae are a subfamily of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae). Their original type genus ''Eudamus'' is today a junior synonym of ''Urbanus''. They are largely found in the Neotropics, with some extending into temperate North Ameri ...
.
Species
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Dyscophellus australis''
Grishin, 2022
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Dyscophellus basialbus''
Grishin, 2022
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Dyscophellus damias''
(Plötz, 1882)
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Dyscophellus diaphorus''
(Mabille & Boullet, 1912)
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Dyscophellus doriscus''
(Hewitson, 1867)
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Dyscophellus mielkei
''Dyscophellus'' is a genus of largely Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The genus has been the subject of recent revisions based on genome analysis. It is currently placed in tribe (biology), tribe Phocidini within the subfamily ...
''
Austin, 2008
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Dyscophellus porcius''
(C. & R. Felder, 1862)
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Dyscophellus porsena''
(E. Bell, 1934)
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Dyscophellus ramon''
Evans, 1952
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Dyscophellus ramusis''
(Stoll, 781
*''
Dyscophellus sebaldus''
(Stoll, 781
Former species
*''Dyscophellus erythras''
(Mabille, 1888), synon. to ''D. damias''.
*''Dyscophellus euribates''
(Stoll, 782
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Year 782 ( DCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 782 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in ...
, now ''
Euriphellus euribates''.
*''Dyscophellus marian''
Evans, 1952, now ''
Euriphellus marian''.
*''Dyscophellus nicephorus''
(Hewitson, 1876), now ''
Nicephellus nicephorus''.
*''Dyscophellus phraxanor''
(Hewitson, 1876), now ''
Euriphellus phraxanor
''Euriphellus'' is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in the tribe Phocidini. The genus was separated from ''Dyscophellus'' by George Traut Austin in 2008, and originally contained a single species ...
''.
References
External links
Images representing ''Dyscophellus '' at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Eudaminae
Hesperiidae of South America
Hesperiidae genera
Taxa named by Frederick DuCane Godman
Taxa named by Osbert Salvin
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