''Rhinthon'' is a genus of
skippers 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 ...
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Species
Recognised species in the genus ''Rhinthon'' include:
* ''
Rhinthon bajula
Rhinthon ( grc-gre, Ῥίνθων, ''gen''.: Ῥίνθωνος; c. 323 – 285 BC) was a Hellenistic dramatist.
The son of a potter, he was probably a native of Syracuse and afterwards settled at Tarentum.
He invented the '' hilarotragoedia,'' ...
''
(Schaus, 1902)
* ''
Rhinthon braesia
Rhinthon ( grc-gre, Ῥίνθων, ''gen''.: Ῥίνθωνος; c. 323 – 285 BC) was a Hellenistic dramatist.
The son of a potter, he was probably a native of Syracuse and afterwards settled at Tarentum.
He invented the '' hilarotragoedia,'' ...
''
(Hewitson, 1867)
* ''
Rhinthon cubana
Rhinthon ( grc-gre, Ῥίνθων, ''gen''.: Ῥίνθωνος; c. 323 – 285 BC) was a Hellenistic dramatist.
The son of a potter, he was probably a native of Syracuse and afterwards settled at Tarentum.
He invented the '' hilarotragoedia,'' ...
''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)
* ''
Rhinthon molion
Rhinthon ( grc-gre, Ῥίνθων, ''gen''.: Ῥίνθωνος; c. 323 – 285 BC) was a Hellenistic dramatist.
The son of a potter, he was probably a native of Syracuse and afterwards settled at Tarentum.
He invented the '' hilarotragoedia,'' ...
''
Godman, 1901
* ''
Rhinthon osca
Rhinthon ( grc-gre, Ῥίνθων, ''gen''.: Ῥίνθωνος; c. 323 – 285 BC) was a Hellenistic dramatist.
The son of a potter, he was probably a native of Syracuse and afterwards settled at Tarentum.
He invented the '' hilarotragoedia,'' ...
''
Plötz, 1882
Former species
*''Rinthon''
ic''advena''
Draudt, 1923 - transferred to ''
Tricrista advena''
(Draudt, 1923)
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Hesperiinae
Hesperiidae genera
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