Trapezitinae is a
subfamily of the
Hesperiidae ("skippers") family of
butterflies. They are found only in
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
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It is a simplified version of ...
and
Australia
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. The subfamily contains about 60
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
in 16
genera.
Genera
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Anisynta''
Lower, 1911
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Antipodia''
Atkins, 1984
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Croitana''
Waterhouse, 1932
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Dispar''
Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
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Felicena''
Waterhouse, 1932
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Herimosa''
Atkins, 1994
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Hesperilla''
Hewitson, 1868
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Hewitsoniella''
Shepard, 1931
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Mesodina''
Meyrick, 1901
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Motasingha''
Watson, 1893
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Neohesperilla''
Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
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Oreisplanus''
Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
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Pasma
Pasma (from Spanish ''espasmo'') refers to a " folk illness" unique to the Filipino culture that is said to be most commonly brought about by exposure of "cold" and water in many forms: water is believed to facilitate the unhealthy coldness that ...
''
Waterhouse, 1932
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Proeidosa''
Atkins, 1973
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Signeta''
Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
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Rachelia''
Hemming, 1964
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Toxidia''
Mabille, 1891
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Trapezites''
Hübner, 1819
References
*Ackery, P.R., de Jong, R and Vane-Wright, R.I. (1999). The Butterflies: Hedyloidea, Hesperioidea and Papilionoidae. pp. 263–300 in Kristensen, N.P. (Ed.). ''Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies''. Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbuch der Zoologie. Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches / Handbook of Zoology. A Natural History of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom. Band / Volume IV Arthropoda: Insecta Teilband / Part 35: 491 pp. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York.(Hesperioidea de Jong)
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