Trapezitinae is a subfamily of the Hesperiidae ("skippers") family of butterflies. They are found only in New Guinea and Australia. The subfamily contains about 60 species in 20 genera.
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| Trapezites symmomus | |
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| Illustration of resting position (left) and hindwing venation (right) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Trapezitinae |
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Genera
edit- Anisynta Lower, 1911
- Atkinsia Braby & Toussaint, 2022
- Antipodia Atkins, 1984
- Croitana Waterhouse, 1932
- Dispar Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
- Felicena Waterhouse, 1932
- Herimosa Atkins, 1994
- Hesperilla Hewitson, 1868
- Hewitsoniella Shepard, 1931
- Mesodina Meyrick, 1901
- Motasingha Watson, 1893
- Neohesperilla Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
- Oreisplanus Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
- Pasma Waterhouse, 1932
- Prada Evans, 1949
- Proeidosa Atkins, 1973
- Signeta Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
- Rachelia Hemming, 1964
- Toxidia Mabille, 1891
- Trapezites Hübner, 1819
References
edit- 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)
External links
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