Drephalys is a Neotropical butterfly genus in the family Hesperiidae,[1] in which it is placed in tribe Entheini.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Entheini |
| Genus: | Drephalys Watson, 1893 |
The genus was established in 1893 by Edward Yerbury Watson, who assigned Eudamus helixus (now Drephalys helixus) as type species of the genus.[2]
Species edit
According to Li et al. 2019, the genus contains the following species across two subgenera:[2]
Subgenus Paradrephalys Burns, 2000
- Drephalys oria Evans, 1952
- Drephalys oriander (Hewitson, 1867)
- Drephalys talboti (Le Cerf, 1922)
- Drephalys dumeril (Latreille, [1824])
- Drephalys croceus Austin, 1995
- Drephalys tortus Austin, 1995
Subgenus Drephalys E. Watson, 1893
- Drephalys alcmon (Cramer, 1780)
- Drephalys mourei O. Mielke, 1968
- Drephalys helixus (Hewitson, 1877)
- Drephalys kidonoi Burns, 2000
- Drephalys phoenicoides (Mabille & Boullet, 1919)
- Drephalys phoenice (Hewitson, 1867)
- Drephalys heraclides E. Bell, 1942
- Drephalys citrinus Madruga, Siewert, O. Mielke & Casagrande, 2018
- Drephalys dracarys Madruga, Siewert, O. Mielke & Dolibaina, 2018
- Drephalys electrinus Siewert, Madruga, O. Mielke & Dolibaina, 2018
- Drephalys miersi O. Mielke, 1968
- Drephalys opifex Evans, 1952
- Drephalys olvina Evans, 1952
- Drephalys olva Evans, 1952
- Drephalys eous (Hewitson, 1867)
Original publication edit
Watson, E. Y. (1893). "A proposed classification of the Hesperiidae, with a revision of the genera". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 34.
References edit
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- ^ a b c 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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