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 Phocidini within the subfamily Eudaminae.[2]
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| Dyscophellus porcius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Phocidini |
| Genus: | Dyscophellus Godman & Salvin, [1893][1] |
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Species edit
- Dyscophellus australis Grishin, 2022[3]
- Dyscophellus basialbus Grishin, 2022[3]
- Dyscophellus damias (Plötz, 1882)[3][2]
- Dyscophellus diaphorus (Mabille & Boullet, 1912)[3][2]
- Dyscophellus doriscus (Hewitson, 1867)[3]
- Dyscophellus mielkei Austin, 2008[4][3]
- Dyscophellus porcius (C. & R. Felder, 1862)[3][2]
- Dyscophellus porsena (E. Bell, 1934)[4][3]
- Dyscophellus ramon Evans, 1952[4][3]
- Dyscophellus ramusis (Stoll, [1781])[4][3]
- Dyscophellus sebaldus (Stoll, [1781])[3][2]
Former species edit
- Dyscophellus erythras (Mabille, 1888), synon. to D. damias.[3]
- Dyscophellus euribates (Stoll, [1782]), now Euriphellus euribates.[4]
- Dyscophellus marian Evans, 1952, now Euriphellus marian.[2]
- Dyscophellus nicephorus (Hewitson, 1876), now Nicephellus nicephorus.[4]
- Dyscophellus phraxanor (Hewitson, 1876), now Euriphellus phraxanor.[3]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Dyscophellus". Lepidoptera and some other lifeforms. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f 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 p.15. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.6232L. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116. PMC 6442542. PMID 30877254.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (14 March 2022). "Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)". Insecta Mundi. 0921: 2, 14–18, 106–111, 120. ISSN 1942-1354. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Austin, George T. (3 March 2008). "Hesperiidae of Rondonia, Brazil: Taxonomic comments on "night" skippers, with descriptions of new genera and species (Lepidoptera: Eudaminae)". Insecta Mundi. 0029. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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