Drephalys
Drephalys is a Neotropical butterfly genus in the family Hesperiidae,[1] in which it is placed in tribe Entheini.[2]
| Drephalys | |
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| Drephalys dumeril and related species | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| 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
    
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
    
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
    
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 - 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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