Synonymic notes on North and Central American Lerodea Scudder and Corticea Evans (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae)

Abstract

Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 22 (1): 285-291, março 2005Following the examination of type specimens in various museums, and extensive fieldwork in many parts of Mexico, Central and South America, several recent changes have been made in the synonymy of Nearctic and Neotropical Hesperiidae (AUS-

Revised classification of the family Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea) based on combined molecular and morphological data

“…The ampulla overlaps the harpe (in lateral view), and is generally smooth‐textured or dentate. In addition, the saccus is rather short (Godman, 1900 in Godman & Salvin, 1879–1901; Williams, 1931; Bell, 1930, 1934, 1941, 1942a, b, 1959; Hayward, 1934, 1938, 1942, 1950; Evans, 1955; Freeman, 1969a; Mielke, 1969; Miller & Miller, 1972; Nicolay, 1980; Steinhauser, 1991b; Warren & Mielke, 2005). These characters diagnose the tribe Anthoptini (Appendix 1).…”