Tagiadini
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The Tagiadini are a tribe
in the skipper butterfly
subfamily Pyrginae. Many of its genera
were of uncertain relationships for long, and delimitation of the Tagiadini versus the Celaenorrhini
was quite disputed at times. The species of this tribe are found in mostly tropical regions of Africa
, Asia
and Australia
.
. Some of these seem to form a close-knit group around the tribe's type genus
Tagiades
. These genera are often collectively called "Tagiades group" and may form a clade
:
"Tagiades group"
Other genera
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
in the skipper butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
subfamily Pyrginae. Many of its genera
Genera
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were of uncertain relationships for long, and delimitation of the Tagiadini versus the Celaenorrhini
Celaenorrhini
The Celaenorrhini are a tribe in the skipper butterfly subfamily Pyrginae . When the Eudaminae were still included in the Pyrginae as a tribe, their delimitation versus the Celaenorrhini was disputed, and there were even suggestions that the latter might belong in the former. But in reality, these...
was quite disputed at times. The species of this tribe are found in mostly tropical regions of Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Genera
Altogether, the contain 27 generaGenera
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. Some of these seem to form a close-knit group around the tribe's type genus
Type genus
In biological classification, a type genus is a representative genus, as with regard to a biological family. The term and concept is used much more often and much more formally in zoology than it is in botany, and the definition is dependent on the nomenclatural Code that applies:* In zoological...
Tagiades
Tagiades
Tagiades is a genus of skipper butterflies . It belongs to the subfamily Pyrginae, and therein to the tribe Tagiadini, of which it is the type genus.-Species:* Tagiades calligana Butler, [1879]...
. These genera are often collectively called "Tagiades group" and may form a clade
Clade
A clade is a group consisting of a species and all its descendants. In the terms of biological systematics, a clade is a single "branch" on the "tree of life". The idea that such a "natural group" of organisms should be grouped together and given a taxonomic name is central to biological...
:
"Tagiades group"
- AbantisAbantisAbantis is a genus of skippers.-Species:*Abantis bismarcki Karsch, 1892*Abantis bamptoni Collins & Larsen, 1994*Abantis efulensis Holland, 1896*Abantis leucogaster *Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855...
– paradise skippers - CapronaCapronaCaprona is a genus of skipper butterflies . They belong to the tribe Tagiadini of subfamily Pyrginae.-Species:*Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892*Caprona agama *Caprona alida...
– ragged skippers - CtenoptilumCtenoptilumCtenoptilum is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-References:*...
- LeucochitoneaLeucochitoneaLeucochitonea is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-Species:*Leucochitonea amneris *Leucochitonea hindei Druce, 1903*Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857-References:*-External links:*...
- NetrobalaneNetrobalaneNetrobalane is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-References:*-External links:*...
– Buff-tipped Skipper - OdontoptilumOdontoptilumOdontoptilum is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-References:*...
- Semperium
- TagiadesTagiadesTagiades is a genus of skipper butterflies . It belongs to the subfamily Pyrginae, and therein to the tribe Tagiadini, of which it is the type genus.-Species:* Tagiades calligana Butler, [1879]...
– water flats, snow flats
Other genera