Astictopterus

Astictopterus
A. jama olivascens in Rhopalocera of Java (figure 80)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Tribe:	Astictopterini
Genus:	Astictopterus C. & R. Felder, 1860
Synonyms
PsolosSemper, 1892 [?]PsolosWatson, 1893

Astictopterus is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. The type species is from Southeast Asia. Previously the genus contained two species groups, one from the Indomalayan which at core remains, whilst the second from the Afrotropical region are more recently placed in the genus Dotta or Isoteinon .

Species

The genus is now potentially monophyletic containing:

• Astictopterus jama C. & R. Felder, 1860 – forest hopper – Southeast Asia

However, several subspecies of Astictopterus jama have been described, some of which may be treated as distinct species in future studies.

Former species

• Astictopterus abjecta(Snellen, 1872) - transferred to Isoteinon abjecta (Snellen, 1872)
• Astictopterus anomoeus(Plötz, 1879) - transferred to Isoteinon anomoeus (Plötz, 1879)
• Astictopterus armatusDruce, 1873 - transferred to Kerana armatus (Druce, 1873)
• Astictopterus bruno(Evans, 1937) - transferred to restored Isoteinon anomoeus Evans, 1937
• Astictopterus butleride Nicéville, [1884] - transferred to Koruthaialos butleri (de Nicéville, [1884])
• Astictopterus inornatus(Trimen, 1864) - transferred to Isoteinon inornatus (Trimen, 1864)
• Astictopterus oziasHewitson, 1878 - transferred to Oz ozias (Hewitson, 1878)
• Astictopterus punctulata(Butler, 1895) - transferred to Isoteinon punctulata (Butler, 1895)
• Astictopterus stellata(Mabille, 1891) – transferred to Dotta stellata (Mabille, 1891)
• Astictopterus turaEvans, 1951 - transferred to Dotta tura (Evans, 1951)

For African taxa see e.g. after Woodhall 2005 ^[1]

Biology

The larvae feed on Gramineae, Marantaceae, Acanthaceae including Miscanthus sinensis , Phrynium spicatum , Asystasia ^[2]

References

1. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.
2. Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. nhm hosts

External links

• Astictopterus at funet
• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 77
• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database