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Myscelus is a Neotropical genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
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Myscelus is a Neotropical genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Corydalus is a genus of large flying insects in the Corydalidae family, commonly known as dobsonflies. They are endemic to North, Central and South America and there are about 35 known species. Members of the genus have wing lengths of up to 85 millimetres. They are sexually dimorphic, with the males having large mandibles used to grasp the females during mating while the females have smaller jaws. The larvae are known as hellgrammites and are aquatic predators.
Pouteria is a genus of flowering trees in the gutta-percha family, Sapotaceae. The genus is widespread throughout the tropical Americas, with outlier species in Cameroon and Malesia. It includes the canistel, the mamey sapote, and the lucuma. Commonly, this genus is known as pouteria trees, or in some cases, eggfruits.
Aegiphila is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described in 1763. It was formerly classified in the Verbenaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, South America, the West Indies, and Florida.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to South America.
Ateuchus is a genus of some 100 species of New World scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) in the subfamily Scarabaeinae. They are found mainly in the Neotropics.
Phocides is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus.
Pyrrhopyge is a Neotropical genus of firetips in the family Hesperiidae.
Telemiades is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Adelotypa is a genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae. They are found in South America.
Mesene is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present in the Neotropical realm.
Melanis is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present in the Neotropical realm.
Euselasia is a genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae. They are present only in the Neotropical realm. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Mesosemia is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm.
Leucochimona is a butterfly genus in the family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm.
Symmachia is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm.
Nymphidium is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm.
Anteros is a Neotropical genus of butterflies of the family Riodinidae.
Ancyluris is a butterfly genus in the family Riodinidae. They are resident in the Neotropics.
Calospila is a butterfly genus in the family Riodinidae. They are resident in the Americas.
Mangora is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1889.
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