Salatis

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Salatis
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Salatis spp. and related genera in Adalbert Seitz Macrolepidoptera of the World Vol.5 The American Rhopalocera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Phocidini
Genus: Salatis
Evans, 1952

Salatis is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae, [1] in which they are placed to tribe Phocidini. [2]

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Species of the genus Salatis are native to Central America and South America, including in the Amazon River basin.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Salatis: [2]

References

  1. ↑ Funet
  2. 1 2 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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