Zalomes

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Zalomes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subtribe: Moncina
Genus: Zalomes
Bell, 1947
Synonyms
  • NyllaMiller, L.D. & Miller, J.Y., 1972

Zalomes is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

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Species

Recognised species in the genus Zalomes include:

Former species

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References

  1. ↑ Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (2022-03-14). "Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)". Insecta Mundi.


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