Notas taxonômicas em Hesperiidae neotropicais, com descrições de novos taxa (Lepidoptera)

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Revista Brasileira de Zoologia

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2002-07

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The following species is excluded from the neotropical fauna: Hesperia yva Plötz, 1886, mentioned by EVANS (1955) as Mucia yva, is an Asian species, probably a synonym of Suastus gremius (Fabricius, 1798). The following species are transferred to the neotropical region: Aurina dida EVANS, 1939, described from Sierra Leoa, Africa, and Hesperia subviridis Plötz, 1886, a species of Penicula EVANS, 1955, described from São Paulo, Brazil, was erroneously transferred by EVANS (1957) to Ceylon (=Sri Lanka). The types species of two genera are changed: Hydraenomia aberrans Draudt, 1924 is the new type of Clito EVANS, 1953, and Cantha calva EVANS, 1955 is the new type of Cantha EVANS, 1955 (ICZN, Art.70.3.2.). Popilio clito Fabricius, 1787, designated by EVANS(1953) as the type species of CLito,is a species of Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1895. Cyclopides celeus Mabille, 1891, designated by EVANS(1955) as the type species of Cantha, is a species of Vehilius Scudder, 1872. The following taxa are nom. nov.: Enosis schausi for Hesperia misera Schaus, 1902, praeocc. (Lucas, 1856); Jongiana for Surina de Jong, 1983, praeocc. (Walker, 1869 [Lepidoptera]). The following taxa is a nom. nud.: Polygonus mimeticus J. Zikán & W. Zikán, 1968. The following taxa are sp. rev.: Aethilla haber (Mabille, 1891);

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