| Ardaris | |
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| Ardaris and related genera depicted in Adalbert Seitz's Macrolepidoptera of the World | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyrginae |
| Tribe: | Pyrrhopygini |
| Genus: | Ardaris Watson, 1893 |
Ardaris is a Neotropical genus of firetips in the family Hesperiidae. It includes two endemic species that are restricted to mountain forests and páramos in the Cordillera de Mérida, Venezuela.
Species
- Ardaris eximia (Hewitson, 1871)
- Ardaris hantra Evans, 1951
References
- A. Orellana (2008) Pyrrhopyginae de Venezuela (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea: Hesperiidae). Entomotropica, Vol. 23(3): 177-291.
- A. Orellana (2004) Mariposas de los páramos de la Sierra Nevada y Sierra de La Culata (Cordillera de Mérida, Venezuela). Pp (5) 57-71. En: Andressen R y Monasterio M (Eds.), Memorias del IV Simposio Internacional de Desarrollo Sustentable en Los Andes. La estrategia andina para el siglo XXI. Mérida, Venezuela. Asociación de Montañas Andinas.
- Evans (1951) A Catalogue of the American Hesperiidae indicating the classification and nomenclature adopted in the British Museum (Natural History). Part 1: Introduction and Group A Pyrrhopyginae. Trustees of the British Museum. London. x+92 pp, 9 láminas.
- E.Y. Watson (1893) A proposed classification of the Hesperiidae, with a revision of the genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 3-132
External links
10°12′20″N 65°20′30″W / 10.20556°N 65.34167°W / 10.20556; -65.34167
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| Ardaris | |