Olafia

Olafia is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.[1][2] It contains only one species, Olafia roscius, which is found in Brazil and Argentina.[3]

Olafia
Olafia roscius iphimedia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Subfamily:
Pyrginae
Tribe:
Pyrrhopygini
Genus:
Olafia

Nemesio, 2005
Species:
O. roscius
Binomial name
Olafia roscius
(Hopffer, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Cyclopyge Mielke, 2002 (homonym of Cyclopyge Hawle & Corda, 1847, a trilobite)
  • Pyrrhopyge roscius Hopffer, 1874 (type)
  • Oxynetra roscius
  • Cyclopyge roscius
  • Oxynetra rufocincta Hayward, 1932
  • Pyrrhopyga erythrosoma Mabille, 1891

Subspecies
  • O. roscius roscius (Hopffer, 1874) (Brazil, Argentina)
  • O. roscius flavomaculata (Bell, 1937) (Brazil: Santa Catarina)
  • O. roscius iphimedia (Plötz, 1886) (Brazil)[4]

Etymology

The genus is named in honour of entomologist Olaf H.H. Mielke.[2]

References
  1. Mielke, O.H.H. (2002). "Pyrrhopyginae: Gêneros novos e revalidados (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae)" (PDF). Rev. Bras. Zool. 19 (19): 217–228. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752002000100020.
  2. Nemesio, Andre (2005). "A homonymy in Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera): a new name for Cyclopyge Mielke" (PDF). Neotropical Entomology. 6 (34): 1025. doi:10.1590/s1519-566x2005000600023.
  3. Brower, A.V.Z. (4 March 2007). "Cyclopyge Mielke 2002. Cyclopyge roscius (Hopffer 1874), Version 04 March 2007 (under construction)". The Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  4. Savela, Markku. "Cyclopyge Mielke, 2002". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 12 November 2013.


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