Anastrus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Hesperiidae
Subfamilia: Pyrginae
Tribus: Erynnini
Subtribus: Erynnina
Genus: Anastrus
Species: A. chaqua – A. meliboea – A. neaeris – A. obscurus – A. peruvianus – A. tolimus – A. ulpianus – A. virens
Name

Anastrus Hübner, 1824

Type species: Talides obscurus Hübner, [1824], per Evans, [1953]: 182.
Synonymy

Anastrus Hübner, 1824: text, pl.149 figs 3,4.
Gorgophone Godman & Salvin, [1894]: 378. TS: meliboea. Synonymy in Evans, [1953]: 182.
Echelatus Godman & Salvin, [1894]: 378. TS: sempitermus. Synonymy in Evans, [1953]: 182.

References

Bell, E.L. & Comstock, W.P. 1948. A new genus and some new species and subspecies of American Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). American Museum Novitates 1379: 1–23. PDF. Reference page.
Austin, G.T. 1998. Hesperiidae of Rondonia, Brazil: Anastrus and Tosta, with Descriptions of Two New Species (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Pyrginae). Tropical Lepidoptera 9(Suppl.2): 19–25. PDF. Reference page.
Evans, W.H. 1951–55. A Catalogue of the American Hesperiidae. Pt.1 (1951): x+92pp, pls. 1–9; Pt.2 (1952): v.+178pp, pls. 10–25; Pt.3 (1953): v+246pp, pls. 26–53; Pt.4 (1955): v+499pp, pls. 54–88. Reference page.
Godman, F. & Salvin, O. 1879-1901. Biologia Centrali-Americana (Lepidoptera; Rhopalocera), 3 vols. London, Taylor & Francis. Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol III (plates). Reference page.
Grishin, N.V. 2012. A new Central American Anastrus with unexpectedly distinct genitalia (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Pyrginae). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 22(1): 1–7. Reference page.
Hemming, A. F., 1967. The generic names of the butterflies and their type species (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 1967, Suppl. 9: 1-509.Reference page.
Hübner, J. 1806–1838. Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge. Augsburg. 3 volumes. Vol.1, Vol.2, Vol.3. Reference page.
Lamas, G. 2004. (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol. 5A. Association for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439p. Reference page.

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Butterflies of America

Anastrus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. The following species are recognised in the genus Anastrus:

Anastrus luctuosus
Anastrus meliboea
Anastrus neaeris
Anastrus obliqua
Anastrus obscurus
Anastrus peruvianus
Anastrus petius
Anastrus sempiternus
Anastrus tolimus
Anastrus ulpianus
Anastrus virens

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database