Ardaris

Ardaris
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

Coordinates: 10°12′20″N 65°20′30″W / 10.20556°N 65.34167°W / 10.20556; -65.34167

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