Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type-species

Genus:
Cephrenes Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 . Butts Australia : 8, 199, 206.
Status:
Available Name
Homonyms: 1
Higher classification:
HESPERIOIDEA : HESPERIIDAE : HESPERIINAE
Type-species:
Hesperia sperthias Felder , 1862 Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 12 : 492. .
Type-species designation:
by original designation
Notes:
Hemming (1967) stated:-

The taxon represented by the nominal species Hesperia sperthias Felder is currently treated subjectively on taxonomic grounds as a subspecies of the taxon represented by the nominal species Hesperia augiades Felder (C.), 1860 (S.B. Akad. Wiss. Mien 40 : 461).

Cowan (1970: 44) stated:-

"Lyall to read - Lyell", [genus author].
Junior name(s):
Corone Mabille, 1878: 205.

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Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith