Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type-species
Genus:
Tagiades Hübner, 1819 . Verz. bekannt. Schmett. (7) : 108.
Status:
Available Name
Homonyms: 1
Higher classification:
HESPERIOIDEA : HESPERIIDAE : PYRGINAE
Type-species:
Papilio japetus Stoll , 1781 , in Cramer Uitl. Kapellen 4 (31) : 145, pl. 365, figs E, F. .
Type-species designation:
by subsequent designation by, Butler , 1870 Entomologist's mon. Mag. 7 : 99.
Notes:
Cowan (1970: 56) stated:-
TAGIADES Hübner, - add [1819], [genus year].
TAGIADES was included within the subfamily HESPERIIDAE: PYRGINAE by Ackery et al., in Kristensen (1999).