Lotongus
| Lotongus | |
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| Lotongus sarala | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Erionotini |
| Genus: | Distant, 1886 |
Lotongus is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. The genus is confined to the Indomalayan realm.
Species
- Lotongus calathus (Hewitson, 1876) Burma to Malaya
- L. c. calathus Thailand, Langkawi, Malaysia, Tioman, Borneo, Sumatra, Bangka, Natuna, Palawan
- L. c. taprobanus (Plötz, 1885) Celebes
- L. c. balta Evans, 1949 Vietnam, Burma, Thailand, Laos
- Lotongus saralus (de Nicéville, 1889) Assam to W.China.
- L. s. chinensis Evans, 1932 Burma, Thailand, Laos, N.Vietnam, Szechwan
- L. s. quinquepunctus Joicey & Talbot, 1921 Hainan
- Lotongus sarala
Former species
- Lotongus avesta (Hewitson, 1868) - transferred to Avestia avesta (Hewitson, 1868)
References
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