Chondrolepis

Chondrolepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Hesperiinae
Tribe:	Erionotini
Genus:	Chondrolepis; Mabille, 1904
Synonyms
	Chioneigia Heron, 1909;

Chondrolepis is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. The name Chondrolepis (meaning "thick scales") derives from Greek words: chondros (meaning "thick") and lepis (meaning "scale").

Species

Chondrolepis cynthia Evans, 1936
Chondrolepis ducarmei T.B. Larsen & Congdon, 2012
Chondrolepis leggei (Heron, 1909)
Chondrolepis nero Evans, 1937
Chondrolepis niveicornis (Plötz, 1883)
Chondrolepis obscurior de Jong, 1986
Chondrolepis similis de Jong, 1986
Chondrolepis telisignata (Butler, 1896)
Chondrolepis uluguru T.B. Larsen & Congdon, 2012

References

^ Chondrolepis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

External links

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[1] Chondrolepis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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