Semalea

Semalea
Semalea arela figure 20
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Tribe:	Megathymini
Genus:	Semalea Holland, 1896

Semalea is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

• Semalea arela (Mabille, 1891)
• Semalea atrio (Mabille, 1891)
• Semalea kola Evans, 1937
• Semalea pulvina (Plötz, 1879)
• Semalea sextilis (Plötz, 1886)

Species with doubtful status

• Semalea proxima (Plötz, 1886) (nomen dubium)
• Semalea bauri (Plötz, 1886) (nomen dubium)

References

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External links

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 79