Tsitana
| Tsitana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Hesperiinae |
| Tribe: | Erionotini |
| Genus: | Tsitana Evans, 1937 |
Tsitana, commonly called sylphs, is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae are found primarily in Africa. These are small to medium-sized skippers that are primarily unmarked bown of the upperside wings.[1] For other sylphs see genus Metisella.
Species
Listed alphabetically.[2]
- Tsitana dicksoni Evans, 1955 – Dickson's Sylph
- Tsitana tsita (Trimen, 1870) – Dismal Sylph
- Tsitana tulbagha Evans, 1937 – Tulbagh Sylph
- Tsitana uitenhaga Evans, 1937 – Uitenhage Sylph
- Tsitana wallacei (Neave, 1910) – Wallace's Sylph