Col M. A. Wynter-Blyth in his 1957 book Butterflies of the Indian Region lists 81 species of 36 genera of hesperiids, of 09 subfamilies (as were considered valid at that time). The list of butterflies mentioned in his book are:
Subfamily 1 - Celaenorrhinae (the Flats)
edit- Common Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus leucocera, pp 459 - 461, plate 68. DONE
- Tamil Spotted Flat Celaenorrhinus ruficornis, pp 460 - 461. DONE
- Malabar Flat Celaenorrhinus ambareesa, pp 460 - 461.
- Multispotted Flat Celaenorrhinus pulomaya, pg 461.
- Black Flat Celaenorrhinus spilothyrus, pg 461.
The following three species are now grouped as forms of Tagiades japetus:
- Suffused Snow Flat Tagiades obscurus, pg 461, plate 68.
- Ceylon Snow Flat Tagiades distans, pp 461 - 462.
- Common Snow Flat Tagiades atticus, pg 462.
Other species included by Wynter-Blyth are:
- Water Snow Flat, Tagiades litigiosa, pg 462, plates 3 & 68.
- Spotted Snow Flat, Tagiades menaka, pp 462 - 463.
- Fulvous Pied Flat Coladenia dan, pp 463, plate 68.
- Tricolour Pied Flat Coladenia indrani, pg 463.
- Spotted Small Flat Sarangesa purendra, pg 464, plate 69.
- Common Small Flat Sarangesa dasahara, pp 464 - 465.
- Tiny Flat Sarangesa sati, pg 464. Now considered a race of Sarangesa purendra.
- Chestnut Angle Odontoptilum angulata, pg 465, plate 68.
- Golden Angle Caprona ransonnetti, pg 465, plate 69.
Subfamily 2 - Hesperiinae (the Skippers)
editWB mentions that Syrichtus is now Spialia.
- Indian Skipper Syrichtus galba, pg 466, Plate 71 (WB - now Spialia galba).
- African Marbled Skipper Gomalia elma, pg 466.
WB mentions that Hasora is now Chromus.
- Common Banded Awl Hasora alexis, pg 467, plate 69.
- Plain Banded Awl Hasora vitta, pg 468.
- White-Banded Awl Hasora taminatus, pg 468.
- Plain Banded Awl Hasora badra, pg 468.
WB mentions that Ismene is now Bibasis.
- Orange Awlet Ismene jaina, pg 468, plate 69.
- Branded Orange Awlet Ismene aedipodea, pg 469.
- Pale Green Awlet Ismene gomata, pg 469.
- Orange-tail Awl Bibasis sena, pg 469, Plate 69.
- Indian Awl-King Choaspes benjaminii, pg 470, plate 69.
- Brown Awl Badamia exclamationis, pp 470 - 471, plate 68.
Subfamily 4 - Plastingiinae (the Bobs)
edit- Indian Palm Bob Suastus gremius, pg 471, plate 71.
- Light Straw Ace Pithauria stramineipennis, pp 471 - 472.
- Atkinson's Bob Arnetta atkinsoni, pg 472.
- Vindhyan Bob Arnetta vindhiana, pp 472 - 473.
Subfamily 5 - Erionotinae (the Redeyes)
edit- Common Redeye Matapa aria, pg 473, plate 70.
- Giant Redeye Gangara thyrsis, pp 473 - 474, plate 70.
- Palm Redeye Erionota thrax, pg 474.
Subfamily 6 - Pamphilinae (the Grass Darts)
edit- Himalayan Grass Dart Taractrocera danna, pg 475, plate 71.
- Common Grass Dart Taractrocera maevius, pg 475, plate 71.
- Tamil Grass Dart Taractrocera ceramas, pp 475 - 476, plate 71.
- Veined Scrub Hopper Aeromachus stigmata, pg 476.
- Pygmy Scrub Hopper Aeromachus pygmaeus, pp 476 - 477.
- Bush Hopper Ampittia dioscorides, pg 477, plate 71.
WB mentions that Astychus is now Telicota. He also mentions that the two spp below are considered as forms of Telicota ancilla.
- Pale Palm Dart Astychus augias, pg 478.
- Dark Palm Dart Astychus pythias, pg 478, plate 70.
- Common Dartlet Oriens gola, pg 479, plate 70.
- Tamil Dartlet Oriens concinna, pg 479.
WB mentions that it is now Potanthus.
- Potanthus pseudomaesa, pg 479, plate 70.
- Potanthus dara, pg 480.
- Potanthus confucius, pg 480.
- Potanthus palnia, pg 480.
- Ceylon Ace Halpe egena now Halpe homolea (WB); pg 480.
- Indian Ace Halpe homolea, pg 480.
- Banded Ace Halpe zema, pg 481.
- Moore's Ace Halpe moorei, now Halpe porus (WB); pg 481.
- Madras Ace Halpe honorei, now Thoressa honorei (WB); pp 481 - 482.
- Hedge Hopper Baracus vittatus, pg 482, plate 71.
- Hampson's Hedge Hopper Baracus hampsoni, pg 483, plate 71. (WB:now regarded as race of Baracus vittatus.
Group 1
- Paintbrush Swift Baoris oceia, now Baoris farri (WB), pg 484, plate 71.
- Kanara Swift Baoris canaraica, now Caltoris canaraica (WB), pg 484.
- Blank Swift Baoris kumara, now Caltoris kumara (WB), pg 484, plate 71.
- Philippine Swift Baoris philippina, pg 485.
- Contiguous Swift Baoris contigua, now Polytrema lubricans (WB), pg 485, plate 72.
- Yellow-spot Swift Baoris eltola, now Polytrema eltola (WB), pg 485, plate 72.
- Himalayan Swift Baoris discreta, now Polytrema eltola (WB), pg 485.
- Great Swift Baoris assamensis, now Pelopidas assamensis (WB), pg 485.
- Conjoined Swift Baoris conjuncta, now Pelopidas conjuncta (WB), pg 485, plates 3 and 72.
- Large Branded Swift Baoris sinensis, now Pelopidas sinensis, (WB), pp 485 - 486, plate 72.
- Small Branded Swift Baoris mathias, now Pelopidas mathias, (WB), pg 486, plate 72.
Group 2
- Straight Swift Baoris guttatus, now Parnara guttatus (WB), pg 485, plate 72.
- Rice Swift Baoris zelleri, now Borbo cinnara (WB), pg 485, plate 72.
- Bevan's Swift Baoris bevani, now Borbo bevani (WB), pg 485, plate 72.
- Dingy Swift Gegenes nostradamus, pg 488, plate 72.
- Common Wight Iton semamora, pg 488.
Subfamily 9 - Notocryptinae (the Demons, etc)
edit- Common Banded Demon Notocrypta paralysos, pg 489, plate 70.
- Spotted Demon Notocrypta fiesthamelii, pg 489.
- Restricted Demon Notocrypta curvifascia, pp 489 - 490.
- Grass Demon Udaspes folus, pg 490, plate 68.
- Tree Flitter Hyarotis adrastus, pg 491, plate 70.
WB mentions that Sancus is now Psolos.
- Coon Sancus pulligo, now Psolos pulligo (WB), pp 491 - 492.
- Forest Hopper Astictopterus jama, pg 491-492.
- Chestnut Bob Iambrix salsala, pg 492, plate 71.
References
edit- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.