''Ampittia'' is the

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of bush hoppers in the skipper

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Hesperiidae Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...

. It is the only member of the

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...

Ampittiini.

Species

* '' Ampittia capenas'' (Hewitson, 1868) – African bush hopper * '' Ampittia dalailama'' (Mabille, 1876) * ''

Ampittia dioscorides ''Ampittia dioscorides'', the common bush hopper or simply bush hopper, is a species of butterfly found in India, China, Indochina, Cambodia and on to Borneo, Sumatra and Java belonging to the family Hesperiidae. Description Subspecies *''A. ...

'' (Fabricius, 1793) – (common) bush hopper * '' Ampittia kilombero'' T.B. Larsen & Congdon, 2012 * '' Ampittia maroides'' de Nicéville,

896 __NOTOC__ Year 896 ( DCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * February – King Arnulf of Carinthia invades Italy at the head of an East Frankish expeditionary army. He storms ...

/small> * '' Ampittia nanus'' (Leech, 1890) * '' Ampittia parva'' Aurivillius, 1925 * '' Ampittia sichunanensis'' Z.G. Wang & Y. Niu, 2002 * ''

Ampittia trimacula ''Ampittia trimacula'' is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It was described by John Henry Leech John Henry Leech (5 December 1862 – 29 December 1900, Hurdcott House, Salisbury) was an English entomologist who specialised in ...

'' (Leech, 1891) * '' Ampittia tristella'' Shou, Chou & Li, 2006 * '' Ampittia virgata'' (Leech, 1890) ** ''Ampittia virgata miyakei'' Matsumura, 1910

References

* , 2012: The genus Ampittia in Africa with the description of a new species (Hesperiinae; Aeromachini) and three new species in the genera Andronymus and Chondrolepis (Hesperiinae, incertae sedis) (Lepidoptera; Hesperiidae). ''Zootaxa'', 3322: 49-62. * , 2002: New species of butterflies (Lepidoptera) from China, II. ''Entomotaxonomia'' 2002 (4): 276-284.

External links

Images representing ''Ampitia''
at

Consortium for the Barcode of Life The Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) was an international initiative dedicated to supporting the development of DNA barcoding as a global standard for species identification. CBOL's Secretariat Office is hosted by the National Museum of ...

Butterflies of Indochina Hesperiidae genera {{hesperiinae-stub