''Diaeus'' is a genus of

skipper butterflies 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 ...

in the family

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 ...

. The genus was erected by

Frederick DuCane Godman Frederick DuCane Godman (15 January 1834 – 19 February 1919) was an English lepidopterist, entomology, entomologist and ornithology, ornithologist. He was one of the twenty founding members of the British Ornithologists' Union. Along with Osb ...

and

Osbert Salvin Osbert Salvin (25 February 1835 – 1 June 1898) was an English natural history, naturalist, Ornithology, ornithologist, and Herpetology, herpetologist best known for co-authoring ''Biologia Centrali-Americana'' (1879–1915) with Frederick DuC ...

in 1895.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Diaeus'': *'' Diaeus ambata'' Evans, 1953 - Ecuador *'' Diaeus lacaena'' (Hewitson, 1869) - Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil *'' Diaeus variegata'' (Plötz, 1884) - Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Bolivia *'' Diaeus varna'' Evans, 1953 - Mexico

References

Pyrgini Hesperiidae genera Taxa named by Frederick DuCane Godman Taxa named by Osbert Salvin Taxa described in 1895 {{Pyrginae-stub