''Ridens'' is a genus of
Neotropical
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In biogeogra ...
butterflies in the family
Hesperiidae
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Eudaminae
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Species
*'' Ridens allyni'' Freeman, 1979 - Mexico, Guatemala
*'' Ridens bidens'' Austin, 1998 - Brazil (Rondônia).
*'' Ridens biolleyi'' (Mabille, 1900) - Costa Rica
*'' Ridens bridgmani'' (Weeks, 1902) - Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil
*'' Ridens crison'' (Godman & Salvin, 893
**''R. crison crison'' - Guatemala, Mexico
**''R. crison cachinnans'' (Godman, 1901) - Panama
**''R. crison howarthi '' Steinhauser, 1974 - El Salvador
*'' Ridens fieldi'' Steinhauser, 1974 - Guatemala
*'' Ridens fulima'' Evans, 1952 - Brazil (Espírito Santo)
*'' Ridens fulminans'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) - Mexico to Brazil
*''Ridens harpagus
''Ridens'' is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).
Species
*''Ridens allyni'' Freeman, 1979 - Mexico, Guatemala
*''Ridens bidens'' Austin, 1998 - Brazil (Rondônia).
*''Ridens biolleyi'' (Mabille, 1900) - Cos ...
'' (C. & R. Felder, 1867) - Colombia
*'' Ridens mephitis'' (Hewitson, 1876) - Mexico, Panama, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela
*''Ridens mercedes
''Ridens'' is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).
Species
*'' Ridens allyni'' Freeman, 1979 - Mexico, Guatemala
*'' Ridens bidens'' Austin, 1998 - Brazil (Rondônia).
*'' Ridens biolleyi'' (Mabille, 1900) - ...
'' Steinhauser, 1983 - Mexico
*'' Ridens miltas'' (Godman & Salvin, 893 - Mexico
*'' Ridens nora'' Evans, 1952 - Peru
*'' Ridens pacasa'' (Williams, 1927) - Bolivia
*'' Ridens panche '' (Williams, 1927) - Colombia
*'' Ridens philistus'' (Hopffer, 1874)
**''R. philistus philistus'' - Peru
**''R. philistus philia '' Evans, 1952 - Colombia
*'' Ridens ridens'' (Hewitson, 1876) - Panama to Brazil
*'' Ridens telegonoides'' (Mabille & Boullet, 1912) - Colombia
*''Ridens toddi
''Ridens'' is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).
Species
*'' Ridens allyni'' Freeman, 1979 - Mexico, Guatemala
*'' Ridens bidens'' Austin, 1998 - Brazil (Rondônia).
*'' Ridens biolleyi'' (Mabille, 1900) - ...
'' Steinhauser, 1974 - El Salvador
*''Ridens tristis
''Ridens'' is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).
Species
*'' Ridens allyni'' Freeman, 1979 - Mexico, Guatemala
*'' Ridens bidens'' Austin, 1998 - Brazil (Rondônia).
*'' Ridens biolleyi'' (Mabille, 1900) - ...
'' (Draudt, 922 - Bolivia, Peru
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
External links
images representing ''Ridens'' at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Hesperiidae
Hesperiidae of South America
Hesperiidae genera
Taxa named by William Harry Evans
Taxa described in 1952
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