Mylon

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Hesperiidae
Subfamilia: Pyrginae
Tribus: Erynnini
Subtribus: Erynnina
Genus: Mylon
Species: M. ander –M. cajus –M. illineatus –M. lassia –M. maimon –M. mestor –M. orsa –M. salvia –M. zephus
Name

Mylon Godman & Salvin, [1894]: 384.

Type species: Leucochitonea lassia Hewitson, 1868: 49; per Hemming, 1967: 301.
References

Austin, G.T. 2000. Hesperiidae of Rondonia, Brazil: Antigonus Genus: Group. Journal of The Lepidopterists' Society 54(1): 1–28. Reference page.
Godman, F. & Salvin, O. 1879-1901. Biologia Centrali-Americana (Lepidoptera; Rhopalocera), 3 vols. London, Taylor & Francis. Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol III (plates). Reference page.
Hemming, A. F., 1967. The generic names of the butterflies and their type species (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 1967, Suppl. 9: 1-509.Reference page.
Hewitson, W.C. 1867-68. Descriptions of One Hundred New Species of Hesperidae Pt.1 pp.1-25; Pt.2 pp.31-56. van Voorst, London. Reference page.
Lamas, G. 2004. (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol.5A, Pt.4A. Assn. for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439pp. Reference page.

Mylon is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species

Mylon lassia (Hewitson, 1868)
Mylon illineatus Mabille & Boullet, 1917
Mylon orsa Evans, 1953
Mylon mestor Evans, 1953
Mylon ander Evans, 1953
Mylon maimon (Fabricius, 1775)
Mylon cajus (Plötz, 1884)
Mylon pelopidas (Fabricius, 1793) pale mylon
Mylon jason (Ehrmann, 1907)
Mylon exstincta Mabille & Boullet, 1917
Mylon simplex Austin, 2000
Mylon argonautarum Austin, 2000
Mylon cristata Austin, 2000
Mylon salvia Evans, 1953
Mylon zephus (Butler, 1870)

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Mylon at funet