Salatis
Genus of butterflies
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Salatis is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae,[1] in which they are placed to tribe Phocidini.[2]
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| Salatis spp. and related genera in Adalbert Seitz Macrolepidoptera of the World Vol.5 The American Rhopalocera | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Phocidini |
| Genus: | Salatis Evans, 1952 |
Species of the genus Salatis are native to Central America and South America, including in the Amazon River basin.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Salatis:[2]
- Salatis canalis (Skinner, 1920)
- Salatis salatis (Stoll, 1782)
- Salatis cebrenus (Cramer, 1777)
- Salatis flavomarginatus (Sepp, [1851])
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