Staphylus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae found mainly in South America with some species in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and southern United States.
Species
Listed alphabetically.
- Staphylus ascalaphus <small>(Staudinger, 1876)</small> â mauve scallopwing
- Staphylus ascalon <small>(Staudinger, 1876)</small>
- Staphylus astra <small>(Williams & Bell, 1940)</small>
- Staphylus azteca <small>(Scudder, 1872)</small> â Aztec scallopwing
- Staphylus balsa <small>(Bell, 1937)</small>
- Staphylus buena <small>(Williams & Bell, 1940)</small>
- Staphylus caribbea <small>(Williams & Bell, 1940)</small>
- Staphylus cartagoa <small>(Williams & Bell, 1940)</small>
- Staphylus ceos <small>(Edwards, 1882)</small> â golden-headed sootywing
- Staphylus chlora <small>Evans, 1953</small> â green-headed sootywing
- Staphylus chlorocephala <small>(Latreille, [1824])</small>
- Staphylus corumba <small>(Williams & Bell, 1940)</small>
- Staphylus eryx <small>Evans, 1953</small>
- Staphylus esmeraldus <small>Miller, 1966</small>
- Staphylus evemerus <small>Godman & Salvin, [1896]</small>
- Staphylus hayhurstii <small>(Edwards, 1870)</small> â Hayhurst's scallopwing, scalloped sootywing
- Staphylus huigra <small>(Williams & Bell, 1940)</small>
- Staphylus iguala <small>(Williams & Bell, 1940)</small> â Iguala sootywing
- Staphylus imperspicua <small>(Hayward, 1940)</small>
- Staphylus incanus <small>Bell, 1932</small>
- Staphylus insignis <small>Mielke, 1980</small>
- Staphylus kayei <small>Cock, 1996</small>
- Staphylus lenis <small>Steinhauser, 1989</small>
- Staphylus lizeri <small>(Hayward, 1938)</small>
- Staphylus mazans <small>(Reakirt, [1867])</small> â Mazans scallopwing, southern scalloped sootywing
- Staphylus melaina <small>(Hayward, 1947)</small>
- Staphylus melangon <small>(Mabille, 1883)</small>
- Staphylus melius <small>Steinhauser, 1989</small>
- Staphylus musculus <small>(Burmeister, 1875)</small>
- Staphylus oeta <small>(Plötz, 1884)</small> â Plötz's sootywing
- Staphylus parvus <small>Steinhauser & Austin, 1993</small>
- Staphylus perforata <small>(Möschler, 1879)</small>
- Staphylus perna <small>Evans, 1953</small>
- Staphylus punctiseparatus <small>Hayward, 1933</small>
- Staphylus putumayo <small>(Bell, 1937)</small>
- Staphylus sambo <small>Evans, 1953</small>
- Staphylus saxos <small>Evans, 1953</small>
- Staphylus shola <small>Evans, 1953</small>
- Staphylus tepeca <small>(Bell, 1942)</small> â checkered scallopwing
- Staphylus tierra <small>Evans, 1953</small> â west-Mexican scallopwing
- Staphylus tingo <small>Steinhauser, 1989</small>
- Staphylus tridentis <small>Steinhauser, 1989</small>
- Staphylus tucumanus <small>(Plötz, 1884)</small>
- Staphylus tyro <small>(Mabille, 1878)</small>
- Staphylus unicornis <small>Steinhauser & Austin, 1993</small>
- Staphylus veytius <small>Freeman, 1969</small> â Chiapas scallopwing
- Staphylus vincula <small>(Plötz, 1886)</small> â mountain scallopwing
- Staphylus vulgata <small>(Möschler, 1879)</small> â golden-snouted scallopwing
Former species
- Staphylus angulata <small>(Bell, 1937)</small> - transferred to Incisus angulata <small>(Bell, 1937)</small>
- Staphylus fasciatus <small>Hayward, 1933</small> - transferred to Incisus fasciatus <small>(Hayward, 1933)</small>
- Staphylus incisus <small>(Mabille, 1878)</small> - transferred to Incisus incisus <small>(Mabille, 1878)</small>
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