Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type-species

Genus:
Gerosis Mabille, 1903 , in Wytsman. Genera Insect. 17(a) : 44 [key], 49.    [BHL]

Status:
Available Name

Homonyms: 1

Higher classification:
HESPERIOIDEA : HESPERIIDAE : PYRGINAE : PYRGINI

Type-species:
Coladenia hamiltoni de Nicéville, 1889. J. asiat. Soc. Bengal (2), : 291, pl.13, fig.8.    [BHL]

Type-species designation:
by monotypy .

Type specimens:
See BHL scanned Type-species page: .

Notes:
Hemming (1967) stated:-

The taxon represented by the nominal species Coladenia hamiltoni de Niceville is currently treated subjectively on taxonomic grounds as being the same as that represented by the older-established nominal species Satarupa phisara Moore, 1874, J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt II, 53 (1) : 50.

The higher classification used here follows Lamas (2008).

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