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

Genus:
Borbo Evans, 1949 . Cat. Hesp. Europ. Asia Austr. Brit. Mus. : 44, 436.

Status:
Available Name

Homonyms: 1

Higher classification:
HESPERIOIDEA : HESPERIIDAE : HESPERIINAE

Type-species:
Hesperia borbonica Boisduval, 1833. Nouv. Annls Mus. Hist. nat. Paris 2: 213, pl.9, figs 5-6.    [BHL]

Type-species designation:
by original designation . [(as page 65 in the re-paged separate issued under the title "Faun. ent. Madagascar, Lép.")]

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

Notes:
The higher classification used here follows Lamas (2008).

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