Checklist of Hesperiidae From Tamil Nadu

An updated checklist of the Hesperiidae from Tamil Nadu is presented herein, from an analysis of published data and the hesperiids collected from four districts of Tamil Nadu viz., Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin and Theni. Life stages viz., egg, larva, pupa, and adult collected were processed and identifications accomplished with wing venation and genitalia. This led to a total of 50 genera and 120 species under four subfamilies viz., Coeliadinae (10 species), Hesperiinae (66), Pyrginae (22) and unassigned (22). Nearly 15 species were collected during September 2013 to April 2014. Incidence of Erionota torus (Evans) on banana and Hasora chromus (Cramer) on Pongamia sp., were noteworthy.