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Trapezitinae is a subfamily of the Hesperiidae ("skippers") family of butterflies. They are found only in New Guinea and Australia. The subfamily contains about 60 species in 20 genera.

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Trapezitinae is a subfamily of the Hesperiidae ("skippers") family of butterflies. They are found only in New Guinea and Australia. The subfamily contains about 60 species in 20 genera.

==Genera== Anisynta Lower, 1911 Atkinsia Braby & Toussaint, 2022 Antipodia Atkins, 1984 Croitana Waterhouse, 1932 Dispar Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 Felicena Waterhouse, 1932 Herimosa Atkins, 1994 Hesperilla Hewitson, 1868 Hewitsoniella Shepard, 1931 Mesodina Meyrick, 1901 Motasingha Watson, 1893 Neohesperilla Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 Oreisplanus Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 Pasma Waterhouse, 1932 Prada Evans, 1949 Proeidosa Atkins, 1973 Signeta Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 Rachelia Hemming, 1964 Toxidia Mabille, 1891 Trapezites Hübner, 1819

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