Tosta

Familia: Hesperiidae
Subfamilia: Pyrginae
Tribus: Achlyodidini
Genus: Tosta
Species: T. capra –T. gorgus –T. platypterus –T. pseudospeculum –T. sapasoa –T. saltarana –T. taurus –T. tosta

Tosta W.H. Evans, 1953

Type species: Tosta tosta W.H. Evans, 1953: 187.

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