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Salatis

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Salatis is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae,^[1] in which they are placed to tribe Phocidini.^[2]

Species of the genus Salatis are native to Central America and South America, including in the Amazon River basin.

The following species are recognised in the genus Salatis:^[2]

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^ ^a ^b Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel H.; Grishin, Nick V. (26 March 2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13). Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

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Salatis is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae, in which they are placed to tribe Phocidini.

Species of the genus Salatis are native to Central America and South America, including in the Amazon River basin.