Kedestes
Introduction '''''Kedestes''''' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae, commonly known as '''rangers'''. The genus is restricted to the Afrotropical realm, where it occurs mostly in the East and South. The larvae of several species feed on grasses. It is thought to be related to ''Ampittia''.
Species *''Kedestes brunneostriga'' (Plötz, 1884)*''Kedestes lema'' Neave, 1910*''Kedestes lenis'' Riley, 1932*''Kedestes lepenula'' (Wallengren, 1857)*''Kedestes macomo'' (Trimen, 1862)*''Kedestes malua'' Neave, 1910*''Kedestes marshalli'' Aurivillius, 1925*''Kedestes niveostriga'' (Trimen, 1864)*''Kedestes rogersi'' Druce, 1907*''Kedestes straeleni'' Evans, 1956*''Kedestes sublineata'' Pennington, 1953===Former species===*''Kedestes barberae'' (Trimen, 1873) - transferred to ''Trida barberae'' (Trimen, 1873)*''Kedestes callicles'' (Hewitson, 1868) - transferred to ''Dotta callicles'' (Hewitson, 1868)*''Kedestes chaca'' (Trimen, 1873) - transferred to ''Nervia chaca'' (Trimen, 1873)*''Kedestes ekouyi'' Vande weghe and Albert, 2009 - transferred to ''Nervia ekouyi'' (Vande weghe and Albert, 2009)*''Kedestes heathi'' Hancock & Gardiner, 1982 - transferred to ''Nervia heathi'' (Hancock & Gardiner, 1982)*''Kedestes michaeli'' Gardiner & Hancock, 1982 - transferred to ''Nervia michaeli'' (Gardiner & Hancock, 1982)*''Kedestes monostichus'' Hancock & Gardiner, 1982 - transferred to ''Nervia monostichus'' (Hancock & Gardiner, 1982)*''Kedestes mohozutza'' (Wallengren, 1857) - transferred to ''Nervia mohozutza'' (Wallengren, 1857)*''Kedestes nancy'' Collins & Larsen, 1991 - transferred to ''Nervia nancy'' (Collins & Larsen, 1991)*''Kedestes nerva'' (Fabricius, 1793) - transferred to ''Nervia nerva'' (Fabricius, 1793))*''Kedestes pinheyi'' Hancock & Gardiner, 1982 - transferred to ''Nervia pinheyi'' (Hancock & Gardiner, 1982)*''Kedestes protensa'' Butler, 1901 - transferred to ''Nervia protensa'' (Butler, 1901)*''Kedestes sarahae'' Henning & Henning, 1998 - transferred to ''Trida sarahae'' (Henning & Henning, 1998)*''Kedestes wallengrenii'' (Trimen, 1883) - transferred to ''Nervia wallengrenii'' (Trimen, 1883)
References * Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
External links * Kedestes at funet*  Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 78