Metisella
Introduction '''''Metisella''''' is a genus of skippers, commonly called '''sylphs''', in the family Hesperiidae found in Africa. For other sylphs see genera ''Astictopterus'', ''Willema'', and ''Tsitana''.
Species *''Metisella abdeli'' (Krüger, 1928)*''Metisella aegipan'' (Trimen, 1868) – mountain sylph*''Metisella alticola'' (Aurivillius, 1925)*''Metisella congdoni'' de Jong & Kielland, 1983*''Metisella decipiens'' (Butler, 1896)*''Metisella kakamega'' de Jong, 1976 – Kakamega sylph*''Metisella kambove'' (Neave, 1910)*''Metisella malgacha'' (Boisduval, 1833) – grassveld sylph*''Metisella medea'' Evans, 1937*''Metisella meninx'' (Trimen, 1873) – marsh sylph*''Metisella metis'' (Linnaeus, 1764) – gold spotted sylph*''Metisella midas'' (Butler, 1894) – Midas sylph*''Metisella quadrisignatus'' (Butler, 1894) – four-spot sylph*''Metisella syrinx'' (Trimen, 1868) – bamboo sylph*''Metisella trisignatus'' (Neave, 1904) – three-spot sylph===Former species===* ''Metisella angolana'' (Karsch, 1896). Transferred to ''Willema angolana'' (Karsch, 1896)* ''Metisella carsoni'' (Butler, 1898). Transferred to ''Willema carsoni'' (Butler, 1898)* ''Metisella formosus'' (Butler, 1894) – beautiful sylph. Transferred to ''Willema formosa'' (Butler, 1894)* ''Metisella kumbona'' Evans, 1937.Transferred to ''Willema kumbona'' (Evans, 1937)* ''Metisella perexcellens'' (Butler, 1896). Transferred to ''Willema perexcellens'' (Butler, 1896)* ''Metisella tsadicus'' (Aurivillius, 1905). Transferred to ''Willema tsadica'' (Aurivillius, 1905)* ''Metisella willemi'' (Wallengren, 1857) – netted sylph. Transferred to ''Willema willemi'' (Wallengren, 1857)
References * Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database* Metisella at funet