Abstract
Using standardized dissection and observation methods, we describe and illustrate the external surface of the head and itsappendices of four Neotropical Hesperiidae species classified in different subfamilies or tribes. Here we discuss the dif-ferential characters encountered in these species which appear to be capable of providing information for improving the classification of the family and its subgroups.References
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