Observations on the biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Part 9. Hesperiinae incertae sedis: Zingiberales feeders, genera of unknown biology and an overview of the Hesperiinae incertae sedis Author Cock, Matthew J. W. Author Congdon, T. Colin E. Author Collins, Steve C. text Zootaxa 2016 4066 3 201 247 journal article 51187 10.11646/zootaxa.4066.3.1 efd9df5e-1439-4724-ae76-a219f7c3ce70 1175-5326 264653 680D0FB4-F3BC-4562-B214-631067287218 Semalea Holland , 1896 Holland (1896) established this genus with S. pulvina (Plötz) as type species, together with S. arela (Mabille) (as its synonym S. nox (Mabille) , nox being the male and arela the female of the same species). There are now five, possibly six species in this genus of Afrotropical skippers ( Larsen 2005 ). Of these, we have reared the two relatively common species, S. arela and S. pulvina from Kenya , Tanzania and Zambia . The males of the genus are usually more or less plain brown, with a variety of brands which are useful for identification, while the females have variable white hyaline markings ( Evans 1937 ). The food plants of these two species are Zingiberaceae , and it is likely that the other members of the genus will also be found to have food plants in this family.