{{Short description|Genus of butterflies}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Metisella malgacha ssp. malgacha.jpg | image_caption = ''Metisella malgacha'' | taxon = Metisella | authority = Hemming, 1934 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = }}
'''''Metisella''''' is a genus of skippers, commonly called '''sylphs''',<ref>{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}</ref> in the family Hesperiidae found in Africa. For other sylphs see genera ''Astictopterus'', ''Willema'', and ''Tsitana''.
==Species== *''Metisella abdeli'' <small>(Krüger, 1928)</small> *''Metisella aegipan'' <small>(Trimen, 1868)</small> – mountain sylph *''Metisella alticola'' <small>(Aurivillius, 1925)</small> *''Metisella congdoni'' <small>de Jong & Kielland, 1983</small> *''Metisella decipiens'' <small>(Butler, 1896)</small> *''Metisella kakamega'' <small>de Jong, 1976</small> – Kakamega sylph *''Metisella kambove'' <small>(Neave, 1910)</small> *''Metisella malgacha'' <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small> – grassveld sylph *''Metisella medea'' <small>Evans, 1937</small> *''Metisella meninx'' <small>(Trimen, 1873)</small> – marsh sylph *''Metisella metis'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1764)</small> – gold spotted sylph *''Metisella midas'' <small>(Butler, 1894)</small> – Midas sylph *''Metisella quadrisignatus'' <small>(Butler, 1894)</small> – four-spot sylph *''Metisella syrinx'' <small>(Trimen, 1868)</small> – bamboo sylph *''Metisella trisignatus'' <small>(Neave, 1904)</small> – three-spot sylph
===Former species=== * ''Metisella angolana'' <small>(Karsch, 1896)</small>. Transferred to ''Willema angolana'' <small>(Karsch, 1896)</small> * ''Metisella carsoni'' <small>(Butler, 1898)</small>. Transferred to ''Willema carsoni'' <small>(Butler, 1898)</small> * ''Metisella formosus'' <small>(Butler, 1894)</small> – beautiful sylph. Transferred to ''Willema formosa'' <small>(Butler, 1894)</small> * ''Metisella kumbona'' <small>Evans, 1937</small>. Transferred to ''Willema kumbona'' <small>(Evans, 1937)</small> * ''Metisella perexcellens'' <small>(Butler, 1896)</small>. Transferred to ''Willema perexcellens'' <small>(Butler, 1896)</small> * ''Metisella tsadicus'' <small>(Aurivillius, 1905)</small>. Transferred to ''Willema tsadica'' <small>(Aurivillius, 1905)</small> * ''Metisella willemi'' <small>(Wallengren, 1857)</small> – netted sylph. Transferred to ''Willema willemi'' <small>(Wallengren, 1857)</small>
==References== {{Reflist}} *[http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?searchPageURL=index.dsml&FAMILY=Hesperiidae Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database] *[https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/heteropterinae/metisella/index.html Metisella at funet]
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Category:Skipperlings Category:Skipper (butterfly) genera Category:Taxa named by Francis Hemming Category:Taxa described in 1934
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