It is the type genus of the tribe Tagiadini of the subfamily Pyrginae in the family Hesperiidae. It contains seventeen species; three of which are found in tropical Africa, while fourteen are found from India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, northeast Australia, to the Pacific Islands. They are primarily diurnal butterflies, and can usually be found in secondary forests at up to  above sea level.
It is the type genus of the tribe Tagiadini in the subfamily Pyrginae, family Hesperiidae. It comprises seventeen species; three are found in tropical Africa, while fourteen are distributed from India to the Pacific Islands. These butterflies are primarily diurnal and can typically be observed in secondary forests up to  above sea level.