A new family (Hesperiidae) for the butterfly fauna of the State of Kuwait.

For the first time, two species of the Hesperiidae family are recorded from the State of Kuwait. The observations of Gegenes nostrodamus (Fabricius, 1793) and Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798) started in 2021. The habitats are discussed, dorsal and ventral pictures of both genders of G. nostrodamus and P. mathias are included. For identification the genitalia of both genders were examined, and the photographs of their preparations are presented. While the male and female genitalia of G. nostrodamus were described in detail, this was not the case for P. mathias. Images of the male and female genitalia of collected specimens of P. mathias are compared with detailed drawings of Pelopidas thrax (Hübner, [1821]). The discovery of two new species for the State of Kuwait increases the total number of butterfly species to 25. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]