Philepitta is a genus of bird in the Philepittidae family. Established by Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1838, the genus contains the following species: Velvet asity (Philepitta castanea) Schlegel's asity (Philepitta schlegeli)The genus name Philepitta is a combination of the French name philédon, for the friarbirds of the Meliphagidae family and pitta, for the birds of the genus "pitta".
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