What is "ludens"

Ludens, playing in Latin, may refer to:

• Ludens (Noon Universe), a fictional race
• Ludens (skipper), a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae
• Homo Ludens (book) ("Man the Player", alternatively "Playing Man"), a book written in 1938
• Musa ludens, a chamber music group from Slovakia founded in 1981
• Pax Ludens, a non-profit organization specialized in training and research on international conflict and crisis management

Ludens is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.