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Checklist for Tribe Elymniini Herrich-Schäffer, 1864 (True browns)
and region South India (India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
3720
8175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3718
8173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
3609
7939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2781
6374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
789
1441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
789
1441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
789
1441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
550
1038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
534
1017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
203
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
77
204
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets
19
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeElymniini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1864
True browns
2
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South India
2 Genera with 8 Species
Elymnias Hübner, 1763Palmflies4SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1872Foresters4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Elymnias caudata Butler, 1871South Indian Palmfly
Elymnias ceryx ceryx Boisduval, 1836
Elymnias cottonis Hewitson, 1874Andaman Palmfly
Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763Common Palmfly
Lethe drypetis Hewitson, 1863Scarce Lilacfork
Lethe europa Fabricius, 1775Bamboo Tree-brown
Lethe rohria Fabricius, 1787Common Tree Brown
Lethe sihala (Moore, 1872)⇒ Lethe dynsate Hewitson, 1863

Subnodes of Elymniini with occurrences in South India
SubtribeElymniina
Herrich-Schaeffer, 1864
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeLethina
Reuter, 1896
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elymniini at artfakta.se
Elymniini at dyntaxa.se
Elymniini at itis.gov