Taxonomy of Genus Melanis Hübner, 1819
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 322
33641
568299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 208
32654
567261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 197
32461
565431 | Families
Genera
Species | | Division | Ditrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers | 186
32290
560864 | Families
Genera
Species |
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 74
20388
404639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 66
18154
371101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 13
3266
144998 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 279
6693 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Riodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks | 157
4939 | Genera
Species | | Tribe | Riodinini
Grote, 1895
| 42
1349 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Melanis
Hübner, 1819
| 115 | Species |
Subnodes of Melanis Hübner, 1819 | Species | Melanis abydus Stichel, 1929
| | | | Species | Melanis acroleuca J. White & A. White, 1989
White-tipped Metalmark | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Melanis aegates Hewitson, 1874
| 10 | Subspecies | | Species | Melanis agyrtus Cramer, 1777
| 6 | Subspecies | | Species | Melanis albugo Stichel, 1910
| | | | Species | Melanis alena Hewitson, 1870
| | | | Species | Melanis ambryllis Hewitson, 1874
| | | | Species | Melanis andania W.C. Hewitson, 1876 ⇒ Melanis cercopes
| | | | Species | Melanis assimulata Stichel, 1910
| | | | Species | Melanis aulonia W.C. Hewitson, 1876 ⇒ Melanis passiena
| | | | Species | Melanis barca Hewitson, 1853
| | | | Species | Melanis bodia
| | | | Species | Melanis boyi Stichel, 1923
| | | | Species | Melanis caatingensis Callaghan & Nobre, 2014 Callaghan & Nobre, 2014
| | | | Species | Melanis cephise Ménétriés, 1855
White-rayed Metalmark, White-rayed Pixie | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Melanis cercopes Hewitson, 1874
| | | | Species | Melanis charon Butler, 1874
| | | | Species | Melanis cinaron C. & R. Felder, 1861
| | | | Species | Melanis cratia Hewitson, 1870
| | | | Species | Melanis dulcis Callaghan & Costa, 2017
| | | | Species | Melanis electron Fabricius, 1793
Orange-Barred Pixie | 10 | Subspecies | | Species | Melanis falcis Weymer, 1890
| | | | Species | Melanis gynaeceas Godman & Salvin, 1889
Forgotten Metalmark | | | | Species | Melanis hera Godman & Salvin, 1886
| | | | Species | Melanis herminae Zikán, J, 1952
| | | | Species | Melanis hillapana Röber, 1904
| 5 | Subspecies | | Species | Melanis hodia Butler, 1870
| | | | Species | Melanis iarbas
| | | | Species | Melanis inca J.K.M. Röber, 1895 ⇒ Melanis cinaron
| | | | Species | Melanis leucophlegma Stichel, 1910
| | | | Species | Melanis leucophlegmoides A. Seitz, 1913 ⇒ Melanis leucophlegma
| | | | Species | Melanis lidwina J. Zikán, 1952 ⇒ Melanis opites
| | | | Species | Melanis lioba Zikán, J, 1952
| | | | Species | Melanis lycea Hübner, 1823
| | | | Species | Melanis marathon C. & R. Felder, 1865
| 5 | Subspecies | | Species | Melanis melander Stoll, 1780 ⇒ Melanis melandra
| | | | Species | Melanis melandra Hübner, 1819
| | | | Species | Melanis melaniae Stichel, 1930
| | | | Species | Melanis mithrophorus Seitz, 1913
| | | | Species | Melanis opites Hewitson, 1875
| | | | Species | Melanis passiena Hewitson, 1870
| | | | Species | Melanis pixe Boisduval, 1836
Pixie, Pixy Metalmark, Red-bordered Pixie | 7 | Subspecies | | Species | Melanis pixie
| | | | Species | Melanis praxinus Stichel, 1909
| | | | Species | Melanis radiosa J. Zikán, 1952 ⇒ Melanis melaniae
| | | | Species | Melanis sanguinea
| | | | Species | Melanis seleukia Stichel, 1910
| | | | Species | Melanis sestus Stichel, 1909
| | | | Species | Melanis smithiae Westwood, 1851
Smith'S Pixie | 6 | Subspecies | | Species | Melanis unxia Hewitson, 1853
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Melanis vidali Dognin, 1891
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Melanis volusia Hewitson, 1853
| | | | Species | Melanis weissi Brévignon, 2019
| | | | Species | Melanis xenia Hewitson, 1853
| 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Melanis yeda Zikán, J, 1952
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Synonyms | Aculhua (W.F. Kirby, 1871) | | Dryas (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865) | | Erchia (Walker, 1854) | | Limnas (J.B.A.D. Boisduval, 1836) | | Lymnas (C.E. Blanchard, 1840) | | Lynmas (Scudder, 1875) | | Oreas (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865) | | Pseuderchia (Kirby, 1892) | | Rusalkia (W.F. Kirby, 1871) |
Distribution of Melanis Hübner, 1819 Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Liberia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Republic South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela
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