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Checklist for Tribe Melanitini Reuter, 1896 (Evening browns)
and region Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
7368
32808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
7355
32787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
7263
32505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
285
5996
29261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2375
10727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2374
10725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
2368
10714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1553
8109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1411
7768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
264
2513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
97
1218
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets
19
195
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelanitini
Reuter, 1896
Evening browns
2
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 Genera with 8 Species
Gnophodes Doubleday, 1793Evening Browns7SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1882Evening Browns3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Democratic Republic of the Congo
8 Species and 2 Subspecies
Gnophodes betsimena Boisduval, 1833Banded Evening Brown
Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
Gnophodes chelys Fabricius, 1793Dusky Evening Brown
Gnophodes chelys chelys
Gnophodes grogani Sharpe, 1901
Gnophodes minchini (Heron, 1909)⇒ Gnophodes grogani Sharpe, 1901
Gnophodes morpena (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Gnophodes grogani Sharpe, 1901
Melanitis ansorgei Rothschild, 1904Blue Evening Brown
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Melanitis libya Distant, 1882Violet-eyed Evening Brown