Checklist for Tribe Melanitini Reuter, 1896 (Evening browns)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1133
4496 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1029
4268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
227
1763 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 82
785 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets | 14
127 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melanitini
Reuter, 1896
Evening browns | 2
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
2 Genera with 7 Species
Species list for Nigeria
7 Species and 1 Subspecies | Gnophodes betsimena Boisduval, 1833 | Banded Evening Brown | | Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849 | | | Gnophodes chelys Fabricius, 1793 | Dusky Evening Brown | | Gnophodes grogani Sharpe, 1901 | | | Gnophodes minchini (Heron, 1909) | ⇒ Gnophodes grogani Sharpe, 1901 | | Gnophodes morpena (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Gnophodes grogani Sharpe, 1901 | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis libya Distant, 1882 | Violet-eyed Evening Brown |
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