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Checklist for Tribe Melanitini Reuter, 1896 (Evening browns)
and region South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
816
19624
105366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
812
19606
105335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
775
19334
104374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
470
14136
82559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
88
4998
20273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
87
4992
20262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
84
4970
20047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
31
3217
13190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
2900
11982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
654
3273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
286
1365
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets
87
511
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelanitini
Reuter, 1896
Evening browns
3
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
3 Genera with 12 Species
Cyllogenes Butler, 1857Evening Browns3SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1796Evening Browns13SpeciesTaxom
Parantirrhoea Wood-Mason, 0Travancore evening brown2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
12 Species and 6 Subspecies
Cyllogenes janetae de Nicéville, 1887Scarce Evening Brown
Cyllogenes janetae janetae
Cyllogenes suradeva Moore, 1857Branded Evening Brown
Melanitis aswa Moore, 1865
Melanitis constantia Cramer, 1779Constantia Evening Brown
Melanitis gnophodes Butler, 1868
Melanitis ismene (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Melanitis leda ismene Cramer, 1775Common evening brown
Melanitis leda leda Linnaeus, 1758Common Evening Brown
Melanitis phedima Cramer, 1780Dark Evening Brown
Melanitis phedima bela Moore, 1857Dark evening brown
Melanitis velutina Felder, 1867
Melanitis zitenius Herbst, 1796Dark evening brown
Melanitis zitenius decolorata
Melanitis zitenius zitenius Herbst, 1796Great evening brown
Parantirrhoea marshalli Wood-Mason, 1881Tranvancore Evening Brown
Parantirrhoea marshallii