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Checklist for Tribe Melanitini Reuter, 1896 (Evening browns)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2085
8072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2082
8068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
2074
8045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1450
6414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1328
6123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
271
1893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
104
823
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets
24
152
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelanitini
Reuter, 1896
Evening browns
2
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
2 Genera with 8 Species
Gnophodes Doubleday, 1793Evening Browns7SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1923Evening Browns4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
8 Species and 4 Subspecies
Gnophodes betsimena Boisduval, 1833Banded Evening Brown
Gnophodes betsimena diversa Butler, 1880Southern Yellow-banded Evening Brown
Gnophodes betsimena parmeno Doubleday, 1849
Gnophodes chelys Fabricius, 1793Dusky 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, 1758Common evening brown
Melanitis leda leda Linnaeus, 1758Common Evening Brown
Melanitis libya Distant, 1882Violet-eyed Evening Brown
Melanitis zitenius gnophodes Andrewes, 1923