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Checklist for Genus Melanitis Fabricius, 1807 (Evening Browns)
and region East Asia (Far East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1146
26296
148959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1142
26273
148905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1054
25859
147577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
627
19594
119086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
99
5451
26051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
96
5430
25997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
91
5404
25833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
36
3586
17310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
30
3206
14977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
666
3826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
298
1861
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets
100
690
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelanitini
Reuter, 1896
Evening browns
1
7
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusMelanitis
Fabricius, 1807
Evening Browns
7Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Asia
1 Genera with 7 Species
Melanitis Fabricius, 1994Evening Browns17SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Asia
7 Species and 10 Subspecies
Melanitis boisduvalia Felder, 1863Boisduval´s Evening Brown
Melanitis boisduvalia boisduvalia C. Felder & ..., 1863
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 liukiuana Swinhoe, 1915
Melanitis ottensis Matsumura, 1919
Melanitis phedima Cramer, 1780Dark Evening Brown
Melanitis phedima asakurae Matsumura, 1919
Melanitis phedima ganapati Fruhstorfer, 1908Dark Evening Brown
Melanitis phedima muskata
Melanitis phedima oitensis Matsumura, 1919
Melanitis phedima polishana Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melanitis zitenius Herbst, 1796Dark evening brown
Melanitis zitenius auletes Fruhstorfer, 1908Great Evening Brown
Melanitis zitenius hainanensis Gu, 1994


Links, sources and further information
Melanitis at gbif.org
Melanitis at irmng.org
Melanitis at irmng.org