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Checklist for Genus Melanitis Fabricius, 1807 (Evening Browns)
and region Oceania (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
994
29345
172480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
990
29308
172389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
930
28885
170923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
567
22062
142256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
107
6568
31448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
105
6528
31361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
98
6492
31158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
36
3755
17128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
30
3262
14459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
636
3227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
292
1287
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets
88
331
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelanitini
Reuter, 1896
Evening browns
1
8
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusMelanitis
Fabricius, 1807
Evening Browns
8Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oceania
1 Genera with 8 Species
Melanitis Fabricius, 1796Evening Browns22SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oceania
8 Species and 14 Subspecies
Melanitis amabilis Boisduval, 1832Banded Evening Brown
Melanitis amabilis amabilis Boisduval, 1832
Melanitis amabilis valentina Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melanitis atrax C. Felder & ..., 1863
Melanitis atrax atrax Felder & Felder, 1863
Melanitis bankia Fabricius, 1775
Melanitis constantia Cramer, 1779Constantia Evening Brown
Melanitis constantia constantia Cramer, 1777
Melanitis constantia despoliata Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melanitis ismene (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Melanitis leda bankia Fabricius, 1775Common evening brown
Melanitis leda bouruana Holland, 1900
Melanitis leda hopkinsi Poulton & Riley, 1928
Melanitis leda leda Linnaeus, 1758Common Evening Brown
Melanitis leda levuna Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melanitis leda ponapensis Mathew, 1889
Melanitis leda salomonis Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melanitis leda solandra Fabricius, 1775Evening Brown
Melanitis leda taitensis Felder, 1862
Melanitis phedima Cramer, 1780Dark Evening Brown
Melanitis zitenius Herbst, 1796Dark evening brown


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