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Taxonomy of Genus Melese Walker, 1854


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
25
9782
130745
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
3372
55024
Genera
Species
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
1331
27195
Genera
Species
TribeArctiini
Leach, 1815
Tiger Moths
551
14853
Genera
Species
SubtribePhaegopterina
Kirby, 1892
165
3236
Genera
Species
GenusMelese
Walker, 1854
67Species
Subnodes of Melese Walker, 1854
SpeciesMelese albogrisea Rothschild, 1909
SpeciesMelese amastris Druce, 1884
SpeciesMelese aprepia Dognin, 1908
SpeciesMelese aprepria Dognin, 1908
SpeciesMelese asana Druce, 1884
SpeciesMelese babosa Dognin, 1894
SpeciesMelese barbuti Vincent, 2004
SpeciesMelese binotata Walker, 1856
SpeciesMelese blanda Druce, 1901  ⇒ Melese incerta
SpeciesMelese castrena Schaus, 1905
SpeciesMelese chiriquensis Schaus, 1905
SpeciesMelese chozeba Druce, 1884
SpeciesMelese columbiana Rothschild, 1909
SpeciesMelese costimacula Joicey & Talbot, 1916
SpeciesMelese cruenta Sepp, 1852
SpeciesMelese cutheans Druce, 1896  ⇒ Melese laodamia
SpeciesMelese dorothea Stoll, 1782
SpeciesMelese drucei Rothschild, 1909
SpeciesMelese endopyra Hampson, 1901
SpeciesMelese erythrastis Dognin, 1907
SpeciesMelese farri Murphy & Garraway, 2007
SpeciesMelese flavescens Joicey & Talbot, 1918
SpeciesMelese flavimaculata Dognin, 1899
SpeciesMelese flavipuncta Walker, 1855  ⇒ Melese incerta
SpeciesMelese frater Schaus, 1910  ⇒ Melese sotrema
SpeciesMelese hampsoni Rothschild, 1909
SpeciesMelese hebetis Rothschild, 1909
SpeciesMelese incerta Walker, 1855
SpeciesMelese incertus Walker, 1855
SpeciesMelese inconspicua Rothschild, 1909
SpeciesMelese innocua Dognin, 1911
SpeciesMelese intensa Rothschild, 1910
SpeciesMelese klagesi Rothschild, 1909
SpeciesMelese laodamia Druce, 1884
SpeciesMelese lateritius Möschler, 1878
SpeciesMelese leucanioides Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
SpeciesMelese leucostigma Sepp, 1855
SpeciesMelese levequei Vincent, 2004
SpeciesMelese monima Schaus, 1910
SpeciesMelese nebulosa Joicey & Talbot, 1916
SpeciesMelese niger Toulgoët, 1983
SpeciesMelese nigra Toulgoët, 1982
SpeciesMelese nigromaculata Rothschild, 1909
SpeciesMelese nigropunctata Rothschild, 1910
SpeciesMelese ocellata Hampson, 1901
SpeciesMelese paranensis Dognin, 1911
SpeciesMelese peruviana Rothschild, 1909
SpeciesMelese petropolidis Strand, 1919
SpeciesMelese postica Walker, 1854
SpeciesMelese pumila Dognin, 1908
SpeciesMelese punctata Rothschild, 1909
SpeciesMelese pusilla Rothschild, 1909
SpeciesMelese quadrina Schaus, 1910
SpeciesMelese quadripunctata Rothschild, 1909
SpeciesMelese rubricata Dognin, 1910
SpeciesMelese russata H. Edwards, 1884
SpeciesMelese russatus H. Edwards, 1884
SpeciesMelese signata Joicey & Talbot, 1916
SpeciesMelese silvicola Seitz, 1921
SpeciesMelese sixola Schaus, 1910
2Subspecies
SpeciesMelese sordida Rothschild, 1909
SpeciesMelese sotrema Schaus, 1920
SpeciesMelese surdus Walker, 1855  ⇒ Melese incerta
SpeciesMelese underwoodi Rothschild, 1917
SpeciesMelese veneta Dognin, 1901

Synonyms
Heteromelese (Zikan, 1968)
Idioctetus (Herrich-Schaffer, 1856)
Malabus (Walker, 1855)


Distribution of Melese Walker, 1854
Argentina


Bolivia


Brazil
20 Species
Colombia
10 Species
Costa Rica
15 Species
Ecuador
9 Species
France


Guatemala


Guyana


Honduras


Liberia


Mexico
11 Species
Panama


Paraguay


Peru


Suriname


Trinidad and Tobago


Venezuela




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