Taxonomy of Genus Metisella Hemming, 1934
Sylphs
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 | | Division | Ditrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers | 186
32290
560864 | Families
Genera
Species | | Microorder | Apoditrysia
Minet, 1983
| 13
1792
34426 | Families
Genera
Species | | Phalanx | Obtectomera
Minet, 1986
| 8
1724
33194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 6
1580
31274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 3
1099
24454 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 2
1096
24391 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Indet. Skipper, Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 1096
24391 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Heteropterinae
Aurivillius, 1925
Different-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Skipperlings | 14
759 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Metisella
Hemming, 1934
Sylphs | 116 | Species |
Subnodes of Metisella Hemming, 1934 | Species | Metisella abdeli Krüger, 1928 ⇒ Metisella orientalis
Eastern Sylph | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella abeli Krüger, 1929
| | | | Species | Metisella abscissa Gaede, 1917 ⇒ Metisella decipiens
| | | | Species | Metisella aegipan Trimen, 1868
Mountain Sylph | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella alpha Evans, 1937 ⇒ Metisella orientalis
| | | | Species | Metisella alticola Aurivillius, 1925
Virunga Sylph | | | | Species | Metisella angolana Karsch, 1896
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella argenteostriata Plötz, 1886
| | | | Species | Metisella beta Evans, 1937 ⇒ Metisella orientalis
| | | | Species | Metisella birbiranus Ungemach, 1932
| | | | Species | Metisella carsoni Butler, 1898
| | | | Species | Metisella cheles Hewitson, 1868 ⇒ Metisella willemi
| | | | Species | Metisella congdoni de Jong & Kielland, 1983
| | | | Species | Metisella cooksoni Druce, 1905
| | | | Species | Metisella decipiens Butler, 1896
Confluent Sylph | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella delta Evans, 1937 ⇒ Metisella orientalis
| | | | Species | Metisella elgona Evans, 1938
| | | | Species | Metisella formosa Butler, 1894
| 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella formosus Butler, 1893
Beatiful Sylph, Beautiful Sylph | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella gama
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella gamma Evans, 1937 ⇒ Metisella orientalis
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella inyanga Evans, 1956
| | | | Species | Metisella kakamega de Jong, 1976
Kakamega Sylph | | | | Species | Metisella kambove Neave, 1910
Kambove Sylph | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella kappa Evans, 1937 ⇒ Metisella orientalis
| | | | Species | Metisella kumbona Evans, 1937
Cameroun Netted Sylph | | | | Species | Metisella lamda Evans, 1937
| | | | Species | Metisella limpopana Wallengren, 1857
| | | | Species | Metisella linda Evans, 1937
| | | | Species | Metisella malda Evans, 1937
| | | | Species | Metisella malgacha Boisduval, 1833
Grassveld Sylph | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella marunga Evans, 1937
| | | | Species | Metisella medea Evans, 1937
Medea Sylph | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella meninx Trimen, 1873
Marsh Sylph | | | | Species | Metisella metis Linnaeus, 1764
Gold Spotted Sylph, Western Gold-spotted Sylph | 9 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella midas Butler, 1893
Golden Sylph, Midas Sylph | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella mittoni Carcasson, 1961 ⇒ Metisella formosus
| | | | Species | Metisella nanda Evans, 1937
| | | | Species | Metisella nyanza Evans, 1937
| | | | Species | Metisella nyika Evans, 1937
| | | | Species | Metisella ogwanyi Bethune-Baker, 1906 ⇒ Metisella tsadica
| | | | Species | Metisella orientalis Krüger, 1928
Eastern Sylph | 7 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella orina Vári, 1976
| | | | Species | Metisella paris Evans, 1937
| | | | Species | Metisella perex
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella perexcellens Butler, 1896
| 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella perexelleus
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella quadrisignata Butler, 1894
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella quadrisignatus Butler, 1893
Four-spot Sylph | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella sitebi Kielland, 0
| | | | Species | Metisella syrinx Trimen, 1868
Bamboo Sylph | | | | Species | Metisella tanga Evans, 1937
| | | | Species | Metisella theta Evans, 1937 ⇒ Metisella orientalis
| | | | Species | Metisella trisignata Neave, 1904
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella trisignatus Neave, 1904
Three Spot Sylph, Three-spot Sylph | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella tristignatus
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Metisella tsadica Aurivillius, 1905
| | | | Species | Metisella tsadicus Aurivillius, 1905
Northern Netted Sylph | | | | Species | Metisella willemi Wallengren, 1857
Netted Sylph | | | | Species | Metisella willeni
| | | | Species | Metisella xanthometis Mabille, 1897 ⇒ Metisella midas
| | | | Species | Metisella zeta Evans, 1937 ⇒ Metisella orientalis
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Synonyms Native, vernacular names and spellings of Metisella
Distribution of Metisella Hemming, 1934 Angola
| Australia
| Botswana
| Brazil
1 Species | Burundi
| Cameroon
| Central African Republic
| Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Egypt
| Ethiopia
| Guinea
| India
| Indonesia
| Kenya
| Lesotho
| Malawi
| Malta
| Mauritius
| Mexico
1 Species | Mozambique
| Namibia
| Nigeria
| Republic South Africa
| Rwanda
| Somalia
| Somaliland
| South Sudan
| Sudan
| Tanzania
| Trinidad and Tobago
| Uganda
| USA
| Zambia
| Zimbabwe
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