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Checklist of Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
for Aragua (Central Venezuela, Venezuela)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
294
2600
3183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
294
2600
3183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
283
2579
3152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
212
2333
2906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
671
1087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
671
1087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
671
1087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
538
930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
504
890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
95
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
9
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Aragua
9 Genera with 11 Species
Aricoris Westwood, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Chamaelimnas C. & R. Felder, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Charis Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Emesis Fabricius, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Melanis Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Methone Doubleday, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Napaea Hübner, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Taxila Doubleday, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aragua
11 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aricoris erostratus Westwood, 1851Erostratus Metalmark
Chamaelimnas briola doryphora Stichel, 1910
Charis amastus Doubleday, 1847
Emesis tegula Godman & Salvin, 1886Tegula Emesis
Emesis tenedia C. & R. Felder, 1861Falcate Emesis
Melanis electron Fabricius, 1793Orange-Barred Pixie
Mesosemia grandis H. Druce, 1874Giant Eyed-Metalmark
Mesosemia melese Hewitson, 1860
Methone cecilia chrysomela A. Butler, 1872Cecilia Metalmark
Napaea beltiana lucilia (H.B. Möschler, 1883)⇒ Napaea beltiana beltiana H. Bates, 1867
Taxila cesennia Doubleday, 1847

Subnodes of Riodinidae with occurrences in Aragua
SubfamilyEuselasiinae
Hall & Harvey, 2002
Euselasia and relatives, Euselasiine Metalmarks
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNemeobiinae
Bates, 1868
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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