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Checklist for Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
and region Cape Verde (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
389
2530
3645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
386
2522
3632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
372
2485
3587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
1954
2800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
519
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
519
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
519
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
369
582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
348
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
127
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
10
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Verde
10 Genera with 11 Species
Anteros Hübner, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Apodemia C. Felder & ..., 19892SpeciesTaxom
Euselasia Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Melanis Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Mesene Doubleday, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Orimba Herrich-Schä..., 18771SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1845Eyemarks1SpeciesTaxom
Rhetus Swainson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Voltinia Stichel, 20041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Verde
11 Species and 3 Subspecies
Anteros carausius Westwood, 1851Carousing Anteros
Apodemia hepburni Godman & Salvin, 1886Hepburn Metalmark
Apodemia murphyi Austin, 1989Murphys Metalmark
Euselasia labdacus Stoll, 1780
Melanis cephise Ménétriés, 1855White-rayed Metalmark
Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923)⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868
Mesosemia eurythmia Stichel, 1915
Orimba aricoris Butler, 1877
Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845
Rhetus dysonii psecas Saunders, 1850
Voltinia dramba Hall, Robbin..., 2004

Subnodes of Riodinidae with occurrences in Cape Verde
SubfamilyEuselasiinae
Hall & Harvey, 2002
Euselasia and relatives, Euselasiine Metalmarks
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
9
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Riodinidae at artfakta.se
Riodinidae at dyntaxa.se
Riodinidae at gbif.org
Riodinidae at irmng.org
Riodinidae at itis.gov