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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
311
2843
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
311
2843
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
300
2817
3648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
223
2541
3360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
783
1326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
783
1326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
783
1326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
628
1131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
590
1087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
146
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
18
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Venezuela
18 Genera with 25 Species
Aricoris Westwood, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Baeotis Hübner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Calephelis Grote & Robi..., 19712SpeciesTaxom
Chamaelimnas C. & R. Felder, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Charis Hübner, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Detritivora Hall & Harvey, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Emesis Fabricius, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Esthemopsis C.Felder & R..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Isapis Doubleday, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Lasaia Bates, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Melanis Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Methone Doubleday, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Napaea Hübner, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1787Eyemarks1SpeciesTaxom
Rhetus Swainson, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Sarota Westwood, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Taxila Doubleday, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Venezuela
25 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aricoris erostratus Westwood, 1851Erostratus Metalmark
Baeotis zonata R. Felder, 1869Bumblebee Metalmark
Calephelis aymaran Mcalpine, 1971
Calephelis browni Mcalpine, 1971Browns Calephelis
Chamaelimnas briola doryphora Stichel, 1910
Charis amastus Doubleday, 1847
Charis anius Cramer, 1776Anius Metalmark
Detritivora hermodora C. & R. Felder, 1861Hermodora Metalmark
Emesis tegula Godman & Salvin, 1886Tegula Emesis
Emesis tenedia C. & R. Felder, 1861Falcate Emesis
Esthemopsis jesse Butler, 1870
Isapis agyrtus Cramer, 1777
Lasaia agesilas Latreille, 1809Black-patched Bluemark
Lasaia pseudomeris Clench, 1972Clench´s Lasaia
Melanis electron Fabricius, 1793Orange-Barred Pixie
Mesosemia grandis H. Druce, 1874Giant Eyed-Metalmark
Mesosemia melese Hewitson, 1860
Mesosemia methion (Hewitson, 1860)⇒ Mesosemia lamachus Hewitson, 1857
Methone cecilia chrysomela A. Butler, 1872Cecilia Metalmark
Napaea beltiana lucilia (H.B. Möschler, 1883)⇒ Napaea beltiana beltiana H. Bates, 1867
Perophthalma tullius Fabricius, 1787Grey Nymph
Rhetus dysonii Saunders, 1850
Rhetus periander Cramer, 1777Periander Metalmark
Sarota chrysus Stoll, 1782Common Jewelmark
Taxila cesennia Doubleday, 1847

Subnodes of Riodinidae with occurrences in Central Venezuela
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
16
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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