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Checklist of Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
for Free State (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
1855
3226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
1852
3216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
261
1801
3144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
160
1289
2254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
426
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
425
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
421
712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
311
536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
289
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
95
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Free State
6 Genera with 6 Species
Calospila Geyer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Emesis Fabricius, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Leucochimona Stichel, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Mesene Doubleday, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Methone Doubleday, 18721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Free State
6 Species and 6 Subspecies
Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903
Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872
Leucochimona hyphea prosoeca (A. Seitz, 1932)⇒ Leucochimona hyphea hyphea Cramer, 1776
Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923)⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868
Mesosemia philocles monaeses (E. Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Mesosemia philocles laetifica H. Bates, 1868
Methone cecilia chrysomela A. Butler, 1872Cecilia Metalmark

Subnodes of Riodinidae with occurrences in Free State
SubfamilyEuselasiinae
Hall & Harvey, 2002
Euselasia and relatives, Euselasiine Metalmarks
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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