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Checklist for Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
8377
33824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2593
10024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
2592
10023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2589
10020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1622
6845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
1431
6195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
278
852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
13
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
13 Genera with 18 Species
Abisara C. Felder & ..., 1904Judies2SpeciesTaxom
Ancyluris Hübner, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Cremna Doubleday, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Emesis Fabricius, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Esthemopsis C.Felder & R..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Hamearis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Helicopis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Juditha Hemming, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Nymphidium Fabricius, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1845Eyemarks1SpeciesTaxom
Rhetus Swainson, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Saribia Butler, 18334SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
18 Species and 9 Subspecies
Abisara saturata meta Fruhstorfer, 1904Forest Judy
Abisara tera Fruhstorfer, 1904
Ancyluris meliboeus meliboeus Fabricius, 1776
Ancyluris mira thaumasia Stichel, 1910
Cremna selinus Doubleday, 1847
Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872
Esthemopsis colaxes colaxes Hewitson, 1870Cloaxes Metalmark
Hamearis lucina Linnaeus, 1758Duke of Burgundy
Helicopis cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Helicopis cupido trinitatis Seitz, 1913
Juditha odites odites Cramer, 1775
Mesosemia philocles monaeses (E. Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Mesosemia philocles laetifica H. Bates, 1868
Nymphidium latois Doubleday, 1847
Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845
Rhetus periander Cramer, 1777Periander Metalmark
Saribia decaryi Le Cerf, 1922
Saribia ochracea N.D. Riley, 1932
Saribia perroti N.D. Riley, 1932
Saribia tepahi Boisduval, 1833

Subnodes of Riodinidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
SubfamilyNemeobiinae
Bates, 1868
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
12
16
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