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Checklist of Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
for Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
558
8294
30561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
557
8289
30553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
8161
30237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6686
26840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
73
2150
7884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
73
2150
7884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
71
2148
7882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1374
5676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
1214
5191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
219
612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madagascar
11 Genera with 16 Species
Abisara C. Felder & ..., 1904Judies2SpeciesTaxom
Ancyluris Hübner, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Cremna Doubleday, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Esthemopsis C.Felder & R..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Hamearis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Helicopis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Juditha Hemming, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Nymphidium Fabricius, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1845Eyemarks1SpeciesTaxom
Saribia Butler, 18334SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
16 Species and 8 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
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
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 Madagascar
SubfamilyNemeobiinae
Bates, 1868
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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