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Checklist for Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
and region Orizaba (Altas Montañas, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
146
1123
1592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
146
1123
1592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
141
1111
1573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
1023
1473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
786
1197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
785
1196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
783
1195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
615
997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
604
985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
129
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Orizaba
8 Genera with 12 Species
Behemothia Hall, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Calephelis Grote & Robi..., 19713SpeciesTaxom
Esthemopsis C.Felder & R..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Euselasia Hübner, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Melanis Hübner, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Rhetus Swainson, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Theope Doubleday, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Thisbe Hübner, 18531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Orizaba
12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Behemothia godmanii Dewitz, 1877Godmans Metalmark
Calephelis argyrodines H. Bates, 1866Argyrodines Calephelis
Calephelis azteca Mcalpine, 1971Aztec Calephelis
Calephelis stallingsi Mcalpine, 1971Stallings Calephelis
Esthemopsis inaria thyatira Hewitson, 1852
Euselasia cataleuca R. Felder, 1869Black-edged Euselasia
Euselasia eubule R. Felder, 1869Dusky Euselasia
Melanis pixe Boisduval, 1836Pixie
Rhetus arcius Linnaeus, 1763Long-tailed Metalmark
Theope theritas Hewitson, 1860
Theope virgilius Fabricius, 1793Blue-based Theope
Thisbe lycorias Hewitson, 1853Banner Metalmark

Subnodes of Riodinidae with occurrences in Orizaba
SubfamilyEuselasiinae
Hall & Harvey, 2002
Euselasia and relatives, Euselasiine Metalmarks
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
7
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