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Checklist for Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
925
2857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
843
2716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
286
1344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
8
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
8 Genera with 34 Species
Abisara C. Felder & ..., 1904Judies1SpeciesTaxom
Calospila Geyer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Dicallaneura Butler, 191616SpeciesTaxom
Euselasia Hübner, 02SpeciesTaxom
Menander Hemming, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Mesene Doubleday, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Praetaxila Fruhstorfer, 190112SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
34 Species and 7 Subspecies
Abisara saturata meta Fruhstorfer, 1904Forest Judy
Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903
Dicallaneura albosignata Joicey & Talbot, 1916
Dicallaneura amabilis Rothschild, 1904
Dicallaneura decorata Hewitson, 1862
Dicallaneura dilectissima Toxopeus, 1944
Dicallaneura ekeikei Bethune-Baker, 1904
Dicallaneura exiguus Joicey & Noakes, 1916
Dicallaneura fulvofasciata Joicey & Noakes, 1916
Dicallaneura hyacinthus Toxopeus, 1944
Dicallaneura kirschi Röber, 1886
Dicallaneura leucomelas Rothschild &..., 1905
Dicallaneura pelidna Jordan, 1937
Dicallaneura princessa Grose-Smith, 1894
Dicallaneura pulchra Guérin-Ménev..., 1830
Dicallaneura ribbei Röber, 1886
Dicallaneura tibbei
Dicallaneura virgo Joicey & Talbot, 1916
Euselasia euploea Hewitson, 1855
Euselasia sergia sergiaSergia Euselasia
Menander hebrus hebrus Cramer, 1775
Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923)⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868
Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873
Praetaxila albiplaga Röber, 1886
Praetaxila heterisa Jordan, 1912
Praetaxila huntei Sharpe, 1903
Praetaxila poultoni Joicey & Talbot, 1922
Praetaxila satraps Grose-Smith, 1894
Praetaxila segecia Hewitson, 1861Australian harlequin
Praetaxila segecia cariya Fruhstorfer, 1914
Praetaxila statira Hewitson, 1862
Praetaxila tessei Joicey, Noak..., 1916
Praetaxila tyrannus Grose-Smith ..., 1897
Praetaxila wallacei Hewitson, 1862
Praetaxila weiskei Rothschild, 1901

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

Taxom

SubfamilyNemeobiinae
Bates, 1868
3
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
4
4
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