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Checklist for Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
and region Santiago (Cape Verde)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
310
1590
2138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
307
1583
2130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
298
1557
2099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
1274
1691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
336
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
336
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
336
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
257
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
243
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
95
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Santiago
6 Genera with 7 Species
Anteros Hübner, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Apodemia C. Felder & ..., 19892SpeciesTaxom
Melanis Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Mesene Doubleday, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Voltinia Stichel, 20041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santiago
7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anteros carausius Westwood, 1851Carousing Anteros
Apodemia hepburni Godman & Salvin, 1886Hepburn Metalmark
Apodemia murphyi Austin, 1989Murphys Metalmark
Melanis cephise Ménétriés, 1855White-rayed Metalmark
Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923)⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868
Mesosemia eurythmia Stichel, 1915
Voltinia dramba Hall, Robbin..., 2004

Subnodes of Riodinidae with occurrences in Santiago
SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
6
7
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