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Checklist for Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
and region Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
132
528
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
132
528
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
127
518
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
95
457
698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
25
186
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
25
186
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
185
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
123
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
122
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
78
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
16
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tobago
16 Genera with 24 Species
Anteros Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Calephelis Grote & Robi..., 19711SpeciesTaxom
Calospila Geyer, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Emasis1SpeciesTaxom
Emesis Fabricius, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Euselasia Hübner, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Juditha Hemming, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Lasaia Bates, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Lymnas Blanchard, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Melanis Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Mesene Doubleday, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Nymphidium Fabricius, 19994SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1787Eyemarks1SpeciesTaxom
Synargis Hübner, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Theope Doubleday, 17932SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tobago
24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anteros formosus Cramer, 1777Gold Drop
Calephelis inca Mcalpine, 1971Inca Calephelis
Calospila lucianus Fabricius, 1793
Emasis caeneusBlack-speckled Emesis
Emesis progne Godman, 1903Small Brown Emesis
Euselasia cafusa Bates, 1868
Juditha lamis (Stoll, 1780)⇒ Juditha azan Westwood, 1851
Lasaia agesilas Latreille, 1809Black-patched Bluemark
Lymnas iarbas Fabricius, 1787Underleaf
Lymnas xarifa Hewitson, 1852Orange-tipped Underleaf
Melanis electron electron Fabricius, 1793
Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868
Mesene phareus (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868
Mesosemia antaerice Hewitson, 1859
Mesosemia lamachus Hewitson, 1857Purple-washed Eyed-Metalmark
Mesosemia methion (Hewitson, 1860)⇒ Mesosemia lamachus Hewitson, 1857
Nymphidium cachrus Fabricius, 1787
Nymphidium mantus Cramer, 1775Mantus Metalmark
Nymphidium strati Kaye, 1925
Nymphidium trinidadi Callaghan, 1999Trinidad Metalmark
Perophthalma tullius Fabricius, 1787Grey Nymph
Synargis calyce C. Felder & ..., 1862Blue Transparent
Theope eudocia Westwood, 1851Orange Theope
Theope virgilius Fabricius, 1793Blue-based Theope

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

Taxom

SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
13
20
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