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Checklist for Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
and region West Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
690
11531
53121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
685
11504
53068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
653
11370
52741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
409
8977
44914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
79
3127
14201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
78
3119
14175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
75
3111
14164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1923
8597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1719
7529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
338
1421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
16
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Asia
16 Genera with 18 Species
Abisara C. Felder & ..., 1932Judies1SpeciesTaxom
Ancyluris Hübner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Apodemia C. Felder & ..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Calospila Geyer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Charis Hübner, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Emesis Fabricius, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Euselasia Hübner, 02SpeciesTaxom
Hamearis Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Helicopis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lyropteryx Westwood, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Mesene Doubleday, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Methone Doubleday, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1845Eyemarks1SpeciesTaxom
Rhetus Swainson, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Theope Doubleday, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Asia
18 Species and 15 Subspecies
Abisara rutherfordii cyclops Riley, 1932
Ancyluris meliboeus meliboeus Fabricius, 1776
Apodemia mormo C. Felder & ..., 1859Antioch Metalmark
Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903
Charis cleonus Cramer, 1781
Emesis cypria capnodis Stichel, 1911
Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872
Euselasia opalescens opigena Stichel, 1919
Euselasia sergia sergiaSergia Euselasia
Hamearis lucina Linnaeus, 1758Duke of Burgundy
Hamearis lucina lucina (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hamearis lucina Linnaeus, 1758
Helicopis cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Helicopis cupido trinitatis Seitz, 1913
Lyropteryx terpsichore zygaena Stichel, 1910
Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923)⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868
Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873
Methone cecilia chrysomela A. Butler, 1872Cecilia Metalmark
Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845
Rhetus periander iphinoe (J.B. Godart, 1824)⇒ Rhetus periander periander Cramer, 1777
Theope philotes Westwood, 1851

Subnodes of Riodinidae with occurrences in West Asia
SubfamilyEuselasiinae
Hall & Harvey, 2002
Euselasia and relatives, Euselasiine Metalmarks
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemeobiinae
Bates, 1868
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
13
14
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