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Checklist for Subfamily Riodininae Grote, 1895 (Riodinine Metalmarks)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
4154
15751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
4150
15742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
4137
15700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
31
2691
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
2470
9783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
588
2817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
23
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
14
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
14 Genera with 18 Species
Brachyglenis C. Felder & ..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Calephelis Grote & Robi..., 18661SpeciesTaxom
Calospila Geyer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Esthemopsis C.Felder & R..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Helicopis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ithomiola C. Felder & ..., 17931SpeciesTaxom
Mesene Doubleday, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Napaea Hübner, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Paralaxita Eliot, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1845Eyemarks1SpeciesTaxom
Rhetus Swainson, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Sarota Westwood, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Stichelia Zikan, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
18 Species and 10 Subspecies
Brachyglenis colaxes Hewitson, 1870
Calephelis borealis Grote & Robi..., 1866Northern Metalmark
Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903
Esthemopsis inaria thyatira Hewitson, 1852
Helicopis cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Helicopis cupido trinitatis Seitz, 1913
Ithomiola nepos Fabricius, 1793
Mesene eupteryx Bates, 1868
Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923)⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868
Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873
Napaea beltiana lucilia (H.B. Möschler, 1883)⇒ Napaea beltiana beltiana H. Bates, 1867
Napaea nepos Fabricius, 1793
Paralaxita lyncestis de Nicéville, 1894
Paralaxita orphna Boisduval, 1836Banded Red Harlequin
Paralaxita telesia Hewitson, 1861Common Red Harlequin
Paralaxita telesia lyclene de Nicéville, 1894Common Red Harlequin
Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845
Rhetus periander iphinoe (J.B. Godart, 1824)⇒ Rhetus periander periander Cramer, 1777
Sarota gyas Cramer, 1775Guyanan Sarota
Stichelia bocchoris bocchoris Hewitson, 1876

Subnodes of Riodininae with occurrences in India
TribeHelicopini
Reuter, 1897
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMesosemiini
Bates, 1859
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNymphidiini
Bates, 1859
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeRiodinini
Grote, 1895
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSymmachiini
Bates, 1859
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Riodininae at artfakta.se
Riodininae at dyntaxa.se
Riodininae at itis.gov