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Checklist for Subfamily Riodininae Grote, 1895 (Riodinine Metalmarks)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2399
4651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
60
791
1438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
790
1437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
59
787
1426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
388
683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
342
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
123
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
7
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
6 Genera with 6 Species
Ancyluris Hübner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Calospila Geyer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Helicopis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Menander Hemming, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Mesene Doubleday, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
6 Species and 6 Subspecies
Ancyluris meliboeus meliboeus Fabricius, 1776
Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903
Helicopis cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Helicopis cupido trinitatis Seitz, 1913
Menander hebrus hebrus Cramer, 1775
Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923)⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868
Mesosemia philocles monaeses (E. Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Mesosemia philocles laetifica H. Bates, 1868

Subnodes of Riodininae with occurrences in Transvaal
TribeHelicopini
Reuter, 1897
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMesosemiini
Bates, 1859
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeNymphidiini
Bates, 1859
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeRiodinini
Grote, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSymmachiini
Bates, 1859
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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