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Taxon profile

genus

Melanis Hübner, 1819

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Arthropoda - arthropods »  class Insecta - insects »  order Lepidoptera - butterflies and moths »  family Riodinidae - metalmarks »  tribus Riodinini

Scientific synonyms

Aculhua Kirby, 1871
Dryas C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865
Limnas Boisduval, 1836
Oreas C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865 nec Hübner, 1807
Rusalkia Kirby, 1871
Lymnas Blanchard, 1840 (misspelling) m

Included taxa

Number of records: 32

species Melanis aegates (Hewitson, 1874)
species Melanis agroleuca (Felder, 1869)
species Melanis alena (Hewitson, 1870)
species Melanis boyi (Stichel, 1923)
species Melanis caatingensis (Callaghan & Nobre, 2014)
species Melanis cephise (Ménétriés, 1855)
species Melanis cercopes (Hewitson, 1874)
species Melanis cinaron (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861)
species Melanis cratia (Hewitson, 1870)
species Melanis dulcis Callaghan & Costa, 2017
species Melanis electron (Fabricius, 1793)
species Melanis gynaeceas (Godman & Salvin, 1889)
species Melanis herminae (J. Zikán, 1952)
species Melanis hillapana (Röber, 1904)
species Melanis hodia (A. Butler, 1870)
species Melanis leucophlegma (Stichel, 1910)
species Melanis lioba (J. Zikán, 1952)
species Melanis lycea Hübner, 1823
species Melanis marathon (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865)
species Melanis melandra Hübner, 1819
species Melanis melaniae (Stichel, 1930)
species Melanis opites (Hewitson, 1875)
species Melanis passiena (Hewitson, 1870)
species Melanis pixe (Boisduval, 1836)
species Melanis seleukia (Stichel, 1910)
species Melanis smithiae (Westwood, 1851)
species Melanis unxia (Hewitson, 1853)
species Melanis vidali (Dognin, 1891)
species Melanis volusia (Hewitson, 1853)
species Melanis weissi Brévignon, 2019
species Melanis xenia (Hewitson, 1853)
species Melanis yeda (J. Zikán, 1952)

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