Melitaeini

Phyciodes tharos

Classis : Insecta 
Ordo : Lepidoptera 
Rhopalocera 
Superfamilia : Papilionoidea 
Familia : Nymphalidae 
Subfamilia : Nymphalinae 
Tribus : Melitaeini 
Newman, 1870
   
Subdivisiones: Genera
Multa; vide commentarium.
Synonyma
Melitaeinae

Melitaeini[1] sunt tribus papilionum familiae Nymphalidarum. Haec insecta, ut tribus subfamiliae Nymphalinarum usitate circumscripta, ad gradum subfamiliae ut Melitaeinae aliquando elevantur.

Genera

Tribui sunt circa 20–25 genera, inter quinque subtribus digesta. Hi subtribus, in opinabili sequentia phylogenetica perscripti, cum paucis speciebus notabilibus, infra perscribuntur:[2]

Subtribus Euphydryina

Subtribus Melitaeina

Subtribus Chlosynina

  • Antillea Higgins, [1959]
  • Atlantea Higgins, [1959]
  • Charidryas Scudder, 1872
  • Chlosyne [5]
  • Dymasia Higgins, 1960
  • Higginsius Hemming, 1964 (hic ad tempus positus; aut Gnathotrichina?)
  • Microtia Bates, 1864
  • Poladryas Bauer, 1975
  • Texola Higgins, 1959 [6]

Subtribus Gnathotrichina

  • Gnathotriche C. & R. Felder, 1862

Subtribus Phyciodina

  • Anthanassa Scudder, 1875[7]
    • Anthanassa ardys
    • Anthanassa frisia
  • Castilia Higgins, 1981
  • Dagon Higgins, 1981
  • Eresia Boisduval, 1836
  • Janatella Higgins, 1981
  • Mazia Higgins, 1981
  • Ortilia Higgins, 1981
  • Phyciodes [8]
  • Phystis Higgins, 1981
  • Tegosa Higgins, 1981
    • Tegosa claudina
  • Telenassa Higgins, 1981
  • Tisona Higgins, 1981

Notae

  1. Inter usitata nomina Anglica sunt dubia verba fritillaries (verbum etiam pro nonnullis Heliconiinis adhibitum), checkerspots, crescents, et crescentspots, et nonnulla nomina ad certa genera pertinentia.
  2. Vide locos in Savela 2010.
  3. Anglice fritillary, checkerspot.
  4. Anglice fritillary.
  5. Anglice checkerspot, patch.
  6. Anglice checkerspot.
  7. Anglice crescent, crescentspot.
  8. Anglice crescent, crescentspot.

Bibliographia

  • Savela, Markku. 2010. Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Melitaeini. Textus conversus die 30 Iunii 2010.

Nexus externi

Vicimedia Communia plura habent quae ad Melitaeinos spectant.
Insecta

Haec stipula ad insectum spectat. Amplifica, si potes!