Mesosemiini

The Mesosemiini are one of the tribes of metalmark butterflies (family Riodinidae). They are the basalmost living tribe of the Riodininae, outside the main radiation together with the slightly more advanced Eurybiini.[1]

Mesosemiini
Plate illustrating Mesosemia and Napaea see plate text
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Suborder:	Ditrysia
Infraorder:	Rhopalocera
Superfamily:	Papilionoidea
Family:	Riodinidae
Subfamily:	Riodininae
Tribe:	Mesosemiini Bates, 1859
Subtribes
Mesosemiina Hall, 2003 Napaeina Hall, 2003 For genera, see text

Genera

As numerous Riodinidae genera have not yet been unequivocally assigned to a tribe, the genus list is preliminary.

In each subtribe, the genera are arranged in phylogenetic sequence, from the most plesiomorphic to the most apomorphic.[2]

Subtribe Mesosemiina Eunogyra Teratophthalma Mesosemia Leucochimona Semomesia Mesophthalma Perophthalma

Subtribe Napaeina Hyphilaria Napaea - includes Cremna Voltinia - includes Eucorna Ionotus - formerly in Cremna Hermathena Ithomiola

Some notable Mesosemiini species from the Amazon[3]

Mesosemiina Mesophthalma idotea Westwood, 1851 Mesosemia anthaerice (Hewitson, 1859) Mesosemia asa Mesosemia calypso Mesosemia cippus Mesosemia coea (Hübner, 1819) Mesosemia eumene Mesosemia euphyne (Cramer, 1777) Mesosemia hyphaea Mesosemia ibycus (Hewitson, 1859) Mesosemia ibycus parishi Mesosemia macella Hewitson, 1859 Mesosemia magete Mesosemia melaene Mesosemia melese Hewitson, 1860 Mesosemia melpia Mesosemia messeis Mesosemia methion Mesosemia metope Mesosemia minos Mesosemia philocles (Linnaeus, 1758) Mesosemia sifia Mesosemia steli (Hewitson, 1857) Mesosemia tenura Mesosemia thymetina Mesosemia ulrica Perophthalma tullius (Fabricius, 1782)

Napaeina Hyphilaria anophthalma Hyphilaria parthensis (Westwood, 1851) Hyphilaria thasus Napaea actoris (Cramer, 1776) Napaea eucharila (Bates, 1867) Napaea nepos

Footnotes

1. Brower (2007); see also references in Savela (2008)
2. Brower (2007)
3. Garwood et al. (2007)

References

• Brower, Andrew V.Z. (2007): Tree of Life Web Project - Mesosemiini Bates, 1859. Version of 2007-JUN-04. Retrieved 2008-JUL-07.
• Garwood, K.M.; Lehman, Carter W. & Carter, G. (2007): Butterflies of Southern Amazonia. Neotropical Butterflies, Mission, Texas.
• Savela, Markku (2008): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms: Riodinidae. Version of 2008-FEB-23. Retrieved 2008-JUL-07.