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Riodinidae Grote 1895

Metalmarks, Erycinidae Swainson 1827 ruled a junior synonym, ICZN-484

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Containing group: Papilionoidea

Introduction

Riodinidae are a pantropical family, with the majority of species occurring in the neotropics.

Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships

The tree shown is implied by classifications of Harvey (1987), Corbet et al. (1992) and Lamas (2004), and should be viewed as an informal hypothesis in need of corroboration.

References

Ackery, P. R., R. de Jong, and R. I. Vane-Wright. 1999. The butterflies: Hedyloidea, Hesperioidea, and Papilionoidea. Pages 264-300 in: Lepidoptera: Moths and Butterflies. 1. Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbook of Zoology Vol. IV, Part 35. N. P. Kristensen, ed. De Gruyter, Berlin and New York.

Bridges CA. 1988. Catalogue of family-group and genus-group names (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Charles A. Bridges, Urbana, IL.

Corbet AS, Pendlebury HM, and Eliot JN. 1992. The butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.

Devries, P. J. 1997. The Butterflies of Costa Rica and Their Natural History: Riodinidae. Princeton University Press, N. J.

Harvey, D. J. 1987. The higher classification of the Riodinidae (Lepidoptera). vii + 215 + [1] pp. Ph. D . Thesis, University of Texas, Austin.

Lamas G ed. 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.

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Scientific Name Apodemia mormo langei
Creator Edward S. Ross
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Collection U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Online Digital Media Library
Scientific Name Emesis ares
Location Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County (Arizona, USA)
Creator T. W. Davies
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Collection CalPhotos
Copyright © 1999 California Academy of Sciences
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Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2007. Riodinidae Grote 1895. Metalmarks, Erycinidae Swainson 1827 ruled a junior synonym, ICZN-484. Version 01 April 2007 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Riodinidae/12174/2007.04.01 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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