Eumaeini

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Eumaeini
Eumaeini collected by the Novara Expedition
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Tribe: Eumaeini
Doubleday, 1847
Genera

More than 80, see text

Synonyms
  • Eumaeni
  • Eumaeinae
  • Strymonini

The Eumaeini are a

gossamer-winged butterflies (family Lycaenidae). They are typically placed in the subfamily Theclinae, but sometimes considered a separate subfamily Eumaeinae. Over 1,000 species are found in the Neotropical realm

Systematics

As not all

genera have been delimited. They are sometimes called "sections", but do not correspond to the taxonomic rank of section (the section in which the gossamer-winged butterflies are placed is the Cossina); if validated as clades and assigned taxonomic rank, they would qualify as subtribes.[1]

There is still much work to be done, including the splitting of such notorious "

wastebin taxa" as Callophrys, and the establishment of a robust phylogenetic and evolutionary scenario. Pending this, the groups are listed here in the presumed phylogenetic sequence, while genera are simply sorted alphabetically.[1]

Fine-lined stripestreak (Arawacus sito) of the Thereus
group
Striped hairstreak (Satyrium liparops) of the Satyrium
group
Sheridan's hairstreak (Callophrys sheridanii) of the Callophrys
group

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b See Brower (2008) and the references in Savela (2008)
  2. ^ a b c d e Possibly a nomen nudum

References

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  • Brower, Andrew V.Z. (2008): Tree of Life Web Project – Eumaeini. Version of 2008-APR-24. Retrieved 2008-NOV-11.
  • Savela, Markku (2008): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms: Theclinae. Version of 2008-SEP-05. Retrieved 2008-NOV-11.
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