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| Tribe: | Mesosemiini
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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]
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]
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Subtribe Mesosemiina |
Subtribe Napaeina
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Some notable Mesosemiini species from the Amazon [3]
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Mesosemiina
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Napaeina
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Footnotes
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.
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