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Elymniina |
Pearly Eye (Enodia portlandia), Leon Co., Florida.
The Elymniini (browns) are one of the large tribes of the Satyrinae in the Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterfly) family. Following Savela (2007), they contain the following genera: Subtribe Parargina
- Aphysoneura Karsch, 1894
- Chonala Moore, 1893
- Enodia Hübner, [1819]
- Hanipha Moore, 1880
- Kirinia Moore, 1893 - includes Esperarge
- Lasiommata Westwood, 1841
- Lethe - treebrowns, woodbrowns, foresters and relatives
- Lopinga Moore, 1893
- Mandarinia Leech, 1892
- Neope Moore, 1866
- Ninguta Moore, 1892
- Nosea Koiwaya, 1993
- Orinoma Gray, 1846
- Pararge Hübner, 1819
- Ptychandra C. & R. Felder, 1861
- Rhaphicera Butler, 1867
- Satyrodes Scudder, 1875
- Tatinga Moore, 1893
Subtribe Zetherina
- Callarge Leech, 1892
- Ethope Moore, 1866 - sometimes placed in the Parargina
- Neorina Westwood, 1850 - sometimes placed in the Parargina
- Penthema Doubleday, 1848
- Zethera Felder, 1861
Subtribe Elymniina
- Elymnias Hübner, 1818
Subtribe Mycalesina
- Bicyclus Kirby, 1871
- Bletogona C. & R. Felder, 1867
- Hallelesis Condamin, 1961
- Heteropsis Westwood, 1850 - includes Admiratio, Henotesia, Houlbertia, Masoura
- Mycalesis - bushbrowns
- Nirvanopsis - formerly Nirvana
- Orsotriaena Wallengren, 1858
- Pseudomycalesis Tsukada & Nishiyama, 1979
Fossil record
Several prehistoric genera have been described from fossils. They all belong into the Parargina:
- Neorinella Martins Neto et al., 1993
- Neorinopsis
- Pseudoneorina Nel & Descimon, 1986
- Satyrites Scudder, 1872
References
- Savela, Markku (2007): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms: Satyrinae. Version of 2007-MAY-12. Retrieved 2007-MAY-31.
