Biblidinae is a subfamily of nymphalid butterflies that includes the tropical brushfoots. This subfamily was sometimes merged within the

Limenitidinae The Limenitidinae are a subfamily of butterflies that includes the admirals and relatives. The common names of many species and genera reference military ranks or – namely the Adoliadini – titles of nobility (e.g., count, duke, earl, ...

, but they are now recognized as quite distinct lineages. In older literature, this subfamily is sometimes called Eurytelinae. As of 2008, some 340 valid species are in this subfamily, placed in 38 genera. Most species of Biblidinae are

Neotropical The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In bioge ...

, but there are some Old World species and genera in the tribes Biblidini and Epicaliini.

Systematics

The Biblidinae are a taxonomically stable monophyletic group, at least since the " wastebin genus" '' Catagramma'' was dismantled around 1950. The tribes, in the presumed

phylogenetic In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, race", and wikt:γενετικός, γενετικός [] "origin, source, birth") is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups o ...

sequence and with notable genera also listed here, are: The higher classification of Nymphalidae, at Nymphalidae.net
/ref> Biblidini Boisduval, 1833 * ''

Biblis Biblis is a municipality in the Bergstraße district in southern Hessen, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies in the Rhine rift west of the Odenwald between Darmstadt to the north and Mannheim to the south; it also lies north of ...

'' Fabricius, 1807 (= ''Zonaga'') * ''

Ariadne Ariadne (; grc-gre, Ἀριάδνη; la, Ariadne) was a Cretan princess in Greek mythology. She was mostly associated with mazes and labyrinths because of her involvement in the myths of the Minotaur and Theseus. She is best known for havi ...

'' Horsfield, 1829 (= ''Ergolis'') * '' Laringa'' Moore, 1901 * ''

Eurytela ''Eurytela'' is a genus of nymphalid butterfly, commonly called pipers, found in Africa.

'' Boisduval, 1833 * '' Neptidopsis'' Aurivillius, 1898 * '' Mesoxantha'' Aurivillius, 1898 * '' Byblia'' Hübner, 1819 (= ''Hypanis'' Boisduval, 1833 (''non'' Pander in Menetries, 1832: preoccupied)) * '' Mestra'' Hübner, 1825 (= ''Cystineura'') * '' Archimestra'' Munroe, 1949 * '' Vila'' Kirby, 1871 (= ''Lonia'', ''Neptis'' Hübner, 1819 (''non'' Fabricius, 1807: preoccupied), ''Olina'' Doubleday, 1848 (''non'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: preoccupied)) Epicaliini Guenée, 1865 * '' Catonephele'' Hübner, 819/small> * ''

Nessaea ''Nessaea'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Unlike virtually all other butterflies with blue coloration, the blue colors in this genus are due to pigmentation terobilin (biliverdin IXγ)ref>Doug Taron"It's al ...

'' Hübner, 819/small> * '' Myscelia'' Doubleday, 1844 (= ''Sagaritis'' Hübner, 1821 (''non'' Billberg, 1820: preoccupied), ''Sea'') * '' Sevenia'' Koçak, 1996 (= ''Crenis'' Boisduval, 1833 (''non'' Hübner, 1821: preoccupied), ''Sallya'' Hemming, 1964 (''non'' Yochelson, 1956: preoccupied)) * '' Eunica'' Hübner, 819/small> * '' Cybdelis'' Boisduval, 1836 Ageroniini Doubleday, 1847 * '' Hamadryas'' – cracker butterflies, calico butterflies * '' Ectima'' Doubleday, 1848 * ''

Panacea In Greek mythology, Panacea (Greek ''Πανάκεια'', Panakeia), a goddess of universal remedy, was the daughter of Asclepius and Epione. Panacea and her four sisters each performed a facet of Apollo's art: * Panacea (the goddess of univers ...

'' Godman & Salvin, 1883 (= ''Pandora'' Doubleday, 1848 (''non'' Lamarck, 1799: preoccupied)) * '' Batesia'' Felder & Felder, 1862 Epiphilini Jenkins, 1987 * '' Asterope'' Hübner, 819/small> * '' Pyrrhogyra'' Hübner, 1819 (= ''Corybas'') * '' Epiphile'' Doubleday, 1844 * '' Lucinia'' Hübner, 1823 (= ''Autodea'') * '' Bolboneura'' Godman & Salvin, 1877 * '' Temenis'' Hübner, 1819 (= ''Callicorina'', ''Paromia'' Hewitson, 1861 (''non'' Westwood, 1851: preoccupied)) * ''

Nica Nica or NICA may refer to: * Nīca, a village in Latvia * Nica, the name in some languages of Nice, a French city * Nica is an adjective which may refer to: ** Nicaragua ** Nicaraguan people * Nica Airlines, an alternate name for Nicaragüense de ...

'' Hübner, 1826 (= ''Pseudonica'') * '' Peria'' Kirby, 1871 (= ''Pelia'' Doubleday, 1849 (''non'' Bell, 1836: preoccupied)) Eubagini Burmeister, 1878 * '' Dynamine'' Hübner, 1819 (= ''Arisba'', ''Eubagis'', ''Sironia'') Callicorini Orfila, 1952 – eighty-eights and relatives * ''

Diaethria ''Diaethria'' is a brush-footed butterfly genus found in the Neotropical realm, ranging from Mexico to Paraguay. Species in this genus are commonly called eighty-eights like the related genera ''Callicore'' and ''Perisama'', in reference to the ...

'' Billberg, 1820 * ''

Callicore ''Callicore'' is a genus of nymphalid butterfly found in the Neotropical realm. This genus, like some related ones, was formerly lumped together as the paraphyletic ''Catagramma'' assemblage. Species in this genus are commonly called eighty-e ...

'' Hübner, 819/small> * '' Perisama'' Doubleday, 1849 (= ''Orophila'') * '' Antigonis'' Felder, 1861 (= ''Lincoya'') * '' Cyclogramma'' Doubleday 1847 * '' Haematera'' Doubleday, 1849 (= ''Callidula'') * '' Paulogramma'' Dillon, 1948 * '' Catacore'' Dillon, 1948

References

Sources

* Hill, R. I., Penz, C. M., & DeVries, P. J. (2002). Phylogenetic analysis and review of ''Panacea'' and ''Batesia'' butterflies (Nymphalidae). ''Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society'', 56, 199-215. * Jenkins, D. W. (1983). Neotropical Nymphalidae. I. Revision of ''Hamadryas''. ''Bulletin of the Allyn Museum'', 81, 1-146. * Jenkins, D. W. (1984). Neotropical Nymphalidae. II. Revision of ''Myscelia''. ''Bulletin of the Allyn Museum (Gainesville)'', 87, 1-64. * Jenkins, D. W. (1985). Neotropical Nymphalidae. III. Revision of ''Catonephele''. ''Bulletin of the Allyn Museum of Entomology'', 92, 1-65. * Jenkins, D. W. (1985). Neotropical Nymphalidae. IV. Revision of ''Ectima''. ''Bulletin of the Allyn Museum (Gainesville)'', 95, 1-30. * Jenkins, D. W. (1986). Neotropical Nymphalidae. V. Revision of ''Epiphile''. ''Bulletin of the Allyn Museum (Gainesville)'', 101, 1-70. * Jenkins, D. W. (1987). Neotropical Nymphalidae. VI. Revision of ''Asterope'' (=Callithea Auct.). ''Bulletin of the Allyn Museum of Entomology'', 114, 1-66. * Jenkins, D. W. (1989). Neotropical Nymphalidae. VII. Revision of ''Nessaea''. ''Bulletin of the Allyn Museum (Gainesville)'', 125, 1-38. * Jenkins, D. W. (1990). Neotropical Nymphalidae. VIII. Revision of ''Eunica''. ''Bulletin of the Allyn Museum'', 131, 1-177.

External links

The higher classification of Nymphalidae, at Nymphalidae.net

at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'': Preliminary species list. Version of 18 March 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2007.

Misspelled as Biblinae. Images. In Japanese but with binomial names. {{Taxonbar, from=Q794596 - Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval Butterfly subfamilies