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Eumaeini
The Eumaeini are a tribe of 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 Theclinae have been assigned to tribes, the genus list is preliminary. However, much progress has been made in sorting out the profusion of synonymous taxa, and at least some degree of stability has been achieved in the early years of the 21st century. While there is no good phylogenetic hypothesis yet for the subfamily, groups of at least apparently related 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.See Brower (2008) and the references in Savela (2008) There is still much ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamasina
''Lamasina'' is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (family (biology), family Lycaenidae); the validity of its name is subject to dispute. Among its family, these sexual dimorphism, sexually dimorphic Lepidoptera belong to the tribe (biology), tribe Eumaeini of the subfamily Theclinae. ''Lamasina'' species are found mainly in northern South America, approximately to the Guyanas. ''Lamasina draudti, L. draudti'' is also found in Central America south of the Yucatán Peninsula. In the Andes, the genus extends somewhat further south; ''Lamasina rhaptissima, L. rhaptissima'' almost reaches Bolivia.Robbins & Lamas (2008), and see references in Savela (2011) The genus name has changed two times since the year 2000 for technical reasons. The question of which name is correct is not yet fully resolved, though ''Lamasina'' seems to be preferred.Robbins & Lamas (2008) Description They show some similarity to ''Evenus (butterfly), Evenus'' (probably a close relative) and ''Paiwarria'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |