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]
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| Plate illustrating Mesosemia and Napaea see plate text | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Subfamily: | Riodininae |
| Tribe: | Mesosemiini Bates, 1859 |
| Subtribes | |
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Mesosemiina Hall, 2003 | |
Genera
editAs 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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Mesosemiina
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Napaeina
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Footnotes
editReferences
edit- 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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