Mesosemiini
The Mesosemiini are one of the tribes of metalmark butterflies. They are the basalmost living tribe of the Riodininae, outside the main radiation together with the slightly more advanced Eurybiini.
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.
Subtribe Mesosemiina
- Eunogyra
- Teratophthalma
- Mesosemia
- Leucochimona
- Semomesia
- Mesophthalma
- Perophthalma
- Hyphilaria
- Napaea - includes Cremna
- Voltinia - includes Eucorna
- Ionotus - formerly in Cremna
- Hermathena
- Ithomiola
Some notable Mesosemiini species from the Amazon
Source:MesosemiinaMesophthalma idotea Westwood, 1851Mesosemia anthaerice Mesosemia asa Mesosemia calypso Mesosemia cippus Mesosemia coea Mesosemia eumene Mesosemia euphyne Mesosemia hyphaeaMesosemia ibycus
- * Mesosemia ibycus parishi Mesosemia macella Hewitson, 1859Mesosemia magete Mesosemia melaene Mesosemia melese Hewitson, 1860Mesosemia melpia Mesosemia messeis Mesosemia methion Mesosemia metope Mesosemia minos Mesosemia philocles Mesosemia sifia Mesosemia steli Mesosemia tenuraMesosemia thymetinaMesosemia ulrica Perophthalma tullius