Erynnini
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The Erynnini are a tribe
in the skipper butterfly subfamily Pyrginae. They are a moderately diverse but quite plesiomorphic and inconspicuous group, and except for the Holarctic
species of the type genus
Erynnis occur only in the Neotropics.
Formerly, when only 4 tribes of Pyrginae were recognized, they were included in the Pyrgini
, which at that time contained a massive number of genera
. But the Pyrginae have since been reorganized to make them and their tribes monophyletic, leading most modern authors to treat the Erynnini as distinct tribe. However, the old circumscription of the Pyrgini was by and large just as correct from a phylogenetic perspective.
The tribe of the Pyrgini sensu lato most closely related to the Pyrgini sensu stricto are the strikingly different Achlyodidini
. As many consider it desirable to treat this lineage as a distinct tribe, the Erynnini naturally need to be considered distinct too.
are listed here in the presumed phylogenetic sequence:
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
in the skipper butterfly subfamily Pyrginae. They are a moderately diverse but quite plesiomorphic and inconspicuous group, and except for the Holarctic
Holarctic
The Holarctic ecozone refers to the habitats found throughout the northern continents of the world as a whole. This region is divided into the Palearctic, consisting of Northern Africa and all of Eurasia, with the exception of Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, and the Nearctic,...
species of the type genus
Type genus
In biological classification, a type genus is a representative genus, as with regard to a biological family. The term and concept is used much more often and much more formally in zoology than it is in botany, and the definition is dependent on the nomenclatural Code that applies:* In zoological...
Erynnis occur only in the Neotropics.
Formerly, when only 4 tribes of Pyrginae were recognized, they were included in the Pyrgini
Pyrgini
The Pyrgini are a tribe in the skipper butterfly subfamily Pyrginae. Formerly, when only 4 tribes of Pyrginae were recognized, the Pyrgini contained the largest number of genera among these. But this overly wide delimitation has since turned out to be paraphyletic.One of the traditional Pyrginae...
, which at that time contained a massive number of genera
Genera
Genera is a commercial operating system and development environment for Lisp machines developed by Symbolics. It is essentially a fork of an earlier operating system originating on the MIT AI Lab's Lisp machines which Symbolics had used in common with LMI and Texas Instruments...
. But the Pyrginae have since been reorganized to make them and their tribes monophyletic, leading most modern authors to treat the Erynnini as distinct tribe. However, the old circumscription of the Pyrgini was by and large just as correct from a phylogenetic perspective.
The tribe of the Pyrgini sensu lato most closely related to the Pyrgini sensu stricto are the strikingly different Achlyodidini
Achlyodidini
The Achlyodidini are a tribe in the skipper butterfly subfamily Pyrginae. Many species of them are notable for their gaudy colors and the unusually-shaped wings, which look as if the forewing tips have been squarely cut off...
. As many consider it desirable to treat this lineage as a distinct tribe, the Erynnini naturally need to be considered distinct too.
Genera
The generaGenera
Genera is a commercial operating system and development environment for Lisp machines developed by Symbolics. It is essentially a fork of an earlier operating system originating on the MIT AI Lab's Lisp machines which Symbolics had used in common with LMI and Texas Instruments...
are listed here in the presumed phylogenetic sequence:
- AnastrusAnastrusAnastrus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-References:*...
- ChiomaraChiomara (butterfly)Chiomara is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-Species:*Chiomara asychis *Chiomara basigutta *Chiomara crenda Evans, 1953*Chiomara khalili Riley, 1934...
- Ephyriades Hübner, [1819]
- GraisGraisGrais is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-References:*...
– Hermit Skipper - Speculum
- TostaTostaTosta is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-References:*...
- Erynnis – duskywings
- Gesta
- SostrataSostrataSostrata is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-References:*...
- MylonMylonMylon is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-Species:*Mylon lassia *Mylon illineatus Mabille & Boullet, 1917*Mylon orsa Evans, 1953*Mylon mestor Evans, 1953*Mylon ander Evans, 1953...
- PotamanaxasPotamanaxasPotamanaxas is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-References:*...
- GorgythionGorgythion (butterfly)Gorgythion is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae....
- Theagenes
- EbrietasEbrietasEbrietas is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-References:*...
- HeliasHeliasHelias is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-References:*...
- TimocharesTimocharesTimochares is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-Species:*Timochares runia Evans, 1953*Timochares ruptifasciatus *Timochares trifasciata -References:**...
- CamptopleuraCamptopleuraCamptopleura is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-References:*...
- CycloglyphaCycloglyphaCycloglypha is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-References:*...