''Melanis'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

in the butterfly family

Riodinidae Riodinidae is the family of metalmark butterflies. The common name "metalmarks" refers to the small, metallic-looking spots commonly found on their wings. The 1,532 species are placed in 146 genera. Although mostly Neotropical in distribution, ...

present in the

Neotropical realm The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropics, tropical Ecoregion#Terrestrial, terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperat ...

Species

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Melanis aegates ''Melanis'' is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present in the Neotropical realm. Species *''Melanis aegates'' (Hewitson, 1874) **''M. a. aegates'' present in Bolivia **''M. a. albugo'' (Stichel, 1910) present in Paraguay **''M. a. ...

'' (Hewitson, 1874) **''M. a. aegates'' present in

Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...

**''M. a. albugo'' (Stichel, 1910) present in

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

**''M. a. araguaya'' (Seitz, 1913) present in

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

**''M. a. cretiplaga'' (Stichel, 1910) present in Paraguay and

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

**''M. a. lilybaeus'' (Stichel, 1926) present in Brazil **''M. a. limbata'' (Stichel, 1925) present in Brazil **''M. a. melliplaga'' (Stichel, 1910) present in

French Guiana French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west ...

and

Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...

*'' Melanis alena'' (Hewitson, 1870) present in Brazil *'' Melanis boyi'' (Stichel, 1923) present in Brazil *'' Melanis cephise'' (Ménétriés, 1855) **''M. c. cephise'' present in

Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft ...

and

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

**''M. c. acroleuca'' (R. Felder, 1869) present in Mexico **''M. c. huasteca'' J. & A. White, 1989 present in Mexico *'' Melanis cercopes'' (Hewitson, 1874) present in Bolivia *'' Melanis cinaron'' (C. & R. Felder, 1861) present in

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

, Brazil and

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

*'' Melanis cratia'' (Hewitson, 1870) *'' Melanis electron'' (Fabricius, 1793) **''M. e. electron'' present in French Guiana,

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...

and

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

**''M. e. auriferax'' (Stichel, 1910) present in Brazil **''M. e. epijarbas'' (Staudinger, 1888) present in Brazil **''M. e. herellus'' (Snellen, 1887) present in

Curaçao Curaçao, officially the Country of Curaçao, is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located in the southern Caribbean Sea (specifically the Dutch Caribbean region), about north of Venezuela. Curaçao includ ...

**''M. e. melantho'' (Ménétriés, 1855) present in

Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...

Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...

and Nicaragua **''M. e. pronostriga'' (Stichel, 1910) present in Colombia and Brazil **''M. e. rabuscula'' (Stichel, 1910) present in Brazil and Peru *''

Melanis herminae ''Melanis'' is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present in the Neotropical realm. Species *''Melanis aegates'' (Hewitson, 1874) **''M. a. aegates'' present in Bolivia **''M. a. albugo'' (Stichel, 1910) present in Paraguay **''M. a. ...

'' (Zikán, 1952) present in Brazil *'' Melanis hillapana'' (Röber, 1904) **''M. h. hillapana'' present in Bolivia and Peru **''M. h. corinna'' (Zikán, 1952) present in Brazil **''M. h. cratippa'' (Seitz, 1913) present in Brazil **''M. h. impura'' (Stichel, 1910) *'' Melanis hodia'' (Butler, 1870) present in

*'' Melanis leucophlegma'' (Stichel, 1910) present in Peru *'' Melanis lioba'' (Zikán, 1952) present in Brazil *'' Melanis lycea'' Hübner, 1823 present in Brazil *'' Melanis marathon'' (C. & R. Felder,

865 __NOTOC__ Year 865 ( DCCCLXV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * King Louis the German divides the East Frankish Kingdom among his three sons. Carloman receives Bavaria (with more l ...

**''M. m. marathon'' present in Venezuela and Colombia **''M. m. assimulata'' (Stichel, 1910) present in Colombia **''M. m. charon'' (Butler, 1874) present in Brazil **''M. m. stenotaenia'' Röber, 1904 present in Peru *'' Melanis melandra'' Hübner,

819 __NOTOC__ Year 819 ( DCCCXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – Emperor Louis I marries Judith of Bavaria in Aachen.Rogers, Barbara, Bernhard W. Scholz, and Nithard ...

/small> present in Suriname *'' Melanis melaniae'' (Stichel, 1930) present in Brazil *'' Melanis opites'' (Hewitson, 1875) present in Brazil *'' Melanis passiena'' (Hewitson, 1870) present in Colombia *'' Melanis pixe'' (Boisduval,

836 __NOTOC__ Year 836 ( DCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 836th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 836th year of the 1st millennium, the 36th year of the 9th century, and th ...

**''M. p. pixe'' present in the US at

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

and Mexico **''M. p. corvina'' (Stichel, 1910) present in Colombia **''M. p. sanguinea'' (Stichel, 1910) present in

and

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

*'' Melanis seleukia'' (Stichel, 1910) present in Brazil *'' Melanis smithiae'' (Westwood, 1851) **''M. s. smithiae'' present in Bolivia and Brazil **''M. s. xarifa'' (Hewitson,

853 __NOTOC__ Year 853 ( DCCCLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * May 22 – A Byzantine fleet (85 ships and 5,000 men) sacks and destroys the port city of Damietta, lo ...

present in Colombia and Venezuela *'' Melanis unxia'' (Hewitson,

present in Brazil *'' Melanis vidali'' (Dognin, 1891) present in

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

*'' Melanis volusia'' (Hewitson,

present in Brazil *'' Melanis xenia'' (Hewitson,

**''M. x. xenia'' present in Brazil **''M. x. ambryllis'' (Hewitson, 1874) present in Paraguay and Bolivia *'' Melanis yeda'' (Zikán, 1952) present in Brazil

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q1759647 Riodininae Riodinidae of South America Butterfly genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner Taxa described in 1819