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

Eumaeini
Eumaeini collected by the Novara Expedition
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Theclinae
Tribe:	Eumaeini Doubleday, 1847
Genera
More than 80, see text
Synonyms
Eumaeni Eumaeinae Strymonini

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.^[1]

There is still much work to be done, including the splitting of such notorious "wastebin taxa" as Callophrys, and the establishment of a robust phylogenetic and evolutionary scenario. Pending this, the groups are listed here in the presumed phylogenetic sequence, while genera are simply sorted alphabetically.^[1]

Fine-lined stripestreak (Arawacus sito) of the Thereus group

Striped hairstreak (Satyrium liparops) of the Satyrium group

Sheridan's hairstreak (Callophrys sheridanii) of the Callophrys group

Eumaeus group Eumaeus Mithras (including Paraspiculatus) Paiwarria (including Fasslantonius) Theorema Brangas group Brangas Dabreras Enos (including Chopinia,[2] Falerinota) Evenus (including Cryptaenota, Endymion, Ipocia, etc.) Lamasina (= Annamaria[2]) Thaeides Atlides group Arcas Atlides (including Riojana[2]) Pseudolycaena Theritas (including Aveexcrenota, Denivia, Lucilda,[2] etc.) Micandra group (formerly in Atlides group) Brevianta Busbiina Ianusanta Ipidecla Johnsonita Micandra (including Egides) Penaincisalia (including Abloxurina, Candora, etc.) Phothecla Podanotum Rhamma (including Paralustrus, Pontirama, Shapiroana) Salazaria Temecla Timaeta (including Jagiello, Trochusinus) Thereus group Arawacus – stripestreaks Contrafacia Kolana Rekoa Thereus (including Noreena, Pedusa[2]) Satyrium group Chlorostrymon Magnastigma Ocaria (including Lamasa, Variegatta) Phaeostrymon Satyrium (including Harkenclenus, Neolycaena, etc.) Callophrys group Callophrys (including Incisalia, Mitoura, Xamia, etc.) – green hairstreaks and elfins Cyanophrys Thestius group Bistonina Megathecla (including Cupathecla, Gullicaena) Lathecla Thestius Allosmaitia group Allosmaitia Janthecla Laothus

Lamprospilus group (groundstreaks and allies) Arumecla Calycopis (including Calystryma, Femniterga, etc.) Camissecla Electrostrymon (including Angulopis) Lamprospilus Ziegleria (including Kisutam) Strymon group (scrub hairstreaks) Strymon (including Eiseliana) Tmolus group Exorbaetta Gargina Ministrymon Nicolaea Ostrinotes Siderus Strephonota (including Dindyminotes, Letizia, etc.) Theclopsis (including Asymbiopsis) Tmolus Panthiades group Beatheclus Bálint & Dahners, 2006 Ignata Michaelus Oenomaus Olynthus Panthiades (including Cycnus) Parrhasius Porthecla Thepytus Hypostrymon group Apuecla Aubergina Balintus Celmia (including Cyclotrichia) Dicya (including Caerofethra) Hypostrymon Iaspis Marachina Nesiostrymon Terenthina Trichonis Erora group Erora Chalybs Semonina Symbiopsis Unplaced (TOL) Badecla