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''Mesosemia'' is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical ecozone. This genus rather closely approximates the preceding genus ''Eurybia'', though it is by no means so uniform. Also here there is in most of the species almost exactly above the middle of the forewing a large eye-spot which often exhibits 2 or 3 white pupils, and where it is absent, one mostly finds yet its traces in the shape of a small central shade or minute cloud. The ''Mesosemia'' differ from the ''Eurybia'' by their smaller heads, the shorter antennae, the borders of the forewings being generally slightly curved, the short abdomen mostly not reaching as far as the anal angle, the longer hindwings being often geniculate in the middle of the distal margin, or angularly protended. The row of distal marginal spots of the hindwing is always absent, the hindwings, however, show in the disk more or less parallel transverse stripes. The sexual dimorphism, which is not noticed in ''Eurybia'' is here the rule and mostly very much pronounced. The butterflies are often met with on blossoms, still oftener on leaves, but they seem to rest much on their under surface in order to come forth only for a short time for the sake of copulation and feeding. Then they perform jerky movements on the leaves, stretching the antennae straight forward, placing the hindwings flat on the leaf and slightly raising the forewings. In this manner they hasten from one leaf to another, from one branch to another, more jumping than flying, as Fassl expresses himself. The butterflies are partly extremely local and some of them are very rare.〔Seitz, A. 1916. Family:Erycinidae. In A. Seitz (editor), Macrolepidoptera of the world,vol. 5:617–738. Stuttgart: Alfred Kernen.() also available as pdf〕 == Species == *''Mesosemia ackeryi'' Brévignon, 1997 present in French Guiana *''Mesosemia acuta'' Hewitson, 1873 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia adida'' Hewitson, 1869 present in Ecuador *''Mesosemia ahava'' Hewitson, 1869 present in Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru. *''Mesosemia albipuncta'' Schaus, 1913 present in Costa Rica and Panama *''Mesosemia amarantus'' Stichel, 1910 present in Peru. *''Mesosemia anceps'' Stichel, 1915 present in Ecuador *''Mesosemia antaerice'' Hewitson, 1859 present in French Guiana, Guyana, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador and Brasil *''Mesosemia araeostyla'' Stichel, 1915 present in Guyana *''Mesosemia asa'' Hewitson, 1869 present in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Ecuador and Colombia *''Mesosemia bahia'' Callaghan, 1999 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia bella'' Sharpe, 1890 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia carderi'' Druce, 1904 present in Colombia *''Mesosemia carissima'' Bates, 1866 present in Costa Rica and Panama *''Mesosemia ceropia'' Druce, 1874 present in Costa Rica and Colombia *''Mesosemia coelestis'' Godman & Salvin, () present in Costa Rica and Colombia *''Mesosemia cordillerrensis'' Salazar & Constantino, 1993 present in Colombia *''Mesosemia cyanira'' Stichel, 1909 present in Ecuador *''Mesosemia cippus'' Hewitson, 1859 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia cymotaxis'' Stichel, 1910 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia decolorata'' Lathy, 1932 present in Brazil and Guyane *''Mesosemia dulcis'' Stichel, 1910 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia ephyne'' (Cramer, 1776) present in Guyane, French Guiana, Surinam, Peru and Brazil *''Mesosemia epidius'' Hewitson, 1859 present in Guyane *''Mesosemia erinnya'' Stichel, 1910 Ecuador and Peru. *''Mesosemia esmeralda'' Gallard & Brévignon, 1989 present in Guyane *''Mesosemia esperanza'' Schaus, 1913 present in Costa Rica and Panama *''Mesosemia eugenea'' Stichel, 1910 present in Surinam and Brazil *''Mesosemia eumene'' (Cramer, 1776) present in Guyane, French Guiana, Surinam, Ecuador, Bolivia Peru and Brazil *''Mesosemia eurythmia'' Stichel, 1915 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia evias'' Stichel, 1923 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia friburgensis'' Schaus, 1902 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia gaudiolum'' Bates, 1865 Mexico, Nicaragua and Guatemala. *''Mesosemia gemina'' J. & R. G. Maza, 1980 present in Mexico. *''Mesosemia gertraudis'' Stichel, 1910 present in Peru *''Mesosemia gneris'' Westwood, 1851 present in Surinam, Peru and Brazil *''Mesosemia grandis'' Druce, 1874 present in Costa Rica and Panama *''Mesosemia harveyi'' DeVries & Hall, 1996 present in Costa Rica and Panama *''Mesosemia hedwigis'' Stichel, 1910 present in Peru and Bolivia *''Mesosemia hesperina'' Butler, 1874 present in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Brazil *''Mesosemia hypermegala'' Stichel, 1909 present in Costa Rica and Colombia *''Mesosemia jucunda'' Stichel, 1923 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia ibycus'' Hewitson, 1859 *''Mesosemia impedita'' Stichel, 1909 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia inconspicua'' Lathy, 1932 present in French Guiana *''Mesosemia isshia'' Butler, 1869 present in Colombia *''Mesosemia judicialis'' Butler, 1874 present in Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. *''Mesosemia kwokii'' D'Abrera, 1860 present in Colombia *''Mesosemia lacernata'' Stichel, 1909 present in Surinam *''Mesosemia lamachus'' Hewitson, 1857 present in Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Colombia *''Mesosemia lapillus'' Stichel, 1910 present in Peru *''Mesosemia latizonata' Butler, 1874 present in Ecuador *''Mesosemia loruhama'' Hewitson, 1869 present in Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru. *''Mesosemia luperca'' Stichel, 1910 present in Peru *''Mesosemia lycorias'' Stichel, 1915 present in Brazill *''Mesosemia macella'' Hewitson, 1859 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia machaera'' Hewitson, 1860 present in Ecuador, Brazil and Colombia *''Mesosemia macrina'' (C. & R. Felder, 1865) present in Ecuador and Colombia *''Mesosemia maeotis'' Hewitson, 1859 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia magete'' Hewitson, 1860 present in Surinam and Brazil *''Mesosemia mamilia'' Hewitson, 1870 present in Ecuador *''Mesosemia mancia'' Hewitson, 1870 present in Ecuador *''Mesosemia mathania'' Schaus, 1902 present in Peru *''Mesosemia mayi'' Lathy, 1958 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia meeda'' Hewitson, 1858 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia melaene'' Hewitson, 1859 present in Brazil French Guiana *''Mesosemia melese'' Hewitson, 1860 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia melpia'' Hewitson, 1859 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia menoetes'' Hewitson, 1859 present in Guyane, Bolivia, Peru and Brazil *''Mesosemia messeis'' Hewitson, 1860 present in Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru *''Mesosemia mesoba'' Hewitson, () present in Ecuador *''Mesosemia methion'' Hewitson, 1860 present in Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago *''Mesosemia metope'' Hewitson, 1859 present in French Guiana, Guyana, Peru and Brazil *''Mesosemia mehida'' Hewitson, 1869 present in Ecuador *''Mesosemia mevania'' Hewitson, () present in Ecuador, Peru and Colombia *''Mesosemia metuana'' (C. & R. Felder, 1865) present in Ecuador, Colombia and Bolivia *''Mesosemia metura'' Hewitson, () present in Peru. *''Mesosemia mino''s Hewitson, 1859 present in Surinam and Brazil *''Mesosemia minutula'' Gallard, 1996 present in French Guiana *''Mesosemia misipsa'' Hewitson, 1859 Brazil *''Mesosemia modulata'' Stichel, 1910 present in Peru. *''Mesosemia moesia'' Hewitson, () present in Brazil *''Mesosemia mosera'' Hewitson, 1860 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia myonia'' Hewitson, 1859 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia myrmecias'' Stichel, 1910 present in French Guiana, Guyana, Peru and Bolivia *''Mesosemia naiadella'' Stichel, 1909 present in French Guiana, Guyana, Surinam, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil *''Mesosemia nerine'' Stichel, 1909 present in Bolivia *''Mesosemia nyctea'' (Hoffmannsegg, 1818) present in Surinam and Brazil *''Mesosemia nympharena'' Stichel, 1909 present in French Guiana *''Mesosemia odice'' (Godart, ()) present in Brazil and Argentina *''Mesosemia olivencia'' Bates, 1868 present in Peru and Brazil *''Mesosemia orbona'' Godman, 1903 present in French Guiana, Guyana, Surinam and Colombia *''Mesosemia ozora'' Hewitson, 1869 present in Ecuador *''Mesosemia pacifica'' Stichel, 1926 present in Colombia *''Mesosemia pardalis'' Callaghan, 2001 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia phace'' Godman, 1903 present in Guyana *''Mesosemia philocles'' (Linnaeus, 1758) present in Surinam and Brazil *''Mesosemia praeculta'' Stichel, 1910 present in Bolivia *''Mesosemia putli'' Seitz, 1913 present in Peru *''Mesosemia reba'' Hewitson, 1869 present in Ecuador *''Mesosemia rhodia'' (Godart, () present in Brazil) *''Mesosemia scotina'' Stichel, 1909 present in Surinam *''Mesosemia sibyllina'' Staudinger, () present in Ecuador and Colombia *''Mesosemia sifia'' (Boisduval, 1836)present in French Guiana, Guyana, Ecuador and Colombia *''Mesosemia sirenia'' Stichel, 1909 present in Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. *''Mesosemia steli'' Hewitson, 1858 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia subtilis'' Stichel, 1909 present in Bolivia and Peru. *''Mesosemia synnephis'' Stichel, 1909 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia telegone'' (Boisduval, ()) present in Mexico, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia *''Mesosemia tenebricosa'' Hewitson, 1877 present in Brazil, Ecuador and Peru *''Mesosemia teulem'' Brévignon, 1995 present in French Guiana *''Mesosemia thera'' Godman, 1903 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia thetys'' Godman & Salvin, () present in Colombia *''Mesosemia thyas'' Stichel, 1910 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia thymetus'' (Cramer, 1777) present in Surinam and Colombia *''Mesosemia ulrica'' (Cramer, 1777) present in Surinam, Ecuador and Peru *''Mesosemia veneris'' Butler, 1871 present in Brazil *''Mesosemia zanoa'' Hewitson, 1869 present in Ecuador and Colombia *''Mesosemia zikla'' Hewitson, 1869 present in Ecuador *''Mesosemia zonalis'' Godman & Salvin, () present in Honduras and Panama *''Mesosemia zorea'' Hewitson, 1869 present in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru *''Mesosemia walteri'' Brévignon, 1998 present in French Guiana 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mesosemia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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