Elymniini was formerly a large group, but recently, it is considered to be include only one genus, Elymnias, according to molecular phylogenetic analyses.

The higher level classification of Satyrine butterfly developed by Miller (1968) became the basis for later taxonomic studies.

[3][5] The confusion over the taxonomy and phylogeny of Satyrinae is gradually being resolved by recent developments in molecular phylogenetic studies.

[2] Peña et al. (2006) was the first to develop a comprehensive phylogenetic hypothesis of Satyrinae since Miller, and showed that most of the families previously recognised were paraphyletic or polyphyletic.

[3] Subsequent analyses have largely followed this same classification scheme,[6][7][8] and also, all of the genera included in Elymniini by Miller were synonymized with Elymnias.