After Sibley & Monroe, 1990, with Finnish vernacular names from Lokki, Jännes & Nikander, 1992
<==o Philepittidae (asitit) |--o Philepitta I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1838 (asitit) | |-- P. castanea (Statius Muller, 1776) (samettiasitti) | `-- P. schlegeli Schlegel, 1867 (keltaasitti) `--o Neodrepanis Sharpe, 1875 (mesitit) |-- N. coruscans Sharpe, 1875 (helttamesitti) `-- †N. hypoxantha Salomonsen, 1933 (latvusmesitti?)
Reference(s):
- Lokki, J., Jännes, H. & Nikander, P. J., 1992: Otavan lintutieto.
–Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, Helsinki, Finland, 1992, pp. 1-440
Translated from: Perrins, C. M. (ed.), 1990: The Illustrated encyclopaedia of birds.
–Headline Book Publishing Plc., London, England, 1990 - Peterson, A. P., 2002-2004: Zoonomen Nomenclatural data of Birds. (Updated: 2005-02-11)
–iNet: Zoonomen Nomenclatural data: http://www.zoonomen.net/avtax/frame.html; [visited: 2005-02-15] - Sibley, C. G. & Monroe, B, L., 1990: Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world.
–Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1990. xxiv-1111.