Species list, Checklist of Tribe Charaxini for Tanganyika (Tanzania)

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Checklist for Tribe Charaxini Guenée, 1865
and region Tanganyika (Tanzania)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	219 1008 1531	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	218 1007 1530	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	208 974 1479	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	134 763 1211	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	41 355 603	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	41 355 603	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	40 354 602	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856	18 268 478	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Bombyces Scopoli, 1763	16 257 464	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies	5 61 167	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies	24 76	Genera Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Charaxinae Guenée, 1865 Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives	4 27	Genera Species	Taxom
Tribe	Charaxini Guenée, 1865	2 25	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Tanganyika
2 Genera with 25 Species

Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1781	Emperors	28	Species	Taxom
Polyura Billberg, 1854	Nawab butterflies	1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Tanganyika
25 Species and 9 Subspecies

Charaxes acuminatus usambarensis Van Someren, 1963
Charaxes ansorgei Rothschild, 1897	Ansorge´s Charaxes
Charaxes ansorgei ruandana Talbot, 1932
Charaxes ansorgei rydoni Van Someren, 1967
Charaxes aubyni Poulton, 1926	Aubyn´s Charaxes
Charaxes brevicaudatus Schultze, 1914
Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779	White Barred Charaxes
Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874	Green Demon Charaxes
Charaxes cedreatis retula
Charaxes cedriatis vetula
Charaxes contrarius Weymer, 1907	Contrary Charaxes
Charaxes dilutus Rothschild, 1898
Charaxes etheocles Cramer, 1777	Demon charaxes
Charaxes eudoxus lucyae Van Someren, 1975
Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866	Foxy Charaxes
Charaxes lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889)	⇒ Charaxes macclouni Butler, 1895
Charaxes lucyae Kielland, 1982
Charaxes maudei (Stoll, 1781)	⇒ Charaxes brevicaudatus Schultze, 1914
Charaxes pembanus Jordan, 1925
Charaxes pembanus usambarae van Someren ..., 1952
Charaxes pollux Cramer, 1775	Black-bordered Charaxes
Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850	Flame-bordered Charaxes
Charaxes usambarae van Someren ..., 1952
Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764	Common Pearl Charaxes
Charaxes vetula Rothschild, 1900
Charaxes viola kirki Butler, 1881
Charaxes violetta Grose-Smith, 1885	Violet-spotted Charaxes
Charaxes xiphares Cramer, 1781	Forest King Charaxes
Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854	China Nawab