Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Dar es Salaam Region (Southeast Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 90
345
426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 90
345
426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 86
331
409 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 59
284
368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
164
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
164
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
164
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
15
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
14
18 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
14
18 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Dar es Salaam Region
1 Family width 18 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Dar es Salaam Region
14 Genera with 18 Species | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1855 | Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caprona Wallengren, 1857 | Angles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1891 | Policemen | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1764 | Dingy Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gorgyra Holland, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperilla Hewitson, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1891 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Semalea Holland, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1884 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1781 | Clouded Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zenonia W.H. Evans, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zophopetes Mabille, 1867 | Nightfighters | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Dar es Salaam Region
18 Species and 3 Subspecies | Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833 | Borbo Skipper | | Borbo lugens Hopffer, 1855 | Lesser Horned Skipper | | Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857 | Ragged Skipper | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Coeliades libeon Druce, 1875 | Spotless Policeman | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Coeliades sejuncta Mabille & Vu..., 1891 | Coast Policeman | | Gegenes niso Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Hottentot Skipper | | Gorgyra subflavidus Holland, 1896 | East African Leaf Sitter | | Hesperilla chrysotricha leucosia Waterhouse, 1938 | | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Sarangesa lucidella Mabille, 1891 | Lucidella Elfin | | Semalea arela Mabille, 1891 | Arela Dart | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat | | Zenonia zeno Trimen, 1864 | Barley jointworm | | Zophopetes cerymica Hewitson, 1867 | Common Palm Nightfighter |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Dar es Salaam Region
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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