Checklist for Superfamily Hesperioidea Latreille, 1809 (Skippers)
and region Somalia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 224
1873
3964 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 223
1870
3961 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 214
1838
3889 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 139
1481
3302 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
552
1173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
551
1172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
551
1172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
24
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
9
19 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
9
19 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Somalia
1 Family width 19 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Somalia
9 Genera with 19 Species
Species list for Somalia
19 Species and 4 Subspecies | Abantis meneliki Berger, 1979 | | | Abantis paradisea Butler, 1870 | Paradise Skipper | | Coeliades anchises Gerstaecker, 1871 | One Pip Policeman | | Coeliades ernesti Grandidier, 1867 | | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Coeliades jucunda (Butler, 1881) | ⇒ Coeliades anchises Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Jemadia menechmus Mabille, 1878 | Menechmus Skipper | | Kedestes callicles Hewitson, 1868 | Pale Ranger | | Kedestes macomo Trimen, 1862 | Macomo Ranger | | Metisella willemi Wallengren, 1857 | Netted Sylph | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852 | Charybdis Firetip | | Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870 | Orange Flat | | Spialia colotes Druce, 1875 | Bushveld Sandman | | Spialia colotes semiconfluens de Jong, 1978 | | | Spialia doris Walker, 1870 | Aden Skipper | | Spialia mafa Trimen, 1870 | Mafa grizzled skipper | | Spialia mafa higginsi Evans, 1937 | | | Spialia mangana Rebel, 1899 | Arabian Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman |
Subnodes of Hesperioidea with occurrences in Somalia
Links, sources and further information Hesperioidea at itis.gov
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