Checklist for Subfamily Heteropterinae Aurivillius, 1925 (Different-winged Skippers)
and region Kenya (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 503
7105
22102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 501
7100
22096 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 482
7015
21853 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 302
5811
19641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 68
2170
8011 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 68
2168
8008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 67
2164
8002 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
135
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
72
256 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
72
256 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 72
256 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heteropterinae
Aurivillius, 1925
Different-winged Skippers, Grass Skippers, Skipperlings | 3
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kenya
3 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Kenya
14 Species and 10 Subspecies | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Dalla agathocles polydesma Mabille, 1889 | Agathocles Skipperling | | Dalla caenides Hewitson, 1868 | Caenides Skipperling | | Dalla hesperioides hister Evans, 1955 | Hesperioides Skipperling | | Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928) | ⇒ Metisella orientalis Krüger, 1928 | | Metisella abdeli abdeli Krüger, 1928 | | | Metisella abdeli elgona Evans, 1938 | | | Metisella formosus Butler, 1893 | Beatiful Sylph | | Metisella formosus linda Evans, 1937 | | | Metisella kakamega de Jong, 1976 | Kakamega Sylph | | Metisella medea Evans, 1937 | Medea Sylph | | Metisella midas Butler, 1893 | Golden Sylph | | Metisella orientalis Krüger, 1928 | Eastern Sylph | | Metisella orientalis orientalis | | | Metisella orientalis theta | | | Metisella perexcellens Butler, 1896 | | | Metisella quadrisignatus Butler, 1893 | Four-spot Sylph | | Metisella quadrisignatus nanda Evans, 1937 | | | Metisella quadrisignatus quadrisignatus Butler, 1894 | | | Metisella trisignatus Neave, 1904 | Three Spot Sylph | | Metisella trisignatus trisignatus Neave, 1904 | | | Metisella willemi Wallengren, 1857 | Netted Sylph |
Links, sources and further information Heteropterinae at artfakta.se
Heteropterinae at dyntaxa.se
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