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Checklist for Tribe Iolaini Riley, 1958
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2085
8072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2082
8068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
2074
8045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1450
6414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1328
6123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
271
1893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
124
817
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
33
242
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeIolaini
Riley, 1958
4
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
4 Genera with 50 Species
Etesiolaus Stempffer & ..., 19862SpeciesTaxom
Iolaus Hübner, 1986Royals63SpeciesTaxom
Stugeta Druce, 19165SpeciesTaxom
Tajuria Moore, 1865Royals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
50 Species and 21 Subspecies
Etesiolaus catori Bethune-Baker, 1904Cator´s Sapphire
Etesiolaus pinheyi Kielland, 1986
Iolaus (Argiolaus) aequatorialis Stempffer & ..., 1958
Iolaus (Argiolaus) cottrelli (Stempffer & ..., 1958)⇒ Iolaphilus cottrelli Stempffer & ..., 1958
Iolaus (Argiolaus) crawshayi (Stempffer & ..., 1958)⇒ Argiolaus crawshayi Butler, 1900
Iolaus crawshayi littoralis Stempffer & ..., 1958
Iolaus (Argiolaus) iturensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921Ituri Sapphire
Iolaus (Argiolaus) lalos Druce, 1896Lalos Sapphire
Iolaus (Argiolaus) maritimus (Stempffer & ..., 1958)⇒ Iolaphilus maritimus Stempffer & ..., 1958
Iolaus maritimus usambara Stempffer, 1961
Iolaus (Argiolaus) montana (Kielland, 1978)⇒ Iolaphilus montana Kielland, 1978
Iolaus (Argiolaus) ndolae Stempffer & ..., 1958
Iolaus (Argiolaus) pamae Heath, 1994
Iolaus (Argiolaus) silarus Druce, 1885Straight-line Sapphire
Iolaus (Epamera) alienus Trimen, 1898Brown-line Sapphire
Iolaus (Epamera) apatosa Stempffer, 1952
Iolaus (Epamera) aphnaeoides Trimen, 1873Yellow-banded Sapphire
Iolaus (Epamera) bamptoni Congdon & Co..., 1998
Iolaus (Epamera) bellina Plötz, 1880White-spot Sapphire
Iolaus bellina exquisita Riley, 1928
Iolaus (Epamera) congdoni (Kielland, 1985)⇒ Epamera congdoni Kielland, 1985
Iolaus (Epamera) diametra Karsch, 1895Eastern Yellow-banded Sapphire
Iolaus diametra congco Lamas, 2007
Iolaus diametra diametra Karsch, 1895
Iolaus diametra zanzibarensis Congdon & Co..., 1998
Iolaus (Epamera) dubiosa Stempffer & ..., 1959
Iolaus (Epamera) farquharsoni Bethune-Baker, 1922Farquharson´s Sapphire
Iolaus (Epamera) fontainei (Stempffer, 1956)⇒ Epamera fontainei Stempffer, 1956
Iolaus (Epamera) frater (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)⇒ Epamera kumboae Bethune-Baker, 1926
Iolaus (Epamera) hemicyanus (Sharpe, 1904)⇒ Epamera barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Iolaus (Epamera) jacksoni (Stempffer, 1950)⇒ Epamera jacksoni Stempffer, 1950
Iolaus (Epamera) mermis Druce, 1896
Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae Trimen, 1874Mimosa Sapphire
Iolaus mimosae rhodosense Stempffer & ..., 1959
Iolaus (Epamera) nasisii Riley, 1928Nasisi Sapphire
Iolaus (Epamera) neavei Druce, 1910Neave´s Sapphire
Iolaus neavei katera Talbot, 1937
Iolaus (Epamera) nolaensis (Stempffer, 1951)⇒ Epamera nolaensis Stempffer, 1951
Iolaus nolaensis amanica Stempffer, 1951
Iolaus (Epamera) sidus Trimen, 1864Red-line Sapphire
Iolaus (Epamera) silanus Congdon & Co..., 1998Three-tailed Sapphire
Iolaus silanus alticola Stempffer, 1961
Iolaus silanus rondo Congdon & Co..., 1998
Iolaus silanus silanus Grose-Smith, 1889
Iolaus silanus zanzibarica Congdon & Co..., 1998
Iolaus (Epamera) stenogrammica Riley, 1928
Iolaus (Epamera) tajoraca Walker, 1870
Iolaus tajoraca ertli Aurivillius, 1916
Iolaus (Epamera) violacea (Riley, 1928)⇒ Epamera violacea Riley, 1928
Iolaus (Iolaphilus) henryi Stempffer, 1961
Iolaus (Iolaphilus) jamesoni Druce, 1891
Iolaus (Iolaphilus) trimeni Wallengren, 1875Trimen's Sapphire
Iolaus (Philiolaus) parasilanus Riley, 1928Friendly Sapphire
Iolaus parasilanus divaricatus Riley, 1928
Iolaus parasilanus parasilanus Rebel, 1914
Iolaus (Philiolaus) poecilaon (Riley, 1928)⇒ Argiolaus poecilaon Riley, 1928
Iolaus (Tanuetheira) timon Fabricius, 1787Long-tailed Sapphire
Iolaus timon orientius Hulstaert, 1924
Iolaus anesius (Hulstaert, 1924)⇒ Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875
Iolaus auricostalis (Butler, 1896)⇒ Hypolycaena auricostalis Butler, 1897
Iolaus catori (Bethune-Baker, 1904)⇒ Etesiolaus catori Bethune-Baker, 1904
Iolaus catori cottoni (Bethune-Baker, 1908)⇒ Etesiolaus catori Bethune-Baker, 1904
Iolaus diaeus (Hewitson, 1865)⇒ Tajuria diaeus Hewitson, 1865
Iolaus julianus Staudinger, 1891
Iolaus pinheyi (Kielland, 1986)⇒ Etesiolaus pinheyi Kielland, 1986
Stugeta bowkeri Trimen, 1864Bowker's Marbled Sapphire
Stugeta bowkeri maria Suffert, 1904
Stugeta bowkeri mombasae Butler, 1901
Stugeta bowkeri nyasana Talbot, 1935
Stugeta mimetica Aurivillius, 1916
Tajuria diaeus Hewitson, 1865Straight Royal