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Checklist for Tribe Liptenini Röber, 1892
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1618
4423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1126
3311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1063
3167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
196
867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
82
323
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPoritiinae
Doherty, 1886
13
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLiptenini
Röber, 1892
13
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
13 Genera with 51 Species
Alaena Boisduval, 1926Zulus16SpeciesTaxom
Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1943Buffs7SpeciesTaxom
Cnodontes Stempffer & ..., 1953Buffs2SpeciesTaxom
Cooksonia W.H.Lang, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Deloneura Trimen, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Epitola Westwood, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Liptena Westwood, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Mimacraea Butler, 1898Acraea Mimics3SpeciesTaxom
Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866Glasswings2SpeciesTaxom
Pentila Westwood, 1994Buffs15SpeciesTaxom
Stempfferia Jackson, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Telipna Aurivillius, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Teriomima Kirby, 1943Buffs3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
51 Species and 8 Subspecies
Alaena ackeryi (Gifford, 1965)⇒ Alaena lamborni Gifford, 1965
Alaena amazoula Boisduval, 1847Yellow Zulu
Alaena amazoula nyasana Hawker-Smith, 1933Yellow Zulu
Alaena lamborni Gifford, 1965
Alaena major (Hewitson, 1877)⇒ Alaena nyassa Hewitson, 1877
Alaena mulsa (Sharpe, 1896)⇒ Albulina asiatica Elwes, 1882
Alaena nyassa Hewitson, 1877Pied Zulu
Alaena nyassa ochracea Butler, 1893
Alaena nyassae Hewitson, 1877
Alaena ochracea Gifford, 1965
Alaena picata Sharpe, 1896
Alaena picata interrupta Hawker-Smith, 1933
Alaena reticulata Butler, 1896
Alaena rollei (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Albulina asiatica Elwes, 1882
Alaena subrubra Bethune-Baker, 1915
Alaena unimaculosa Hawker-Smith, 1926
Baliochila barnesi Stempffer & ..., 1953Barnes´s Buff
Baliochila hildegarda Kirby, 1887Hildegard´s Buff
Baliochila lipara Stempffer & ..., 1953Lipara Buff
Baliochila neavei Stempffer & ..., 1953Neave´s Buff
Baliochila nyasae Stempffer & ..., 1953
Baliochila upara
Baliochila woodi Riley, 1943
Cnodontes bouyeri Kielland, 1994
Cnodontes vansomereni Stenpffer & ..., 1953Van Someren´s Buff
Cooksonia aliciae Talbot, 1935
Deloneura innesi (Van Son, 1949)⇒ Deloneura subfusca Hawker-Smith, 1933
Deloneura ochrascens Neave, 1904
Deloneura ochrascens littoralis Talbot, 1935
Deloneura subfusca Hawker-Smith, 1933Dusky Buff
Epitola badura (Kirby, 1890)⇒ Stempfferia badura Kirby, 1890
Epitola falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879)⇒ Hewitola falkensteini Dewitz, 1879
Liptena homeyeri Dewitz, 1884
Mimacraea costleyi Druce, 1912
Mimacraea dohertyi (Trimen, 1898)⇒ Mimacraea marshalli Trimen, 1898
Mimacraea marshalli Trimen, 1898Marshall´s Acraea Mimic
Ornipholidotos peucetia Hewitson, 1866Large Glasswing
Ornipholidotos peucetia peucetia Hewitson, 1866
Pentila amenaida Hewitson, 1873
Pentila carcassoni Stempffer & ..., 1961
Pentila clarensis (Neave, 1903)⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
Pentila inconspicua Druce, 1910Inconspicuous Pentila
Pentila leopardina (Schultze & A..., 1910)⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
Pentila multiplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1908)⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
Pentila multipunctata (Lathy, 1903)⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
Pentila nyassana Aurivillius, 1898
Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888Paul'S Pentila
Pentila pauli nyassana Aurivillius, 1899
Pentila peucetia (Hewitson, 1866)⇒ Ornipholidotos peucetia Hewitson, 1866
Pentila picena Hewitson, 1874Western Cream Pentila
Pentila radiata (Lathy, 1903)⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
Pentila tropicalis Boisduval, 1847Spotted Buff
Pentila tropicalis fuscipunctata Henning & He..., 1994Northern Spotted Buff
Stempfferia badura Kirby, 1890
Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851
Teriomima puella Kirby, 1887Sweetheart Buff
Teriomima puellaris Trimen, 1894Two-dotted Buff
Teriomima woodi Riley, 1943

Subnodes of Liptenini with occurrences in Malawi
SubtribeEpitolina
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeLiptenina
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMimacraeina
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePentilina
4
28
Genera
Species

Taxom