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Checklist for Tribe Lycaenesthini Toxopeus, 1929
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
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
38
225
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLycaenesthini
Toxopeus, 1929
5
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
5 Genera with 70 Species
Anthene Doubleday, 1895Ciliate Blues65SpeciesTaxom
Cupidesthes Aurivillius, 19667SpeciesTaxom
Monile Ungemach, 1990Ciliate blue2SpeciesTaxom
Neurellipes Bethune-Baker, 1894Ciliate blue4SpeciesTaxom
Triclema Karsch, 1905Ciliate blue6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
70 Species and 15 Subspecies
Anthene afra Bethune-Baker, 1910Black-edged Ciliate Blue
Anthene alberta Bethune-Baker, 1910
Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847Black-striped Hairtail
Anthene butleri Oberthür, 1880Butler's Ciliate Blue
Anthene butleri stempfferi Storace, 1954
Anthene chirinda Bethune-Baker, 1910Chirinda Hairtail
Anthene chryseostictus Bethune-Baker, 1910Medium Red-spot Ciliate Blue
Anthene contrastata Ungemach, 1932Mashuna Hairtail
Anthene contrastata mashuna Stevenson, 1937
Anthene crawshayi Butler, 1899Crawshay's Ciliate Blue
Anthene definita Butler, 1899Common Ciliate Blue
Anthene gemmifera Neave, 1910Jewelled Ciliate Blue
Anthene hades Bethune-Baker, 1910Black Ciliate Blue
Anthene hobleyi Neave, 1904Hobley's Ciliate Blue
Anthene hobleyi ufipa Kielland, 1990
Anthene inconspicua Druce, 1910Inconspicuous Ciliate Blue
Anthene indefinita Bethune-Baker, 1910
Anthene irumu Stempffer, 1948Irumu Ciliate Blue
Anthene kalinzu Stempffer, 1950
Anthene kamilila Bethune-Baker, 1910
Anthene katera Talbot, 1937
Anthene kersteni Gerstaecker, 1871Kersten's Ciliate Blue
Anthene kikuyu Bethune-Baker, 1910Kikuyu Ciliate Blue
Anthene kimboza Kielland, 1990
Anthene lamias Hewitson, 1878Blotched Ciliate Blue
Anthene lamias katerae
Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782Common Ciliate Blue
Anthene lasti Grose-Smith ..., 1894Last's Ciliate Blue
Anthene lemnos Hewitson, 1878Large Ciliate Blue
Anthene lemnos loa Strand, 1911
Anthene leptala Courvoisier, 1914
Anthene ligures Hewitson, 1874Lesser Indigo Ciliate Blue
Anthene ligures amanica Strand, 1909
Anthene ligures ligures Hewitson, 1874
Anthene liodes Hewitson, 1874Liodes Hairtail
Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894Lunulated Hairtail
Anthene lusones Hewitson, 1874Large Red Spot Ciliate Blue
Anthene madibirensis Wichgraf, 1921
Anthene mahota Grose-Smith, 1887Mahota Ciliate Blue
Anthene minima Trimen, 1893Little Hairtail
Anthene montana Kielland, 1990
Anthene mpanda Kielland, 1990
Anthene nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905False Hairtail
Anthene nigropunctata Bethune-Baker, 1910Black-spotted Hairtail
Anthene oculatus Grose-Smith ..., 1893
Anthene onias Hulstaert, 1924
Anthene opalina Stempffer, 1946Opal Ciliate Blue
Anthene otacilia Trimen, 1868Otacilia Hairtail
Anthene princeps princeps Butler, 1876
Anthene rubricinctus Holland, 1891Indigo Ciliate Blue
Anthene rubricinctus anadema Druce, 1905
Anthene rubricinctus jeanneli Stempffer, 1961
Anthene rubrimaculata Strand, 1909
Anthene rubrimaculata rubrimaculata Strand, 1909
Anthene rubrimaculata tukuyu Kielland, 1990
Anthene rubrimaculata zanzibarica Congdon & Co..., 1998
Anthene schoutedeni Hulstaert, 1924Schouteden´s Ciliate Blue
Anthene staudingeri Grose-Smith ..., 1894Staudinger´s Ciliate Blue
Anthene sylvanus Drury, 1773Common Indigo Ciliate Blue
Anthene sylvanus albicans Grünberg, 1910
Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936Talbot's Ciliate Blue
Anthene ukerewensis Strand, 1909
Anthene uzungwae Kielland, 1990
Anthene wilsoni Talbot, 1935Wilson's Ciliate Blue
Anthene zenkeri Karsch, 1895
Cupidesthes arescopa Bethune-Baker, 1910Green Ciliate Blue
Cupidesthes arescopa orientalis Stempffer, 1962
Cupidesthes eliasi Congdon, Kie..., 1998
Cupidesthes hilarion (Hulstaert, 1924)⇒ Cupidesthes arescopa Bethune-Baker, 1910
Cupidesthes irumu (Stempffer, 1948)⇒ Anthene irumu Stempffer, 1948
Cupidesthes leonina Bethune-Baker, 1903Leonine Ciliate Blue
Cupidesthes ysobelae Jackson, 1966
Monile gemmifera Neave, 1910
Monile kimboza Kielland, 1990
Neurellipes chryseostictus (Bethune-Baker, 1910)⇒ Anthene chryseostictus Bethune-Baker, 1910
Neurellipes gemmifera Neave, 1910Jewelled Ciliate Blue
Neurellipes lusones Hewitson, 1874Large Red-spot Ciliate Blue
Neurellipes staudingeri Smith & Kirby, 1894Staudinger´s Ciliate Blue
Triclema hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910)⇒ Anthene hades Bethune-Baker, 1910
Triclema inconspicua (Druce, 1910)⇒ Anthene inconspicua Druce, 1910
Triclema kamilila (Bethune-Baker, 1910)⇒ Anthene kamilila Bethune-Baker, 1910
Triclema lamias Hewitson, 1878Blotched Ciliate Blue
Triclema lydia (Aurivillius, 1905)⇒ Triclema nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905
Triclema nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905False Hairtail