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Checklist of Tribe Lycaenesthini Toxopeus, 1929
for Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
480
6542
17532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
478
6538
17527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
462
6445
17300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5519
15626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1983
5266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1981
5263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
1975
5248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1244
3625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1163
3452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
214
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers
84
308
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
37
134
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLycaenesthini
Toxopeus, 1929
3
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
3 Genera with 35 Species
Anthene Doubleday, 1935Ciliate Blues39SpeciesTaxom
Cupidesthes Aurivillius, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Triclema Karsch, 1905Ciliate blue2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
35 Species and 8 Subspecies
Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847Black-striped Hairtail
Anthene amarah amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1849Black-striped Hairtail
Anthene anadema Druce, 1905
Anthene arnoldi Jones, 1918Arnold's Hairtail
Anthene barnesi Stevenson, 1940Barnes´s Hairtail
Anthene butleri Oberthür, 1880Butler's Ciliate Blue
Anthene butleri livida Trimen, 1881
Anthene chirinda Bethune-Baker, 1910Chirinda Hairtail
Anthene contrastata Ungemach, 1932Mashuna Hairtail
Anthene contrastata mashuna Stevenson, 1937
Anthene crawshayi Butler, 1899Crawshay's Ciliate Blue
Anthene definita Butler, 1899Common Ciliate Blue
Anthene definita definita Butler, 1899Common Hairtail
Anthene gemmifera Neave, 1910Jewelled Ciliate Blue
Anthene irumu Stempffer, 1948Irumu Ciliate Blue
Anthene kersteni Gerstaecker, 1871Kersten's Ciliate Blue
Anthene lasti Grose-Smith ..., 1894Last's Ciliate Blue
Anthene lemnos Hewitson, 1878Large Ciliate Blue
Anthene lemnos lemnos Hewitson, 1878Large Hairtail
Anthene ligures amanica Strand, 1909
Anthene liodes Hewitson, 1874Liodes Hairtail
Anthene livida Trimen, 1881Pale Hairtail
Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894Lunulated Hairtail
Anthene lydia
Anthene lysias Hulstaert, 1924
Anthene mpanda Kielland, 1990
Anthene musagetes Holland, 1893
Anthene musagetes anadema
Anthene nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905False Hairtail
Anthene nigropunctata Bethune-Baker, 1910Black-spotted Hairtail
Anthene otacilia Trimen, 1868Otacilia Hairtail
Anthene princeps Butler, 1876Cupreous Hairtail
Anthene princeps princeps Butler, 1876
Anthene rhodesiana Stempffer, 1962Zimbabwe Hairtail
Anthene sanguinea (Trimen, 1894)⇒ Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894
Anthene sheppardi Stevenson, 1940Golden Ciliate Blue
Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936Talbot's Ciliate Blue
Anthene wilsoni Talbot, 1935Wilson's Ciliate Blue
Cupidesthes eliasi Congdon, Kie..., 1998
Cupidesthes irumu (Stempffer, 1948)⇒ Anthene irumu Stempffer, 1948
Triclema lydia (Aurivillius, 1905)⇒ Triclema nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905
Triclema nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905False Hairtail