Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Somaliland (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 53
368
676 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 53
368
676 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 53
368
676 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 45
355
657 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 31
314
593 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 31
313
592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
313
592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
255
512 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
250
502 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
52
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 24
51 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Somaliland
24 Genera with 51 Species
| Alaena Boisduval, 1890 | Zulus | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1936 | Ciliate Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1887 | Silver Spots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1948 | Scarlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1849 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cesa Seven, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1886 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroselas Butler, 1966 | Gems | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1886 | Barred Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1899 | Tailed Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1834 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epamera Druce, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1904 | Cupids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1890 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1886 | Royals | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1922 | Giant Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stugeta Druce, 1946 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1876 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Virachola Moore, 1834 | Guava Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Somaliland
51 Species and 1 Subspecies | Alaena johanna Sharpe, 1890 | Johanna´s Zulu | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Anthene contrastata Ungemach, 1932 | Mashuna Hairtail | | Anthene crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene janna Gabriel, 1949 | | | Anthene opalina Stempffer, 1946 | Opal Ciliate Blue | | Anthene otacilia Trimen, 1868 | Otacilia Hairtail | | Anthene pitmani Stempffer, 1936 | Pitman's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene somalina Stempffer, 1936 | | | Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen, 1887 | Hutchinson's Highflier | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Axiocerses jacksoni Stempffer, 1948 | | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Baliochila fragilis Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Fragile Buff | | Cesa waggae Sharpe, 1898 | | | Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | | Chloroselas arabica Riley, 1932 | | | Chloroselas esmeralda Butler, 1886 | Somali Gem | | Chloroselas ogadenensis Jackson, 1966 | | | Cigaritis acamas Klug, 1834 | Arab Leopard | | Cigaritis gilletti Riley, 1925 | | | Cigaritis somalina Butler, 1886 | Somali Silverline | | Cupido lactinatus | | | Cupido polydialecta | | | Cupido quadratus Grant, 1899 | | | Deudorix livia Klug, 1834 | Pomegranate butterfly | | Epamera glaucus | | | Euchrysops brunneus Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Brown Blue | | Euchrysops lois Butler, 1886 | | | Euchrysops migiurtiniensis Stempffer, 1946 | | | Euchrysops nilotica Aurivillius, 1904 | Desert Bean Cupid | | Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890 | Black-patch Hairstreak | | Iolaus (Argiolaus) crawshayi (Stempffer & ..., 1958) | ⇒ Argiolaus crawshayi Butler, 1900 | | Iolaus (Epamera) glaucus Butler, 1886 | | | Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae Trimen, 1874 | Mimosa Sapphire | | Iolaus (Epamera) tajoraca Walker, 1870 | | | Iolaus (Epamera) umbrosa (Butler, 1886) | ⇒ Hypolycaena umbrosa Butler, 1885 | | Lepidochrysops fumosa Butler, 1885 | | | Lepidochrysops polydialecta Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Lilac Giant Cupid | | Leptomyrina (Gonatomyrina) gorgias Stoll, 1790 | Black Eye | | Ornipholidotos peucetia Hewitson, 1866 | Large Glasswing | | Stugeta bowkeri Trimen, 1864 | Bowker's Marbled Sapphire | | Stugeta somalina Stempffer, 1946 | Somali Marbled Sapphire | | Tarucus grammicus Grose-Smith ..., 1893 | Black Pierrot | | Tarucus kulala Evans, 1955 | Turkana Pierrot | | Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 | Le Gras´ Pierrot | | Tarucus quadratus Oglivie-Grant, 1899 | | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | Savanna Pied Pierrot | | Virachola livia Klug, 1834 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Somaliland | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 8
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 11
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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