Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Tanganyika (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 152
504
755 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 151
503
754 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 147
492
741 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 98
369
576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
183
286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
183
286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
182
285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
131
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
128
212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
40
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 22
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tanganyika
22 Genera with 33 Species
| Alaena Boisduval, 1888 | Zulus | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1907 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1773 | Ciliate Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1889 | Scarlets | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1933 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1898 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1925 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresinopsides Strand, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1901 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1904 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1923 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1961 | Buffs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1789 | Zebra blue | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teriomima Kirby, 1933 | Buffs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1951 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tanganyika
33 Species and 3 Subspecies | Alaena ferrulineata Hawker-Smith, 1933 | | | Alaena johanna Sharpe, 1890 | Johanna´s Zulu | | Alaena nyassa major Oberthür, 1888 | | | Aloeides conradsi Aurivillius, 1907 | Conrad´s Copper | | Anthene ligures Hewitson, 1874 | Lesser Indigo Ciliate Blue | | Anthene ligures amanica Strand, 1909 | | | Anthene rubrimaculata Strand, 1909 | | | Anthene sylvanus Drury, 1773 | Common Indigo Ciliate Blue | | Argiolaus littoralis Stempffer & ..., 1958 | | | Axiocerses amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900 | | | Axiocerses mendeche Smith, 1889 | | | Baliochila minima Hawker-Smith, 1933 | Minimal Buff | | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Chilades kedonga (Grose-Smith, 1898) | ⇒ Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | Cupido virilis Aurivillius, 1925 | | | Eresinopsides bichroma Strand, 1911 | | | Euchrysops subdita Grose-Smith, 1901 | | | Hypolycaena ugandae (Sharpe, 1904) | ⇒ Hypolycaena ithna Hewitson, 1869 | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Pentila nyassana Aurivillius, 1898 | | | Pentila swynnertoni Stempffer & ..., 1961 | Swynnerton´s Buff | | Syntarucus babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | | | Syntarucus jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | | | Syntarucus telicanus Lang, 1789 | | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Teriomima parva Hawker-Smith, 1933 | Poor Buff | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Uranothauma antinirii | | | Uranothauma nubifer Trimen, 1895 | Black Heart | | Uranothauma pseudocrawshayi (Kielland, 1980) | ⇒ Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909 | | Uranothauma vansomereni Stempffer, 1951 | Pale Heart |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Tanganyika | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 11
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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