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Checklist for Subfamily Lycaeninae Leach, 1815 (Asian Sapphires)
and region Bioko (Equatorial Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
103
626
1194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
103
626
1194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
102
625
1193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
80
577
1121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
292
594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
30
292
594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
30
292
594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
253
536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
227
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
42
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
17
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
2
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bioko
2 Genera with 6 Species
Argiolaus Druce, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Epamera Druce, 19266SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bioko
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Argiolaus alcibiades (Kirby, 1871)⇒ Iolaus alcibiades Kirby, 1871
Epamera barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Epamera cytaeis Hewitson, 1875
Epamera frater (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)⇒ Epamera kumboae Bethune-Baker, 1926
Epamera frater kumbrae
Epamera mirabilis Karsch, 1893Karsch´s Sapphire
Epamera yokoana (Bethune-Baker, 1926)⇒ Epamera barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1921


Links, sources and further information
Lycaeninae at artfakta.se
Lycaeninae at dyntaxa.se
Lycaeninae at itis.gov