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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Burundi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
178
1356
2914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
178
1356
2914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
168
1314
2802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
127
1219
2680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
323
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
323
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
323
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
260
619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
249
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
65
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
10
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
7
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
6
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Burundi
6 Genera with 28 Species
Appias Hübner, 1775Albatrosses4SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1836Caper Whites11SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1890Dotted Borders14SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1887Checkered Whites2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Burundi
28 Species and 6 Subspecies
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894
Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894Crawshay's Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois raffrayi Oberthür, 1878Raffray's White
Belenois raffrayi extendens Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865Northern Caper White
Belenois victoria Dixey, 1915Victoria White
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris bernice Hewitson, 1866
Mylothris bernice berenicides Holland, 1896
Mylothris fernandina (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891Jackson's Dotted Border
Mylothris polychroma Berger, L, 1981
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris ruandana Strand, 1909
Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris schumanni (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944
Mylothris sjostedti Aurivillius, 1895Sjoestedt´s Dotted Border
Mylothris sjostedti hecqui Berger, 1952
Mylothris sulphureotincta (Mabille, 1890)⇒ Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764Common Meadow White
Pontia helice johnstonii Crowley, 1887

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Burundi
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
3
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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