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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Sudan (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
2845
6248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
326
2842
6245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
312
2802
6154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1977
4576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
690
1681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
690
1681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
690
1681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
433
1237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
406
1185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
136
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
20
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
16
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
8
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sudan
8 Genera with 43 Species
Appias Hübner, 1904Albatrosses11SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1872Caper Whites13SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1836Small Whites7SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1890Dotted Borders15SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1846Fetterbush5SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1829Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sudan
43 Species and 14 Subspecies
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias epaphia contracta Butler, 1888Diverse Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) phaola Doubleday, 1847Congo White
Appias phaola intermedia Dufrane, 1948
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias sylvia sudanensis Talbot, 1932
Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias yambo (Neave, 1904)⇒ Dixeia dixeyi Neave, 1904
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois raffrayi Oberthür, 1878Raffray's White
Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874Yellow Caper White
Belenois solilucis loveni Aurivillius, 1921
Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865Northern Caper White
Belenois subeida instabilis Butler, 1888
Belenois sudanensis Talbot, 1929Sudan Caper White
Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846Forest Caper White
Belenois theora laeta Weymer, 1903
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Dixeia dixeyi Neave, 1904
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia doxo doxo Godart, 1819
Dixeia doxo venatus Butler, 1871
Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837Creamy Small White
Dixeia orbona vidua Butler, 1900
Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836Ant-heap Small White
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Mylothris afraorientalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris analis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris fernandina (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891Jackson's Dotted Border
Mylothris jacksoni nagichota Talbot, 1944
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii septentrionalis Carpenter, 1928
Mylothris schumanni (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944
Mylothris sulphureotincta (Mabille, 1890)⇒ Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Pieris abti (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris frobeniusi (Felder & Felder, 1865)⇒ Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865
Pieris glucki (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris lortzingi (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846
Pieris theora (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Sudan
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
4
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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