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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Tanganyika (Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
219
1008
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
218
1007
1530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
974
1479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
763
1211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
355
603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
355
603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
40
354
602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
268
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
257
464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
61
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
7
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
6
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanganyika
4 Genera with 9 Species
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1855Caper Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1884Small Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 0Dotted Borders4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanganyika
9 Species and 3 Subspecies
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Dixeia alberta Grünberg, 1911
Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884Spiller's Sulphur Small White
Mylothris rueppelii rhodesiana
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border
Mylothris yulei ertli

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Tanganyika
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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