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Checklist for Subtribe Polyommatina Talavera & al, 2012
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
925
2857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
843
2716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
286
1344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
103
503
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
60
223
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
54
189
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribePolyommatina
Talavera & al, 2012
8
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
8 Genera with 13 Species
Aricia Reichenbach, 1928Arguses1SpeciesTaxom
Chilades Moore, 1843Jewel Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1775Hedge Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Freyeria Moore, 1845Grass jewel1SpeciesTaxom
Luthrodes Moore, 1915Cupids4SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1917Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1767Meadow Blues3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
13 Species and 4 Subspecies
Aricia montensis (Verity, 1928)⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793
Chilades cleotas Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843Grass Jewel
Cyaniris acesina (Bethune-Baker, 1906)⇒ Celastrina acesina Bethune-Baker, 1906
Cyaniris owgarra (Bethune-Baker, 1908)⇒ Udara cardia C.Felder, 1860
Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775
Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845)⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843
Luthrodes cleotas (Guérin-Ménev..., 1829)⇒ Chilades cleotas Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Luthrodes cleotas cleotas Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Luthrodes cleotas gades Fruhstorfer, 1915
Luthrodes cleotas kaiphas Fruhstorfer, 1915
Lysandra hispana Herrich-Schä..., 1852Common Blue
Plebejus aegus (Chapman, 1917)⇒ Plebejus argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779
Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Polyommatus baeticus Linnaeus, 1767