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Checklist for Subfamily Polyommatinae Swainson, 1827 (Blues)
and region Guinea (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
264
2583
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
263
2582
5935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
250
2531
5802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
1949
4885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
40
680
1867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
679
1866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
40
679
1866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
505
1513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
490
1485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
168
768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
83
287
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
27
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guinea
27 Genera with 78 Species
#ACELNOPTUZ
Anthene Doubleday, 1773Ciliate Blues22SpeciesTaxom
Azanus Moore, 1857Babul Blues4SpeciesTaxom
Cacyreus Butler, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Cupidesthes Aurivillius, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1911Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cupidopsis Karsch, 1932Meadow blues3SpeciesTaxom
Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Euchrysops Butler, 1924Cupids9SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1922Giant Cupids5SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1767Common Blues4SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenesthes Doubleday, 1847
Ciliate blue0SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenopsis C.Felder & R..., 1865
Hedge Blues0SpeciesTaxom
Nacaduba Moore, 1916Lineblues2SpeciesTaxom
Neurellipes Bethune-Baker, 1874Ciliate blue2SpeciesTaxom
Oboronia Karsch, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Phlyaria Karsch, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1874Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1825Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857African Line Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Tarucus Moore, 1944Blue pierrots3SpeciesTaxom
Thermoniphas Karsch, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Triclema Karsch, 1905Ciliate blue4SpeciesTaxom
Tuxentius Larsen, 1893Pied pierrots3SpeciesTaxom
Uranothauma Butler, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1862Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom
Zizina Chapman, 1877Lesser Grass Blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guinea
78 Species and 8 Subspecies
Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847Black-striped Hairtail
Anthene chryseostictus Bethune-Baker, 1910Medium Red-spot Ciliate Blue
Anthene crawshayi Butler, 1899Crawshay's Ciliate Blue
Anthene crawshayi crawshayi Butler, 1899
Anthene crawshayi vuattouxi Libert, 2010
Anthene definita Butler, 1899Common Ciliate Blue
Anthene hades Bethune-Baker, 1910Black Ciliate Blue
Anthene irumu Stempffer, 1948Irumu Ciliate Blue
Anthene juba Fabricius, 1787Anomalous Ciliate Blue
Anthene lamias Hewitson, 1878Blotched Ciliate Blue
Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782Common Ciliate Blue
Anthene liodes Hewitson, 1874Liodes Hairtail
Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894Lunulated Hairtail
Anthene lusones Hewitson, 1874Large Red Spot Ciliate Blue
Anthene lusones fulvimacula Mabille, 1890
Anthene musagetes Holland, 1893
Anthene nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905False Hairtail
Anthene princeps Butler, 1876Cupreous Hairtail
Anthene rubricinctus Holland, 1891Indigo Ciliate Blue
Anthene sanguinea (Trimen, 1894)⇒ Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894
Anthene starki Larsen, 2005Western Black-spot Ciliate Blue
Anthene sylvanus Drury, 1773Common Indigo Ciliate Blue
Azanus isis Drury, 1773White-banded Babul Blue
Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849African Babul Blue
Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880Mirza Babul Blue
Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857Black-bordered Babul Blue
Cacyreus audeoudi Stempffer, 1936Audeoud´s Bush Blue
Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782Bush Bronze
Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924Alternative Bush Blue
Cupidesthes irumu (Stempffer, 1948)⇒ Anthene irumu Stempffer, 1948
Cupidesthes lithas Druce, 1890Volta Ciliate Blue
Cupidesthes voltae Sharpe, 1890Volta Ciliate Blue
Cupido latrunculata (Grünberg, 1911)⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889
Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824Common Meadow Blue
Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855)⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855
Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932
Eicochrysops dudgeoni Riley, 1929Dudgeon´s Cupid
Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793White-tipped Blue
Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889Capronnier´s Cupid
Euchrysops albistriata greenwoodi
Euchrysops albistriatus (Capronnier, 1889)⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889
Euchrysops banyo Libert, 2001Banyo Mountain Cupid
Euchrysops jacksoni (Stempffer, 1952)⇒ Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924
Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833Common smoky blue
Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855African Blue
Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924Jackson´s Cupid
Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lepidochrysops abri Libert, 2001
Lepidochrysops labeensis Larsen & War..., 2000Labe Giant Cupid
Lepidochrysops nigeriae (Stempffer, 1957)⇒ Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775
Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775Western Giant Cupid
Lepidochrysops synchrematiza Bethune-Baker, 1922Untailed Blue Giant Cupid
Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935Babault's Zebra Blue
Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958Short-toothed Blue
Leptotes jeanneli Stempffer, 1936Jeannel's Zebra Blue
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767Common Zebra Blue
Nacaduba sumbawa Tite, 1963
Nacaduba tristis Rothschild, 1916
Neurellipes chryseostictus (Bethune-Baker, 1910)⇒ Anthene chryseostictus Bethune-Baker, 1910
Neurellipes lusones Hewitson, 1874Large Red-spot Ciliate Blue
Oboronia guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879Güssfeldt´s Blue
Oboronia ornata Mabille, 1890Untailed Ginger White
Oboronia punctatus Dewitz, 1879Common Ginger White
Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876Pied Blue
Phlyaria cyara stactalla Karsch, 1895
Phlyaria stactalla (Karsch, 1895)⇒ Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876
Plebejus (Lycaeides) christophi Staudinger, 1874Small Jewel Blue
Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825
Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857African Line Blue
Tarucus mediterraneae (Austaut, 1885)⇒ Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885
Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885Balochistan Pierrot
Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1944Ungemach´s Pierrot
Thermoniphas micylus Cramer, 1782Common Chalk Blue
Triclema hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910)⇒ Anthene hades Bethune-Baker, 1910
Triclema lamias Hewitson, 1878Blotched Ciliate Blue
Triclema lydia (Aurivillius, 1905)⇒ Triclema nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905
Triclema nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905False Hairtail
Tuxentius caraena Hewitson, , 1876
Tuxentius carana Hewitson, 1876Forest Pied Pierrot
Tuxentius carana kontu Karsch, 1893
Uranothauma belcastroi Larsen, 1997Belcastro´s Branded Blue
Uranothauma falkensteini Dewitz, 1879Lowland Branded Blue
Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862African Grass Blue
Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877Clover Blue

Subnodes of Polyommatinae with occurrences in Guinea
TribeLycaenesthini
Toxopeus, 1929
5
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
22
50
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Polyommatinae at dyntaxa.se
Polyommatinae at itis.gov