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Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Argentina (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
714
9171
23380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
712
9166
23374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
665
9005
23051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
7176
19303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
78
1548
3319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
77
1546
3316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
75
1539
3301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1051
2311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
968
2166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
387
1077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers
87
294
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
15
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
15
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Argentina
15 Genera with 40 Species
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1804Tailed Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Eupsychellus Horsfield, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Itylos Draudt, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1916Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1868Common Blues6SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Madeleinea Bálint, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Paralycaeides Nabokov, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Phengaris Doherty, 1758Great Spotted Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Plebeius Kluk, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1889Meadow Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolucia Nabokov, 199319SpeciesTaxom
Zizula Chapman, 1881Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argentina
40 Species and 7 Subspecies
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Cupido (Everes) alcetas Hoffmannsegg, 1804Provençal Short-tailed Blue
Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919
Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790Common Blue
Hemiargus hanno ceraunus Fabricius, 1793
Hemiargus hanno hanno (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Hemiargus hanno ceraunus Fabricius, 1793
Itylos andina
Itylos moza Staudinger, 1894
Lampides aegithus Fruhstorfer, 1916
Leptotes callanga Dyar, 1913
Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775Cassius Blue
Leptotes cassius cassioides Boisduval, 1870Cassius Blue
Leptotes cassius cassius (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Leptotes cassius theonus Lucas, 1857
Leptotes cassius theonus Lucas, 1857Cassius Blue
Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868Marine Blue
Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775
Madeleinea mendoza
Madeleinea moza Staudinger, 1894
Paralycaeides oreopola (K.J. Hayward, 1949)⇒ Paralycaeides vapa Staudinger, 1894
Paralycaeides oreopula
Paralycaeides vapa Staudinger, 1894
Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758
Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856
Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889)⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879
Pseudolucia aconcagua (Z. Bálint & ..., 1993)⇒ Pseudolucia argentina Balletto, 1993
Pseudolucia andina Calvert, 1893
Pseudolucia argentina Balletto, 1993
Pseudolucia collina Philippi, 1860
Pseudolucia grata Köhler, 1934
Pseudolucia humbert Bálint & K. ..., 1995
Pseudolucia jujuyensis Bálint, Eise..., 2000
Pseudolucia lanin Bálint & K. ..., 1993
Pseudolucia nequeniensis (Z. Bálint & ..., 1995)⇒ Pseudolucia neuqueniensis Bálint & K. ..., 1995
Pseudolucia neuqueniensis Bálint & K. ..., 1995
Pseudolucia patago (Mabille, 1889)⇒ Pseudolucia lanin Bálint & K. ..., 1993
Pseudolucia pseudosembla
Pseudolucia shapiroi Bálint & K. ..., 1995
Pseudolucia sirin (Z. Bálint, 1993)⇒ Pseudolucia argentina Balletto, 1993
Pseudolucia talia Bálint, Beny..., 1995
Pseudolucia tamara Bálint & K. ..., 1995
Pseudolucia whitakeri Bálint & K. ..., 1995
Pseudolucia zembla (Z. Bálint & ..., 1993)⇒ Pseudolucia collina Philippi, 1860
Zizula cyna Edwards, 1881Cyna Blue

Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Argentina
SubtribePolyommatina
Talavera & al, 2012
6
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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