Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Cameroon (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 426
5796
18192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 426
5796
18192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 408
5715
17984 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 262
4582
15900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 61
1766
7363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 61
1765
7362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1763
7360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1234
5925 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1144
5756 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
261
2281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 126
1074 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 39
190 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 33
99 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cameroon
33 Genera with 99 Species
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1887 | Babul Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1876 | Common Pierrot | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 0 | Forget-me-nots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1888 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1912 | Tailed Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1932 | Meadow blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1993 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1924 | Cupids | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 2001 | Giant Cupids | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1891 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1924 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 0 | Dingy Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phlyaria Karsch, 1895 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1874 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1876 | Zebra blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1944 | Blue pierrots | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1880 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1892 | Pied pierrots | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Upolampes Bethune-Baker, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1895 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cameroon
99 Species and 19 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Azanus isis Drury, 1773 | White-banded Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | Cacyreus audeoudi Stempffer, 1936 | Audeoud´s Bush Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Castalius anomalogramma (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius cretosus (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius lactinatus (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius margaritaceus (Sharpe, 1891) | ⇒ Tuxentius margaritaceus Sharpe, 1892 | | Castalius usemia (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Catochrysops togara | | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Chilades eleusis Demaison, 1888 | Sky-blue Cupid | | Cupido albicosta (Gaede, 1918) | ⇒ Oboronia liberiana Stempffer, 1950 | | Cupido carana Hewitson, 1874 | | | Cupido felthami (Stevenson, 1924) | ⇒ Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | | Cupido heritsia Hewitson, 1874 | | | Cupido isis Drury, 1773 | | | Cupido latrunculata (Grünberg, 1911) | ⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | | Cupido ornatus Aurivillius, 1895 | | | Cupido pseudopunctatus Strand, 1912 | | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932 | | | Eicochrysops dudgeoni Riley, 1929 | Dudgeon´s Cupid | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Eicochrysops sanyere Libert, 1993 | | | Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | Capronnier´s Cupid | | Euchrysops albistriatus (Capronnier, 1889) | ⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | | Euchrysops banyo Libert, 2001 | Banyo Mountain Cupid | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops cyclopteris Arthur Gardi..., 1876 | | | Euchrysops jacksoni (Stempffer, 1952) | ⇒ Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924 | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops nilotica Aurivillius, 1904 | Desert Bean Cupid | | Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924 | Jackson´s Cupid | | Euchrysops sagba Libert, 1993 | Sagba Mountain Cupid | | Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops abri Libert, 2001 | | | Lepidochrysops butha (Starnd, 1911) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops quickelbergei Swanepoel, 1969 | | Lepidochrysops liberti | | | Lepidochrysops nigeriae (Stempffer, 1957) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | | Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | Western Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops phoebe Libert, 2001 | | | Lepidochrysops polydialecta Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Lilac Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops quassi Karsch, 1895 | Tailed Blue Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops quassi bernaudi Libert & Col..., 2001 | | | Lepidochrysops quickelbergei Swanepoel, 1969 | Pale Blue Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops ringa Tite, 1959 | Tite´s Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops victoriae Karsch, 1895 | Lake Victoria Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Col..., 2001 | | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Nacaduba stratola (Holland, 1891) | ⇒ Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877 | | Oboronia albicosta Gaede, 1916 | | | Oboronia arctimargo (Strand, 1912) | ⇒ Oboronia pseudopunctatus Strand, 1912 | | Oboronia bueronica Karsch, 1895 | Ginger Blue | | Oboronia guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879 | Güssfeldt´s Blue | | Oboronia liberiana Stempffer, 1950 | Liberian Ginger White | | Oboronia ornata Mabille, 1890 | Untailed Ginger White | | Oboronia ornata ornata Mabille, 1890 | | | Oboronia ornata vestalis Aurivillius, 1895 | | | Oboronia pseudopunctatus Strand, 1912 | Light Ginger White | | Oboronia punctatus Dewitz, 1879 | Common Ginger White | | Oboronia punctatus arctimargo Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Petrelaea aethiops Mabille, 1877 | | | Petrelaea oethiops Mabille, 0 | | | Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | Pied Blue | | Phlyaria cyara cyara Hewitson, 1876 | | | Phlyaria heritsia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Phlyaria stactalla (Karsch, 1895) | ⇒ Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) christophi Staudinger, 1874 | Small Jewel Blue | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877 | Dark African Line Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela sichela Wallengren, 1857 | Dusky Blue | | Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 | Le Gras´ Pierrot | | Tarucus mediterraneae (Austaut, 1885) | ⇒ Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1944 | Ungemach´s Pierrot | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Thermoniphas alberici Dufrane, 1945 | Alberic´s Chalk Blue | | Thermoniphas bibundana Grünberg, 1911 | Cameroon Chalk Blue | | Thermoniphas fumosa Stempffer, 1952 | Smoky Chalk Blue | | Thermoniphas kigezi Stempffer, 1956 | | | Thermoniphas leucocyanea Clench, 1961 | | | Thermoniphas micylus Cramer, 1782 | Common Chalk Blue | | Thermoniphas stempfferi Clench, 1961 | | | Thermoniphas togara Plötz, 1880 | Bright Chalk Blue | | Tuxentius caraena Hewitson, , 1876 | | | Tuxentius carana Hewitson, 1876 | Forest Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius carana carana Hewitson, 1876 | | | Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | Savanna Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius cretosus nodieri Oberthür, 1883 | | | Tuxentius margaritaceus Sharpe, 1892 | Margarita´s Pierrot | | Upolampes evena evena Westwood, 1850 | | | Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | Antinori's Branded Blue | | Uranothauma antinorii bamendanus Libert, 1993 | | | Uranothauma falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | Lowland Branded Blue | | Uranothauma frederikkae Libert, 1993 | Cameroon Branded Blue | | Uranothauma frederikkae frederikkae Libert, 1993 | | | Uranothauma frederikkae manengoubensis Libert, 1993 | | | Uranothauma heritsia Hewitson, 1876 | Light Branded Blue | | Uranothauma nubifer Trimen, 1895 | Black Heart | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Cameroon
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