Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Guinea (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 260
2562
5906 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 259
2561
5905 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 246
2510
5772 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 162
1935
4863 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
672
1857 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
671
1856 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
671
1856 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
498
1505 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
484
1478 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
163
763 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 79
283 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 24
76 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 20
48 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Guinea
20 Genera with 48 Species | Azanus Moore, 1857 | Babul Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1911 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1932 | Meadow blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1924 | Cupids | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1922 | Giant Cupids | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1879 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phlyaria Karsch, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1874 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1944 | Blue pierrots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1893 | Pied pierrots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Guinea
48 Species and 5 Subspecies | Azanus isis Drury, 1773 | White-banded Babul Blue | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Cacyreus audeoudi Stempffer, 1936 | Audeoud´s Bush Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Cupido latrunculata (Grünberg, 1911) | ⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | 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 | | Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | Capronnier´s Cupid | | Euchrysops albistriata greenwoodi | | | Euchrysops albistriatus (Capronnier, 1889) | ⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | | Euchrysops banyo Libert, 2001 | Banyo Mountain Cupid | | Euchrysops jacksoni (Stempffer, 1952) | ⇒ Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924 | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924 | Jackson´s Cupid | | Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops abri Libert, 2001 | | | Lepidochrysops labeensis Larsen & War..., 2000 | Labe Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops nigeriae (Stempffer, 1957) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | | Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | Western Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops synchrematiza Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Untailed Blue Giant Cupid | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | Jeannel's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Oboronia guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879 | Güssfeldt´s Blue | | Oboronia ornata Mabille, 1890 | Untailed Ginger White | | Oboronia punctatus Dewitz, 1879 | Common Ginger White | | Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | Pied Blue | | Phlyaria cyara stactalla Karsch, 1895 | | | Phlyaria stactalla (Karsch, 1895) | ⇒ Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) christophi Staudinger, 1874 | Small Jewel Blue | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Tarucus mediterraneae (Austaut, 1885) | ⇒ Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1944 | Ungemach´s Pierrot | | Thermoniphas micylus Cramer, 1782 | Common Chalk Blue | | Tuxentius caraena Hewitson, , 1876 | | | Tuxentius carana Hewitson, 1876 | Forest Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius carana kontu Karsch, 1893 | | | Uranothauma belcastroi Larsen, 1997 | Belcastro´s Branded Blue | | Uranothauma falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | Lowland Branded Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Guinea
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