Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 365
2609
4525 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 364
2608
4523 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 351
2557
4450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 219
1949
3371 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
750
1341 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
750
1341 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
750
1341 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
488
910 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
467
884 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
133
263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 30
60 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 10
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 10
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Jamaica
10 Genera with 16 Species | Brephidium Scudder, 1873 | Pygmy blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclargus Nabokov, 1941 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1793 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1861 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1856 | Common Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1758 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pseudochrysops Nabokov, 1945 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1876 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Jamaica
16 Species and 5 Subspecies | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Brephidium exilis isophthalma Herrich-Schä..., 1862 | Antillean Western Pygmy-Blue | | Brephidium isophthalma Herrich-Schä..., 1862 | Eastern pygmy blue | | Brephidium pseudofea (Morrison, 1873) | ⇒ Brephidium isophthalma Herrich-Schä..., 1862 | | Cyclargus dominica Möschler, 1886 | Jamaican Blue | | Cyclargus shuturn Johnson & Bá..., 1995 | John & Tom´s Blue | | Cyclargus thomasi Clench, 1941 | Miami Blue | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Hemiargus ceraunus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Ceraunus Blue | | Jamides bochus astraptes Felder, 1861 | | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Leptotes cassius theonus Lucas, 1857 | Cassius Blue | | Leptotes perkinsae Kaye, 1931 | Perkins´ Blue | | Leptotes perkinsae perkinsae W.J. Kaye, 1931 | | | Leptotes theonus Lucas, 1856 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Tuxentius caraena Hewitson, , 1876 | |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Jamaica
Links, sources and further information Polyommatini at artfakta.se
Polyommatini at dyntaxa.se
Polyommatini at itis.gov
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