Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Kilimanjaro (Kilimanjaro Forest Reserve, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 146
622
778 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 146
622
778 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 139
609
760 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 91
434
557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
172
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
172
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
171
238 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
141
203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
129
188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
44
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 16
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 14
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 13
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kilimanjaro
13 Genera with 15 Species | Azanus Moore, 1849 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1898 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1893 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1904 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1909 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | Phlyaria Karsch, 1895 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1789 | Zebra blue | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kilimanjaro
15 Species | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Chilades kedonga (Grose-Smith, 1898) | ⇒ Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | Cupido negus (Karsch, 1893) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops negus Felder & Felder, 1865 | | Euchrysops nandensis Neave, 1904 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops kilimanjarensis Strand, 1909 | | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Syntarucus brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | | | Syntarucus telicanus Lang, 1789 | | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Uranothauma falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | Lowland Branded Blue | | Uranothauma nubifer Trimen, 1895 | Black Heart | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Kilimanjaro
Links, sources and further information Polyommatini at artfakta.se
Polyommatini at dyntaxa.se
Polyommatini at itis.gov
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