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Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Kwale County (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
84
307
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
84
307
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
72
279
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
57
254
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
26
140
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
26
140
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
26
140
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
108
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
96
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
48
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
13
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
5
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
4
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kwale County
4 Genera with 3 Species
Euchrysops Butler, 1855Cupids1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1921Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Thermoniphas Karsch, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Tuxentius Larsen, 1982
Pied pierrots0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwale County
3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855African Blue
Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921
Thermoniphas togara Plötz, 1880Bright Chalk Blue

Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Kwale County
SubtribePolyommatina
Talavera & al, 2012
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyommatini at artfakta.se
Polyommatini at dyntaxa.se
Polyommatini at itis.gov