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Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Lesser Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
261
1735
3079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
260
1733
3077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
253
1702
3037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
178
1421
2676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
322
505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
322
505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
322
505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
207
317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
198
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
133
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
41
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
14
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
13
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lesser Antilles
13 Genera with 15 Species
Brephidium Scudder, 1852Pygmy blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclargus Nabokov, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Eupsychellus Horsfield, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 19436SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1887Giant Cupids1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1946Common Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Nacaduba Moore, 1860Lineblues1SpeciesTaxom
Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Philotes Scudder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1878Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Tuxentius Larsen, 1982
Pied pierrots0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesser Antilles
15 Species and 4 Subspecies
Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852Fea Pygmyblue
Cyclargus huntingtoni Rindge & Com..., 1953
Cyclargus thomasi Clench, 1941Miami Blue
Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793White-tipped Blue
Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919
Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790Common Blue
Hemiargus hanno watsoni (Comstock & H..., 1943)⇒ Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793
Hemiargus antibubastus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus Hübner, 1818
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus Hübner, 1818Ceraunus Blue
Hemiargus woodruffi Comstock & H..., 1943
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887Patricia Blue
Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775Cassius Blue
Leptotes cassius chadwicki (Comstock & H..., 1946)⇒ Leptotes cassius cassioides Boisduval, 1870
Nacaduba niconia Felder, 1860
Philotes sonorensis C. Felder & ..., 1865Sonoran Blue
Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878Anna´s Blue

Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Lesser Antilles
SubtribePolyommatina
Talavera & al, 2012
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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