Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Mali (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 161
1030
1944 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 161
1030
1944 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 152
1005
1892 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 115
808
1594 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
267
406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
267
406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
267
406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
162
270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
156
264 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
43
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 15
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 8
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 7
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mali
7 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Mali
11 Species and 1 Subspecies | Castalius anomalogramma (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius cretosus (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius lactinatus (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius usemia (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops sahelianus Libert, 2001 | Western Brown-edged Cupid | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops polydialecta Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Lilac Giant Cupid | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | Savanna Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius cretosus nodieri Oberthür, 1883 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
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