Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Manicaland (South Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 190
1100
1613 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 190
1100
1613 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 178
1068
1572 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 143
999
1511 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
348
535 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
348
535 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
347
533 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
250
410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
246
406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
90
186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 43
69 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 20
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 19
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Manicaland
19 Genera with 30 Species | Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1849 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 0 | Forget-me-nots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1855 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1945 | Giant Cupids | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1936 | Zebra blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1982 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zintha Eliot, 1864 | Blue-eyed Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Manicaland
30 Species | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Cacyreus palemon Cramer, 1782 | Water Blue | | Catochrysops malathana | | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Cupido chloauges | | | Cupido plebeia | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops barnesi Pennington, 1953 | Barnes' Blue | | Lepidochrysops chloauges Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Jade Blue | | Lepidochrysops coxii Pinhey, 1945 | Cox´s Blue | | Lepidochrysops glauca Trimen, 1887 | Silvery Blue | | Lepidochrysops inyangae Pimhey, 1945 | Nyanga Blue | | Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961 | Msasa Blue | | Lepidochrysops peculiaris Rogenhofer, 1894 | Peculiar Blue | | Lepidochrysops ruthica Pennington, 1953 | Ruth´s Blue | | Lepidochrysops solwezii Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Roseate Blue | | Lepidochrysops violetta Pinhey, 1945 | Violet Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Syntarucus jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | Antinori's Branded Blue | | Zintha hintza Trimen, 1864 | Blue Pied Pierrot | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
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