Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Niger (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 186
1173
2132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 186
1173
2132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 173
1141
2088 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 111
912
1786 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
302
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
302
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
302
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
209
379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
197
362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
40
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 18
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 10
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 9
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Niger
9 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Niger
15 Species | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Chilades eleusis Demaison, 1888 | Sky-blue Cupid | | Euchrysops nilotica Aurivillius, 1904 | Desert Bean Cupid | | Lepidochrysops polydialecta Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Lilac Giant Cupid | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pulchra Murray, 1874 | Beautiful Zebra Blue | | Tarucus balkanica FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus balkanicus FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 | Le Gras´ Pierrot | | Tarucus mediterraneae (Austaut, 1885) | ⇒ Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Thermoniphas togara Plötz, 1880 | Bright Chalk Blue | | Tuxentius balkanica FREYER, 1843 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Niger
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