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Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region North Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
468
6345
15847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
468
6345
15847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
440
6186
15437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
271
4560
12054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
63
1384
3940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
63
1384
3940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1380
3938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
987
3063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
958
3031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
510
2211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
99
323
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
12
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
12
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Brazil
12 Genera with 15 Species
Azanus Moore, 1900Babul Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1917Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Itylos Draudt, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 1861Ceruleans2SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1916Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1995Common Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Plebeius Kluk, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1869Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1819Meadow Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Scolitantides Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Zizula Chapman, 1775Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Brazil
15 Species and 10 Subspecies
Azanus sitalces sitalces Mabille, 1900
Celastrina argiolus crimissa Fruhstorfer, 1917
Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790Common Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Jamides aratus aratus
Jamides bochus astraptes Felder, 1861
Lampides aegithus Fruhstorfer, 1916
Leptotes andicola Grose-Smith, 1894
Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775Cassius Blue
Leptotes lamasi Bálint & K. ..., 1995
Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856
Plebejus icarioides evius Boisduval, 1869Boisduvals Blue
Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889)⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879
Polyommatus icarus napaea Hübner, 1819
Scolitantides orion battus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Zizula hylax hylax Fabricius, 1775Tiny Grass Blue

Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in North Brazil
SubtribePolyommatina
Talavera & al, 2012
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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