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Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region North-Central Mexico (Central Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
3211
5854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3210
5853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
364
3146
5687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
2486
4623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
882
1599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
882
1599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
51
882
1599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
597
1084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
574
1060
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
247
561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
60
132
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
15
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
15
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North-Central Mexico
15 Genera with 17 Species
Brephidium Scudder, 1852Pygmy blues2SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures2SpeciesTaxom
Chilades Moore, 0Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1824Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Echinargus Nabokov, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Eupsychellus Horsfield, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 1861Ceruleans1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1868Common Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Scolitantides Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Zizula Chapman, 1881Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North-Central Mexico
17 Species and 6 Subspecies
Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852Fea Pygmyblue
Brephidium exilis exilis (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Brephidium exilis isophthalma Herrich-Schä..., 1862
Celastrina gozora (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Chilades parrhasius parrhasius
Cupido (Everes) comyntas Godart, 1824Eastern Tail-blue
Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867)⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus astenidas Lucas, 1857Ceraunus Blue
Icaricia lupini (Goodpasture, 1973)⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869
Jamides bochus astraptes Felder, 1861
Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775Cassius Blue
Leptotes cassius cassidula Boisduval, 1870Cassius Blue
Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868Marine Blue
Scolitantides orion battus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Zizula cyna Edwards, 1881Cyna Blue

Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in North-Central Mexico
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