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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
479
5421
11764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
478
5419
11762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
463
5359
11600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
4321
9644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1428
2616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1428
2616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1427
2615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
962
1864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
898
1717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
257
546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
65
125
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
19
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
18
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northwest Mexico
18 Genera with 24 Species
Brephidium Scudder, 1852Pygmy blues1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures2SpeciesTaxom
Chilades Moore, 0Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Echinargus Nabokov, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Euphilotes Mattoni, 1916American Dotted Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Eupsychellus Horsfield, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1902Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 19734SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 1861Ceruleans1SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1916Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1868Common Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Philotes Scudder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1965Small Jewel Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1825Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Zizula Chapman, 1900Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest Mexico
24 Species and 6 Subspecies
Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852Fea Pygmyblue
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Chilades parrhasius parrhasius
Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867)⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Euphilotes bernardino Barnes & McD..., 1916Bernardino Blue
Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus maritima Weeks, 1902Silvery Blue
Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790Common Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Icaricia acmon (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851
Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852Boisduval's blue
Icaricia icarioides buchholzi dos Passos, 1938Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia lupini (Goodpasture, 1973)⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869
Jamides bochus astraptes Felder, 1861
Lampides aegithus Fruhstorfer, 1916
Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775Cassius Blue
Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868Marine Blue
Philotes sonorensis C. Felder & ..., 1865Sonoran Blue
Plebejus (Icaricia) acmon Westwood, 1851Acmon Blue
Plebejus melissa mexicana Clench, 1965Melissa Blue
Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825
Zizula mela (F.H.H. Strecker, 1900)⇒ Zizula cyna Edwards, 1881

Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Northwest Mexico
SubtribePolyommatina
Talavera & al, 2012
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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