Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Somalia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 224
1873
3964 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 223
1870
3961 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 214
1838
3889 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 139
1481
3302 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
552
1173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
551
1172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
551
1172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
440
1012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
424
987 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
66
190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 26
69 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 9
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 8
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Somalia
8 Genera with 26 Species
Species list for Somalia
26 Species and 1 Subspecies | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Castalius anomalogramma (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius cretosus (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius lactinatus (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius usemia (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | | Cupido lactinatus | | | Cupido polydialecta | | | Euchrysops brunneus Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Brown Blue | | Euchrysops lois Butler, 1886 | | | Euchrysops migiurtiniensis Stempffer, 1946 | | | Euchrysops nilotica Aurivillius, 1904 | Desert Bean Cupid | | Lepidochrysops fumosa Butler, 1885 | | | Lepidochrysops naidina (Butler, 1886) | ⇒ Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | Lepidochrysops polydialecta Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Lilac Giant Cupid | | Tarucus grammicus Grose-Smith ..., 1893 | Black Pierrot | | Tarucus indica Evans, 1932 | Indian Pierrot | | Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976 | Kiki´s Pierrot | | Tarucus kulala Evans, 1955 | Turkana Pierrot | | Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 | Le Gras´ Pierrot | | Tarucus louisae (Grose-Smith ..., 1893) | ⇒ Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976 | | Tarucus mediterraneae (Austaut, 1885) | ⇒ Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | | Tarucus quadratus Oglivie-Grant, 1899 | | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | Savanna Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius cretosus lactinatus Butler, 1886 | |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Somalia
Links, sources and further information Polyommatini at artfakta.se
Polyommatini at dyntaxa.se
Polyommatini at itis.gov
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