Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Somaliland (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 53
368
676 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 53
368
676 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 53
368
676 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 45
355
657 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 31
314
593 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 31
313
592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
313
592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
255
512 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
250
502 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
52
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 24
51 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 8
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 7
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Somaliland
7 Genera with 18 Species
Species list for Somaliland
18 Species | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | | Cupido lactinatus | | | Cupido polydialecta | | | Cupido quadratus Grant, 1899 | | | 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 polydialecta Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Lilac Giant Cupid | | Tarucus grammicus Grose-Smith ..., 1893 | Black Pierrot | | Tarucus kulala Evans, 1955 | Turkana Pierrot | | Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 | Le Gras´ Pierrot | | Tarucus quadratus Oglivie-Grant, 1899 | | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | Savanna Pied Pierrot |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Somaliland
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