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Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Southwest Mexico (South Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
500
5821
13599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
496
5815
13595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
474
5736
13377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
4589
10958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1382
2943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1382
2943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
63
1380
2940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
983
2182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
942
2105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
383
1044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
87
213
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
13
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
13
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southwest Mexico
13 Genera with 19 Species
Brephidium Scudder, 1852Pygmy blues1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Chilades Moore, 0Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Echinargus Nabokov, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Eupsychellus Horsfield, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 1861Ceruleans1SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1916Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1868Common Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1824Meadow Blues4SpeciesTaxom
Scolitantides Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest Mexico
19 Species and 6 Subspecies
Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852Fea Pygmyblue
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
Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790Common Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Jamides bochus astraptes Felder, 1861
Lampides aegithus Fruhstorfer, 1916
Leptotes callanga Dyar, 1913
Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775Cassius Blue
Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868Marine Blue
Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921
Polyommatus eros eros (Ochsenheimer, 1808)⇒ Polyommatus eros Ochsenheimer, 1808
Polyommatus athis athis FREYER, 1851
Polyommatus cithonius Godart, , 1824
Scolitantides orion battus Denis & Schi..., 1775

Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Southwest Mexico
SubtribePolyommatina
Talavera & al, 2012
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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