Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Tanganyika (Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 219
1008
1531 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 218
1007
1530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 208
974
1479 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 134
763
1211 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
355
603 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
355
603 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
354
602 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
268
478 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
257
464 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
61
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 24
41 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 12
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 11
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tanganyika
11 Genera with 19 Species | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1898 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1901 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1923 | Giant Cupids | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1789 | Zebra blue | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1951 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tanganyika
19 Species and 1 Subspecies | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Chilades kedonga (Grose-Smith, 1898) | ⇒ Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | Cupido antanossa Mabille, 1877 | | | Cupido bueronica | | | Cupido virilis Aurivillius, 1925 | | | Cupido wollastoni marungensis | | | Euchrysops subdita Grose-Smith, 1901 | | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Oboronia bueronica Karsch, 1895 | Ginger Blue | | Syntarucus babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | | | Syntarucus jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | | | Syntarucus telicanus Lang, 1789 | | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Uranothauma antinirii | | | Uranothauma nubifer Trimen, 1895 | Black Heart | | Uranothauma pseudocrawshayi (Kielland, 1980) | ⇒ Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909 | | Uranothauma vansomereni Stempffer, 1951 | Pale Heart |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Tanganyika
Links, sources and further information Polyommatini at artfakta.se
Polyommatini at dyntaxa.se
Polyommatini at itis.gov
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