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Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Trinidad (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2766
4827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
350
2765
4825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
2706
4722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
2329
4193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
48
1113
2044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
48
1113
2044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
47
1112
2044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
742
1457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
724
1433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
238
539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
57
140
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Trinidad
7 Genera with 9 Species
Cyclargus Nabokov, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Echinargus Nabokov, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Eupsychellus Horsfield, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 1861Ceruleans1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1857Common Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1851Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad
9 Species and 6 Subspecies
Cyclargus ammon ammon (P.H. Lucas, 1857)⇒ Cyclargus ammon noeli Comstock & H..., 1943
Echinargus huntingtoni Rindge & Com..., 1953
Echinargus huntingtoni huntingtoni F.H. Rindge ..., 1953
Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919
Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790Common Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Hemiargus huntingtoni huntingtoni Rindge & W. ..., 1953
Jamides bochus astraptes Felder, 1861
Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775Cassius Blue
Leptotes cassius theonus Lucas, 1857Cassius Blue
Polyommatus athis athis FREYER, 1851

Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Trinidad
SubtribePolyommatina
Talavera & al, 2012
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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