Checklist for Subfamily Pyrginae Burmeister, 1878 (Dicot Skippers)
and region Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1271
2495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
1005
2162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 1
33
52 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
33
52 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers | 1
33
52 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers | 33
52 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers | 10
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Benin
10 Genera with 18 Species | Abantis Hoppfer, 1892 | Paradise skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apallaga Hübner, 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caprona Wallengren, 1892 | Angles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eretis Mabille, 1891 | Elfs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gomalia Moore, 1862 | African Mallow Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Netrobalane Mabille, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nisoniades Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1793 | Elfins | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1781 | Clouded Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benin
18 Species and 1 Subspecies | Abantis bismarcki Karsch, 1892 | Bismarck´s Paradise Skipper | | Apallaga ghanaensis Libert, 2014 | | | Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892 | Western Ragged Skipper | | Eretis lugens Rogenhofer, 1891 | Savanna Elf | | Gomalia elma Trimen, 1862 | African Mallow | | Netrobalane canopus Trimen, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | | Nisoniades mimas Cramer, 1775 | | | Sarangesa bouvieri Mabille, 1877 | Bouvier´s Elfin | | Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | Grey Elfin | | Sarangesa majorella Mabille, 1891 | Lesser Blue-dusted Elfin | | Sarangesa tertullianus Fabricius, 1793 | Blue-dusted Elfin | | Spialia diomus Hopffer, 1855 | Common Sandman | | Spialia doris amenophis Reverdin, 1914 | | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia ploetzi Aurivillius, 1891 | Forest Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia rebeli (Aurivillius, 1891) | ⇒ Spialia ploetzi Aurivillius, 1891 | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat |
Subnodes of Pyrginae with occurrences in Benin
Links, sources and further information Pyrginae at artfakta.se
Pyrginae at dyntaxa.se
Pyrginae at gbif.org
Pyrginae at itis.gov
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