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Checklist for Subfamily Pyrginae Burmeister, 1878 (Dicot Skippers)
and region Rwanda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
2114
4616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1845
4258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
719
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
718
1673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
718
1673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
41
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
22
33
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
22
33
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
22
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers
7
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rwanda
7 Genera with 12 Species
Apallaga Hübner, 20143SpeciesTaxom
Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1877Flat3SpeciesTaxom
Eagris Guenée, 1927Flats2SpeciesTaxom
Eretis Mabille, 1891Elfs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucochitonea Wallengren, 1857White Cloaked Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Nisoniades Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1855African grizzled skippers2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rwanda
12 Species and 2 Subspecies
Apallaga kivuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921Albertine Sprite
Apallaga opalinus Butler, 1901
Apallaga rwandae Libert, 2014Rwandan Sprite
Celaenorrhinus galenus Fabricius, 1793Common Orange Sprite
Celaenorrhinus kivuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Celaenorrhinus proxima Mabille, 1877Common Black Sprite
Eagris subalbida Holland, 1894Chocolate Flat
Eagris subalbida aurivillii Neustetter, 1927
Eretis lugens Rogenhofer, 1891Savanna Elf
Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857White-cloaked Skipper
Nisoniades mimas Cramer, 1775
Spialia colotes colotes Druce, 1875
Spialia diomus Hopffer, 1855Common Sandman

Subnodes of Pyrginae with occurrences in Rwanda
TribeCarcharodini
Verity, 1940
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCelaenorrhini
Swinhoe, 1912
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCelaenorrhinini
Swinhoe, 1912
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTagiadini
Mabille, 1878
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pyrginae at artfakta.se
Pyrginae at dyntaxa.se
Pyrginae at gbif.org
Pyrginae at itis.gov