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Checklist for Subfamily Pyrginae Burmeister, 1878 (Dicot Skippers)
and region Senegal (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
3017
6558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
3014
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2967
6456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
2384
5604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
538
1178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
538
1178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
538
1178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
53
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
40
89
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
40
89
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
40
89
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers
10
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Senegal
10 Genera with 25 Species
Abantis Hoppfer, 1984Paradise skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Apallaga Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Caprona Wallengren, 1892Angles1SpeciesTaxom
Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1793Flat5SpeciesTaxom
Eagris Guenée, 1879Flats2SpeciesTaxom
Eretis Mabille, 1891Elfs1SpeciesTaxom
Gomalia Moore, 1862African Mallow Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Sarangesa Moore, 1877Elfins7SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1764African grizzled skippers4SpeciesTaxom
Tagiades Hübner, 1781Clouded Flats1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Senegal
25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abantis nigeriana Butler, 1901Nigerian Paradise Skipper
Abantis pseudonigeriana Usher, 1984Beige Paradise Skipper
Apallaga galenus Fabricius, 1793
Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892Western Ragged Skipper
Celaenorrhinus bryki (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Celaenorrhinus homeyeri Plötz, 1880
Celaenorrhinus galenus Fabricius, 1793Common Orange Sprite
Celaenorrhinus hecqui Berger, 1976
Celaenorrhinus homeyeri Plötz, 1880Homeyer´s Sprite
Celaenorrhinus opalinus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Celaenorrhinus hecqui Berger, 1976
Eagris decolor (Plötz, 1879)⇒ Eagris denuba Plötz, 1879
Eagris denuba Plötz, 1879Cream Flat
Eretis lugens Rogenhofer, 1891Savanna Elf
Gomalia elma Trimen, 1862African Mallow
Sarangesa coelius (Mabille, 1877)⇒ Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877
Sarangesa laelioides (Mabille, 1877)⇒ Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877
Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877Grey Elfin
Sarangesa motozi Wallengren, 1857Elfin Skipper
Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870Orange Flat
Sarangesa synestalmenus (Mabille, 1877)⇒ Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877
Sarangesa tristis (Mabille, 1877)⇒ Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877
Spialia colotes colotes Druce, 1875
Spialia diomus Hopffer, 1855Common Sandman
Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884Dromus Grizzled Skipper
Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764Mountain Sandman
Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781Clouded Flat

Subnodes of Pyrginae with occurrences in Senegal
TribeCarcharodini
Verity, 1940
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCelaenorrhini
Swinhoe, 1912
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCelaenorrhinini
Swinhoe, 1912
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTagiadini
Mabille, 1878
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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