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Checklist for Subfamily Pyrginae Burmeister, 1878 (Dicot Skippers)
and region Southeast Tanzania (South Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
1219
1726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
206
1219
1726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
192
1170
1646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
1062
1540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
393
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
393
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
392
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
39
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
31
58
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
31
58
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
31
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers
11
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Tanzania
11 Genera with 22 Species
Abantis Hoppfer, 1870Paradise skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Achlyodes Hübner, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Apallaga Hübner, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Caprona Wallengren, 1857Angles1SpeciesTaxom
Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1937Flat4SpeciesTaxom
Eretis Mabille, 1937Elfs2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Sarangesa Moore, 1870Elfins5SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1764African grizzled skippers4SpeciesTaxom
Tagiades Hübner, 1781Clouded Flats1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Tanzania
22 Species and 5 Subspecies
Abantis paradisea Butler, 1870Paradise Skipper
Achlyodes mithridates sagra Evans, 1953
Apallaga biseriata Butler, 1888
Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857Ragged Skipper
Celaenorrhinus galenus Fabricius, 1793Common Orange Sprite
Celaenorrhinus kimboza Evans, 1949
Celaenorrhinus uluguru Kielland, 1990
Celaenorrhinus zanqua Evans, 1937
Eretis lugens Rogenhofer, 1891Savanna Elf
Eretis vaga Evans, 1937Vaga Elf
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Sarangesa haplopa Swinhoe, 1907
Sarangesa lucidella Mabille, 1891Lucidella Elfin
Sarangesa maculata Mabille, 1891Big-Spot Elfin
Sarangesa motozi Wallengren, 1857Elfin Skipper
Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870Orange Flat
Spialia colotes colotes Druce, 1875
Spialia doris amenophis Reverdin, 1914
Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884Dromus Grizzled Skipper
Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764Mountain Sandman
Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781Clouded Flat

Subnodes of Pyrginae with occurrences in Southeast Tanzania
TribeAchlyodidini
Burmeister, 1878
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCarcharodini
Verity, 1940
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCelaenorrhini
Swinhoe, 1912
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCelaenorrhinini
Swinhoe, 1912
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTagiadini
Mabille, 1878
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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