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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
219
1008
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
218
1007
1530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
974
1479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
763
1211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
355
603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
355
603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
40
354
602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
28
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
25
47
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
25
47
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
25
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanganyika
10 Genera with 14 Species
Abantis Hoppfer, 1901Paradise skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Caprona Wallengren, 1857Angles1SpeciesTaxom
Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1937Flat3SpeciesTaxom
Eagris Guenée, 1832Flats1SpeciesTaxom
Eretis Mabille, 1937Elfs2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Sarangesa Moore, 1891Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1764African grizzled skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Tagiades Hübner, 1781Clouded Flats1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanganyika
14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abantis arctomarginata Lathy, 1901Tricoloured Paradise Skipper
Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857Ragged Skipper
Celaenorrhinus bettoni Butler, 1902Betton´s Flat
Celaenorrhinus galenus Fabricius, 1793Common Orange Sprite
Celaenorrhinus zanqua Evans, 1937
Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832Orange Flat
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 maculata Mabille, 1891Big-Spot Elfin
Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884Dromus Grizzled Skipper
Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764Mountain Sandman
Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781Clouded Flat

Subnodes of Pyrginae with occurrences in Tanganyika
TribeAchlyodidini
Burmeister, 1878
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCarcharodini
Verity, 1940
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCelaenorrhini
Swinhoe, 1912
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCelaenorrhinini
Swinhoe, 1912
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTagiadini
Mabille, 1878
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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