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Checklist for Subfamily Pyrginae Burmeister, 1878 (Dicot Skippers)
and region Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
132
528
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
132
528
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
127
518
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
95
457
698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
25
186
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
25
186
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
185
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
42
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
41
68
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hesperioidea
Latreille, 1809
Skippers
1
41
68
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHesperiidae
Latreille, 1809
Skipper, Skipper Butterflies, Skippers
41
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPyrginae
Burmeister, 1878
Dicot Skippers, Flats, Grizzled Skippers, Pyrgine skippers
13
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tobago
13 Genera with 19 Species
Achlyodes Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Astraptes Hübner, 1790Flasher butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1878Flat3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Myscelus Hübner, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Mysoria Watson, 03SpeciesTaxom
Nisoniades Hübner, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Pellicia Herrich-Schä..., 18942SpeciesTaxom
Phanus Hübner, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Proteides Hübner, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1767Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Thessia Steinhauser, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Urbanus Hübner, 1821Longtail Skippers4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tobago
19 Species and 5 Subspecies
Achlyodes fredericus
Astraptes alardus Stoll, 1790Frosted Flasher
Celaenorrhinus eligius Stoll, 1782Eligius Flat
Celaenorrhinus eligius eligius (Stoll, 1781)⇒ Celaenorrhinus eligius punctiger Burmeister, 1878
Celaenorrhinus eligius punctiger Burmeister, 1878
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Myscelus amystis Hewitson, 1867
Mysoria barcastus Sepp, 1855Royal Firetip
Mysoria barcastus venezuelae Scudder, 1872Barcastus Firetip
Mysoria venezuelar
Nisoniades bessus Möschler, 1876
Nisoniades rubescens Möschler, 1876Purplish Black Skipper
Pellicia bessus (Möschler, 1876)⇒ Nisoniades bessus Möschler, 1876
Pellicia bromias (Godman & Salvin, 1894)⇒ Nisoniades rubescens Möschler, 1876
Phanus marshalli Kirby, 1880Common Phanus
Proteides mercurius angasi Godman & Salvin, 1884Mercurial Skipper
Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767Tropical Checkered Skipper
Thessia athesis Hewitson, 1867Athesis Cloudywing
Urbanus dorantes Stoll, 1790Brown Tailed Skipper
Urbanus simplicius Stoll, 1790Plain Longtail
Urbanus tanna Evans, 1952Tanna Longatail
Urbanus teleus Hübner, 1821Teleus Longtail

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

Taxom

TribeCarcharodini
Verity, 1940
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCelaenorrhinini
Swinhoe, 1912
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEudamini
Mabille, 1877
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePyrgini
Burmeister, 1878
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePyrrhopygini
Mabille, 1877
Firetail skippers, Firetips
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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