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Checklist for Tribe Satyrini Boisduval, 1833 (Alpines)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3780
15848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3774
15825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3756
15683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
2174
9239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1968
8389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
374
1452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
168
545
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets
57
154
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSatyrini
Boisduval, 1833
Alpines, Arctics, Graylings, Nymphs and Satyrs
46
134
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
46 Genera with 134 Species
#ABCDEHMNOPSTY
Aulocera Butler, 1891Banded Satyrs1SpeciesTaxom
Bicyclus Kirby, 1965Bush Browns6SpeciesTaxom
Bletogona C. & R. Felder, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Brakefieldia Aduse-Poku, ..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Calisto Hübner, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Cassionympha van Son, G., 19143SpeciesTaxom
Cassus Van Son, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cercyonis Scudder, 1837Wood Nymphs1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 0Heaths2SpeciesTaxom
Coenyra Hewitson, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Coenyropsis Van Son, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Coeruleotaygetis Forster, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Corades Doubleday, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Dingana Van Son, 199412SpeciesTaxom
Dira Hübner, 19398SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1781Alpines6SpeciesTaxom
Eretris Thieme, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Henotesia Butler, 18774SpeciesTaxom
Heteronympha Wallengren, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Heteropsis Kunth, 18709SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Hypocysta Westwood, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns3SpeciesTaxom
Mashuna Van Son, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Megisto Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Melampias Hübner, 19535SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1850Bushbrowns2SpeciesTaxom
Neita Van Son, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Neocoenyra Butler, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1806Arctics2SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pareuptychia W. Forster, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Paternympha Wallengren, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Pedaliodes Butler, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Physcaeneura Wallengren, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonympha Wallengren, 195527SpeciesTaxom
Pyronia Hübner, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Strabena Mabille, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Stygionympha Van Son, 199616SpeciesTaxom
Tarsocera Butler, 19699SpeciesTaxom
Taygetis Hübner, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Tisiphone Hübner, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Torynesis Butler, 19797SpeciesTaxom
Ypthima Hübner, 1893Ringlets10SpeciesTaxom
Ypthimomorpha Van Son, 18651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
134 Species and 49 Subspecies
Aulocera sybillina bianor Grum-Grschim..., 1891
Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879Squinting bush brown
Bicyclus campina Aurivillius, 1901Chirinda Bush Brown
Bicyclus ena Hewitson, 1877Grizzled Bush Brown
Bicyclus nuwa Plötz, 1880
Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850Black-haired Bush Brown
Bicyclus vansoni Condamin, 1965
Bletogona mycalesis mycalesis Felder & Felder, 1867
Brakefieldia perspicua Trimen, 1873Marsh Patroller
Calisto grannus dystacta González, 1987Grannus Calisto
Calisto grannus micrommata Schwartz & Gali, 1984Grannus Calisto
Cassionympha camdeboo Dickson, 1981Camdeboo Brown
Cassionympha cassius Godart, 1824Rainforest Brown
Cassionympha detecta Trimen, 1914Cape Brown
Cassus cassus
Cercyonis pegala nephele Kirby, 1837Clouded Wood Nymph
Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761Pearly Heath
Coenonympha corinna corinna
Coenyra aurantiaca Aurivillius, 1911Pondo Shadefly
Coenyra hebe Trimen, 1864Zulu Shadefly
Coenyra rufiplaga Trimen, 1906Secucuni Shadefly
Coenyropsis natalii Boisduval, 1847Natal Brown
Coenyropsis natalii natalii Boisduval, 1847Natal Brown
Coenyropsis natalii poetulodes Vári, 1971
Coeruleotaygetis peribaea Godman & Salvin, 1880
Corades dymantis dymantis Thieme, 1907
Dingana alaedeus G.A. Henning..., 1984Wakkerstroom Widow
Dingana alticola G.A. Henning..., 1996Alpine Widow
Dingana angusta G.A. Henning..., 1996Long Tom Widow
Dingana bowkeri Trimen, 1806Bowker´s Widow
Dingana clara Van Son, 1940Clara's Widow
Dingana clarki Van Son, 1955Clark´s Widow
Dingana dingana Trimen, 1873Dingaan's Widow
Dingana dingana clara (Van Son, 1940)⇒ Dingana clara Van Son, 1940
Dingana dingana dingana Trimen, 1873
Dingana fraterna G.A. Henning..., 1996Scarce Widow
Dingana jerinae G.A. Henning..., 1996Jerine's Widow
Dingana kammanassiensis G.A. Henning..., 1994Kammanassie Widow
Dira clytus Linnaeus, 1764Cape Autumn Widow
Dira clytus clytus Linnaeus, 1764
Dira clytus eurina Quickelberge, 1978
Dira jansei Swierstra, 1909Janse's Widow
Dira oxylus Trimen, 1806Pondoland Widow
Dira swanepoeli Van Son, 1939Swanepoel´s Widow
Dira swanepoeli isolata Van Son, 1955Swanepoel’S Blouberg Widow
Dira swanepoeli swanepoeli Van Son, 1939Swanepoel’S Soutpansberg Widow
Erebia callias Edwards, 1871Colorado Alpine
Erebia epiphron Knoch, 1783Mountain Ringlet
Erebia epipsodea Butler, 1868Common Alpine
Erebia neriene neriene Böber, 1809
Erebia oeme noctua Fruhstorfer, 1917
Erebia tyndarus Esper, 1781Swiss Brassy Ringlet
Eretris apuleka phyllalia Hewitson, 1868
Henotesia centralis (Aurivillius, 1903)⇒ Heteropsis centralis Aurivillius, 1903
Henotesia perspicua (Trimen, 1873)⇒ Heteropsis perspicua Trimen, 1873
Henotesia perspicua natal
Henotesia simonsii (Butler, 1877)⇒ Heteropsis simonsii Butler, 1877
Heteronympha merope Fabricius, 1775Common Brown
Heteropsis iboina Ward, 1870
Heteropsis obscura Oberthür, 1916
Heteropsis passandava Ward, 1871
Heteropsis pauper Oberthür, 1916
Heteropsis perspicua Trimen, 1873Eyed Bush Brown
Heteropsis simonsii Butler, 1877Pale Bush Brown
Heteropsis undulans Oberthür, 1916
Heteropsis uniformis Oberthür, 1916
Heteropsis vola Ward, 1870
Hipparchia montana (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Pseudonympha hippia Cramer, 1782
Hypocysta aroa aroa Bethune-Baker, 1908
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina insularis Thompson, 1969Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina janira Linnaeus, 1758
Mashuna mashona
Mashuna mashuna Trimen, 1895Mashuna Ringlet
Megisto cymela cymela Cramer, 1777Little Wood Satyr
Melampias huebneri Van Son, 1955Boland Brown
Melampias huebneri huebneri Van Son, 1955
Melampias huebneri steniptera Vári, 1971
Melampias hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Melampias huebneri Van Son, 1955
Melampias vansoni (Pennington, 1953)⇒ Stygionympha vansoni Pennington, 1953
Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892)⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892
Mycalesis safitza (Westwood, 1850)⇒ Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850
Neita durbani Trimen, 1887D'Urban's Brown
Neita extensa Butler, 1898Savanna Brown
Neita lotenia Van Son, 1949Drakensberg Mountain Brown
Neita neita Wallengren, 1875Neita Brown
Oeneis chryxus calais Scudder, 1865Chryxus Arctic
Oeneis (Oeneis) jutta Hübner, 1806Baltic Grayling
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Pareuptychia poltys Prittwitz, 1865
Paternympha loxophthalma (Vári, 1971)⇒ Pseudonympha magoides Van Son, 1955
Paternympha narycia (Wallengren, 1857)⇒ Pseudonympha narycia Wallengren, 1857
Pedaliodes palpita palpita Adams, 1986
Physcaeneura panda Boisduval, 1847Dark-webbed Ringlet
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Pseudonympha arnoldi Van Son, 1941Arnold´s Brown
Pseudonympha camdeboo (Dickson, 1981)⇒ Cassionympha camdeboo Dickson, 1981
Pseudonympha detecta (Trimen, 1914)⇒ Cassionympha detecta Trimen, 1914
Pseudonympha gaika Riley, 1938Gaika Brown
Pseudonympha hippia Cramer, 1782Burchell´s Brown
Pseudonympha loxophthalma Vári, 1971Big-eye Brown
Pseudonympha machacha Riley, 1938Machacha Brown
Pseudonympha magoides Van Son, 1955False Silver-bottom Brown
Pseudonympha magus Fabricius, 1793Silver-bottom Brown
Pseudonympha narycia Wallengren, 1857Small Hillside Brown
Pseudonympha paludis (Riley, 1938)⇒ Pseudonympha magus Fabricius, 1793
Pseudonympha paragaika Vári, 1971Golden Gate Brown
Pseudonympha penningtoni Riley, 1938Pennington's Brown
Pseudonympha poetula Trimen, 1891Drakenberg Brown
Pseudonympha sabacus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pseudonympha magus Fabricius, 1793
Pseudonympha schultzei (Grünberg, 1910)⇒ Coenyropsis natalii Boisduval, 1847
Pseudonympha southeyi Pennington, 1953Southey´s Brown
Pseudonympha southeyi kamiesbergensis Dickson, 1967
Pseudonympha southeyi southeyi Pennington, 1953
Pseudonympha southeyi wykehami Dickson, 1967
Pseudonympha swanepoeli Van Son, 1955Swanepoel's Brown
Pseudonympha trimenii Butler, 1868Trimen´s Brown
Pseudonympha trimenii namaquana Van Son, 1966
Pseudonympha trimenii nieuwveldensis Dickson, 1966
Pseudonympha trimenii ruthae Dickson, 1966
Pseudonympha trimenii trimenii Butler, 1868
Pseudonympha varii Van Son, 1955Vari's Brown
Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus britanniae Verity, 1915Gatekeeper
Stygionympha curlei S.F. Henning..., 1996Curle's Hillside Brown
Stygionympha dicksoni Riley, 1938Dickson's Brown
Stygionympha geraldi Pennington, 1970Gerald's Hillside Brown
Stygionympha irrirata Trimen, 1873
Stygionympha irrorata Trimen, 1873Karoo Brown
Stygionympha robertsoni Riley, 1932Robertson's Brown
Stygionympha scotina Quickelberge, 1979Eastern Hillside Brown
Stygionympha scotina coetzeri Henning & He..., 1994
Stygionympha scotina scotina Quickelberge, 1977
Stygionympha vansoni Pennington, 1953Van Son's Hillside Brown
Stygionympha vigilans Trimen, 1887Western Hillside Brown
Stygionympha wichgrafi Van Son, 1955Wichgraf´s Brown
Stygionympha wichgrafi grisea Henning & He..., 1996
Stygionympha wichgrafi lannini Van Son, 1966
Stygionympha wichgrafi wichgrafi Van Son, 1955
Stygionympha wichgrafi williami Henning & He..., 1996
Tarsocera cassina Butler, 1868Sand-dune Widow
Tarsocera cassus Linnaeus, 1764Spring Widow
Tarsocera cassus cassus Linnaeus, 1764Cape Spring Widow
Tarsocera cassus outeniqua Vári, 1971Outeniqua Spring Widow
Tarsocera dicksoni Van Son, 1962Dickson's Widow
Tarsocera fulvina Vári, 1971Karoo Widow
Tarsocera imitator Vári, 1971Deceptive Widow
Tarsocera namaquensis Vári, 1971Namaqua Widow
Tarsocera southeyae Dickson, 1969Southey's Widow
Taygetis ypthima Hübner, 1821
Tisiphone abeona Donovan, 1805Sword Grass Brown
Torynesis hawequas Dickson, 1973Hawequas Widow
Torynesis magna Van Son, 1941Large Widow
Torynesis mintha Geyer, 1837Mintha Widow
Torynesis mintha mintha Geyer, 1837
Torynesis mintha piquetbergensis Dickson, 1967
Torynesis orangica Vári, 1971Golden Gate Widow
Torynesis pringlei Dickson, 1979Pringle's Widow
Ypthima antennata Van Son, 1955Clubbed Ringlet
Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883
Ypthima asterope asterope Klug, 1832
Ypthima asterope hereroica Van Son, 1955
Ypthima badhami (Elwes & Edwards, 1893)⇒ Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893
Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982Condamin´s Ringlet
Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883Granular Ringlet
Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893Bushland Ringlet
Ypthima impura paupera Ungemach, 1932
Ypthima paupera (Elwes & Edwards, 1893)⇒ Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893
Ypthimomorpha itonia Hewitson, 1865Marsh ringlet

Subnodes of Satyrini with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubtribeCoenonymphina
Tutt, 1896
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeDirina
Verity, 1953
5
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeErebiina
Tutt, 1896
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeEuptychiina
Reuter, 1896
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeHypocystina
Miller, 1968
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeManiolina
Grote, 1897
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMycalesina
Reuter, 1896
6
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeParargina
Tutt, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePronophilina
Reuter, 1896
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeSatyrina
Boisduval, 1833
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeYpthimina
Reuter, 1896
12
54
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Satyrini at artfakta.se
Satyrini at dyntaxa.se
Satyrini at itis.gov