Polyommatini

Polyommatini
Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
(unranked):	Rhopalocera
Superfamily:	Papilionoidea
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Polyommatinae
Tribe:	Polyommatini Swainson, 1827[1]
Genera
See text.

Polyommatini is a tribe of lycaenid butterflies in the subfamily Polyommatinae. They were extensively studied by Russian novelist and lepidopterist Vladimir Nabokov.

Genera

Genera in this tribe are:

Actizera Aricia – arguses Azanus – babul blues Brephidium Cacyreus Caleta Castalius – pierrots Catochrysops Celastrina Chilades – jewel blues Cosmolyce Cupido Cupidopsis – meadow blues Cyaniris Cyclargus Danis Echinargus Eicochrysops Erysichton Euchrysops – cupids Euphilotes Everes Famegana Glaucopsyche Hemiargus Iolana Jameela Jamides – ceruleans Lampides Leptotes – zebra blues

Lycaenopsis – hedge blues Maculinea – large blues (sometimes in Glaucopsyche or Phengaris) Nabokovia Nacaduba Petrelaea Philotes Philotiella Pithecops Plautella Plebejus (including Alpherakya, Patricius, Plebejides, Umpria) Polyommatus Pseudochrysops Pseudolucia Pseudozizeeria Pycnophallium (often in Caleta) Scolitantides Tarucus – blue pierrots Tuxentius – pied pierrots Una Zintha – Blue-eyed Pierrot Zizeeria Zizera Zizina Zizula

Doubtful Polyommatini

Several genera of Polyommatinae have been allied with Polyommatini, especially Polyommatus. Their placement in the present tribe requires confirmation however:

Agriades Albulina Chilades Epimastidia Harpendyreus Itylos Neopithecops Nothodanis Orachrysops Palaeophilotes

Perpheres Pistoria Praephilotes Pseudonacaduba Pseudophilotes Sinocupido Subsolanoides Tartesa Udara

Other such doubtful Polyommatini may even be more distant altogether. Lepidochrysops, Paralycaeides and Prosotas are sometimes placed here, but might belong elsewhere in the Polyommatinae or even in the Lycaeninae (if these are treated in the inclusive circumscription).

References

1. Polyommatini, TolWeb