Polyommatini

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia:Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Polyommatini

Genera of subtribe Polyommatina sensu Talavera et al., 2013 (34): Afarsia – Agriades – Alpherakya – Aricia – Chilades – Cyaniris – Cyclargus – Echinargus – Eldoradina – Eumedonia – Freyeria – Glabroculus – Grumiana – Hemiargus – Icaricia – Itylos – Kretania – Luthrodes – Lysandra – Madeleinea – Maurus – Nabokovia – Neolysandra – Pamiria – Paralycaeides – Patricius – Polyommatus – Plebejidea – Plebejus – Plebulina – Pseudochrysops – Pseudolucia – Rimisia – Rueckbeilia

Genera of subtribe Cupidina sensu Talavera et al., 2013 (3): Cupido – Tongeia – Talicada

Genera of subtribe Leptotina sensu Talavera et al., 2013 (1): Leptotes

Other genera (102): Actizera – Acytolepis – Azanus – Bothrinia – Brephidium – Cacyreus – Caerulea – Caleta – Callenya – Callictita – Castalius – Catochrysops – Catopyrops – Cebrella – Celastrina – Celatoxia – Cupidopsis – Danis – Discolampa – Eicochrysops – Elkalyce – Epimastidia – Erysichton – Euchrysops – Euphilotes – Famegana – Glaucopsyche – Harpendyreus – Iolana – Ionolyce – Jameela –Jamides – Lampides – Lepidochrysops – Leptotes – Lestranicus – Lycaenopsis – Megisba – Micropsyche – Monodontides – Nacaduba – Neolucia – Neopithecops – Notarthrinus – Nothodanis – Oboronia – Orachrysops – Oraidium – Oreolyce – Orthomiella – Otnjukovia – Palaeophilotes – Paraduba – Paralycaeides – Parelodina – Perpheres – Petrelaea – Phengaris – Philotes – Philotiella – Phlyaria – Pistoria – Pithecops – Plautella – Praephilotes – Prosotas – Pseudonacaduba – Pseudophilotes – Pseudozizeeria – Psychonotis – Ptox – Rhinelephas – Rysops – Sahulana – Sancterila –Scolitantides – Shijimia – Shijimiaeoides –Sidima – Sinia – Subsolanoides – Solomona – Tartesa – Tarucus – Taxiarchis – Thaumaina – Theclinesthes – Thermoniphas – Turanana – Tuxentius – Udara – Una – Upolampes – Uranobothria – Uranothauma – Zintha – Zizeeria – Zizina – Zizula

References

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Fujioka, T., 1992: Rare, local, and little known butterflies from Japan (1). Shijimia moorei (Leech, 1889). Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 1: 5–19.
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Vila, R., Bell, C.D., Macniven, R., Goldman-Huertas, B., Ree, R.H., Marshall, C.R., Bálint, Z., Johnson, K., Benyamini, D. & Pierce, N.E. 2011. Phylogeny and palaeoecology of Polyommatus blue butterflies show Beringia was a climate-regulated gateway to the New World. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 278(1719): 2737–2744. PDF. Reference page.
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Vernacular names
English: Blues
日本語: ヒメシジミ族
norsk: Blåvinger
svenska: Blåvingar
中文: y眼灰蝶族

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

Genera in this tribe include:[2][1]

Actizera
Acytolepis
Afarsia
Agriades
Alpherakya
Aricia – arguses
Azanus – babul blues
Bothrinia
Brephidium
Cacyreus
Caerulea
Caleta
Callenya
Callictita
Castalius – Pierrots
Catochrysops
Catopyrops
Cebrella
Celastrina
Celatoxia
Chilades – jewel blues
Cupido
Cupidopsis – meadow blues
Cyaniris
Cyclargus
Danis
Discolampa
Echinargus
Eicochrysops
Eldoradina
Elkalyce
Epimastidia
Erysichton
Euchrysops – Cupids
Eumedonia
Euphilotes
Famegana
Freyeria
Glabroculus
Glaucopsyche
Grumiana
Harpendyreus
Hemiargus
Icaricia
Iolana
Ionolyce
Itylos
Jameela
Jamides – ceruleans
Kretania
Lampides
Lepidochrysops
Leptotes – zebra blues
Lestranicus
Luthrodes
Lycaenopsis – hedge blues
Lysandra
Madeleinea
Maurus
Megisba
Micropsyche
Monodontides
Nabokovia
Nacaduba
Neolucia
Neolysandra
Neopithecops
Notarthrinus
Nothodanis
Oboronia
Orachrysops
Oraidium
Oreolyce
Orthomiella
Otnjukovia
Palaeophilotes
Pamiria
Paraduba
Paralycaeides
Parelodina
Patricius
Perpheres
Petrelaea
Phengaris
Philotes
Philotiella
Phlyaria
Pistoria
Pithecops
Plautella
Plebejidea
Plebejus
Plebulina
Polyommatus
Praephilotes
Prosotas
Pseudochrysops
Pseudolucia
Pseudonacaduba
Pseudophilotes
Pseudozizeeria
Psychonotis
Ptox
Rhinelephas
Rimisia
Rueckbeilia
Rysops
Sahulana
Sancterila
Scolitantides
Shijimia
Sidima
Sinia
Sinocupido
Subsolanoides
Talicada
Tartesa
Tarucus – blue Pierrots
Thaumaina
Theclinesthes
Thermoniphas
Tongeia
Turanana
Tuxentius – pied Pierrots
Udara
Una
Upolampes
Uranobothria
Uranothauma
Zintha – blue-eyed Pierrot
Zizeeria
Zizina
Zizula

References

Polyommatini, TolWeb
Savela, Markku. "Polyommatinae". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 11, 2019.