Polyommatinae

Taxobox
name = Polyommatinae

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = Common Grass Blue
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
unranked_familia = Rhopalocera
superfamilia = Papilionoidea
familia = Lycaenidae
subfamilia = Polyommatinae
subdivision_ranks = Tribes
subdivision =
Candalidini
Lycaenesthini
Niphandini
Polyommatini
and see text

Polyommatinae, the blues, are a subfamily of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). It was long used to assign taxa of unclear relationships, and its contents are in need of revision. Several genera might not even belong here.

Notable taxa

* "Everes comyntas", Eastern-tailed Blue
* "Euphilotes battoides allyni", El Segundo Blue
* "Euphilotes pallescens arenamontana", Sand Mountain Blue
* "Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis", Palos Verdes Blue
* "Glaucopsyche xerces", Xerces Blue – extinct (1941)
* "Icaricia icarioides fenderi", Fender's Blue
* "Plebejus argus", Silver-studded Blue
* "Polyommatus icarus", Common Blue
* "Polyommatus semiargus", Mazarine Blue
* "Pseudozizeeria maha", Pale Grass Blue

Genera "incertae sedis"

These genera are of unclear affinities.

*"Acytolepis"
*"Agriades" – Polyommatini?
*"Albulina" – Polyommatini?
*"Alpherakya"
*"Aricia" – Polyommatini?
*"Athysanota"
*"Boliviella"
*"Bothrinia"
*"Caerulea"
*"Callenya"
*"Callictita"
*"Cebrella"
*"Celarchus"
*"Celatoxia"
*"Cherchiella"
*"Chilades" – Polyommatini?
*"Cyclirius"
*"Discolampa"
*"Eldoradina"
*"Elkalyce"
*"Epimastidia" – Polyommatini?
*"Facula"
*"Glabroculus"
*"Harpendyreus" – Polyommatini?
*"Itylos"
*"Lestranicus"
*"Lycaeides"
*"Madeleinea"
*"Maslowskia"
*"Megisba"
*"Micropsyche"
*"Monodontides"
*"Neopithecops" – Polyommatini?
*"Nivalis"
*"Oboronia"
*"Orachrysops" – Polyommatini?
*"Oraidium"
*"Oreolyce"
*"Orthomiella"
*"Otnjukovia"
*"Palaeophilotes" – Polyommatini?
*"Pallidula"
*"Parelodina"
*"Patricius"
*"Phengaris"
*"Phlyaria"
*"Pistoria" – Polyommatini?
*"Plautella"
*"Plebejides"
*"Praephilotes" – Polyommatini?
*"Pseudonacaduba" – Polyommatini?
*"Pseudophilotes" – Polyommatini?
*"Psychonotis"
*"Ptox"
*"Rhinelephas"
*"Rysops"
*"Shijimia"
*"Sidima"
*"Sinia"
*"Sinocupido" – Polyommatini?
*"Subsolanoides" – Polyommatini?
*"Talicada"
*"Thermoniphas"
*"Tongeia"
*"Turanana"
*"Tuxentius" – Polyommatini?
*"Udara"
*"Umpria"
*"Upolampes"
*"Uranobothria"
*"Zintha"

Doubtful Polyommatinae

The genera in this list are considered Polyommatinae by some authors, but at least some belong elsewhere:

*"Catopyrops" – Lycaeninae?
*"Erysichton" – Lycaeninae?
*"Ionolyce" – Lycaeninae?
*"Lepidochrysops" – Polyommatini? Lycaeninae?
*"Maculinea" – Lycaeninae?
*"Neolucia" – Lycaeninae?
*"Paralycaeides" – Polyommatini? Lycaeninae?
*"Prosotas" – Polyommatini? Lycaeninae?
*"Sahulana" – Lycaeninae?
*"Theclinesthes" – Lycaeninae?
*"Uranothauma" – Lycaeninae?