Aphnaeinae
The Aphnaeinae are a subfamily of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
| Aphnaeinae | |
|---|---|
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| Club silverline, Cigaritis syama | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Aphnaeinae Distant, 1884 |
Systematics
Until recently, this taxon used to be considered a tribe (called Aphnaeini) within the subfamily Theclinae.
Genera
Modern authors recognize 17 genera:[1]
- Aloeides Hübner, [1819]
- Aphnaeus Hübner, [1819]
- Argyraspodes Tite & Dickson, 1973
- Axiocerses Hübner, [1819]
- Cesa Seven, 1997
- Chloroselas Butler, [1886]
- Chrysoritis Butler, [1898]
- Cigaritis Donzel, 1847
- Crudaria Wallengren, 1875
- Erikssonia Trimen, 1891
- Lipaphnaeus Aurivillius, 1916
- Phasis Hübner, [1819]
- Pseudaletis Druce, 1888
- Trimenia Tite & Dickson, 1973
- Tylopaedia Tite & Dickson, 1973
- Vansomerenia Heath, 1997
- Zeritis Boisduval, [1836]
References
- Boyle, J.H., Kaliszewska, Z.A., Espeland, M., Suderman, T.R., Fleming, J., Heath, A., & Pierce, N.E., 2015. Phylogeny of the Aphnaeinae: myrmecophilous African butterflies with carnivorous and herbivorous life histories. Systematic entomology 40(1): 169–182.
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