Horagini

Horagini
Monkey puzzle, Rathinda amor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Tribe:
Genera

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The Horagini are a small tribe of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Ahmetia (formerly called Cowania),[1] sometimes placed here, rather seems to belong to the Cheritrini however, but these are probably the Horagini's closest living relatives.

Genera

The tribe contains a mere two genera at present, but as not all Theclinae have been assigned to tribes, following list of genera is preliminary:

References

  1. ^ Cowan, C F (1966). "Thrix Doherty, 1891 (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae): proposed designation of a type-species under the plenary powers. Z.N.(S.) 1768". The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 23: 253–254. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.9701. ISSN 0007-5167.


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