Aphnaeinae

Life-forms

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: Aphnaeinae
Genera: (17)
Aloeides – Aphnaeus – Argyraspodes – Axiocerses – Cesa – Chloroselas – Chrysoritis – Cigaritis – Crudaria – Erikssonia – Lipaphnaeus – Phasis – Pseudaletis – Trimenia – Tylopaedia – Vansomerenia – Zeritis

References

Boyle, J.H., Kaliszewska, Z.A., Espeland, M., Suderman, T.R., Fleming, J., Heath, A. & Pierce, N.E. 2014 (Online) 2015 (Print). Phylogeny of the Aphnaeinae: myrmecophilous African butterflies with carnivorous and herbivorous life histories. Systematic entomology 40(1): 169–182. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12098 Paywall. Reference page.
Eliot, J.N. 1973. The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative arrangement. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology 28(6): 371-505. Reference page.
Espeland, M., Breinholt, J.W., Willmott, K.R., Warren, A.D., Vila, R., Toussaint, E.F.A., Maunsell, S.C., Aduse-Poku, K., Talavera, G., Eastwood, R., Jarzyna, M.A., Guralnick, R., Lohman, D.J., Pierce, N.E. & Kawahara, A.Y. 2018. A Comprehensive and Dated Phylogenomic Analysis of Butterflies. Current Biology 28(5): 770–778. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.01.061 Reference page.
Heath, A. 1997. A review of African genera of the tribe Aphnaeini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Metamorphosis. Occasional supplement (2). Full publication, with link to PDF. Reference page.
Henning, G. A. & Henning, S. F., 1996. A review of the genus Axiocerses Hübner (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), with descriptions of nine new species and three new subspecies. Metamorphosis: Occasional Supplement 1, 48pp. (PDF) Reference page.
Tite, G.E. & Dickson, C.G.C. 1975. The genus Aloeides and allied genera (Lepidoptera:Lycaenidae). Bull. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Entomology). 29 (5): 225–280, 5 pls, 32 text figs. text, plates. Reference page.

Links

Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page. . Consulted 26.iv.2009.

Vernacular names
中文: 富丽灰蝶族

The Aphnaeinae are a subfamily of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
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.