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]
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Aloeides Hübner, [1819]
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Aphnaeus Hübner, [1819]
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Argyraspodes Tite & Dickson, 1973
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Axiocerses Hübner, [1819]
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Cesa Seven, 1997
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Chloroselas Butler, [1886]
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Chrysoritis Butler, [1898]
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Cigaritis Donzel, 1847
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Crudaria Wallengren, 1875
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Erikssonia Trimen, 1891
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Lipaphnaeus Aurivillius, 1916
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Phasis Hübner, [1819]
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Pseudaletis Druce, 1888
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Trimenia Tite & Dickson, 1973
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Tylopaedia Tite & Dickson, 1973
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Vansomerenia Heath, 1997
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Zeritis Boisduval, [1836]
References
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^ 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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