Horagini Explained

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:

Notes and 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 . 10.5962/bhl.part.9701 . 0007-5167. free .