Luciini
| Luciini | |
|---|---|
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| Paralucia aurifer | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Theclinae |
| Tribe: | |
| Genera | |
| Presently 8, see text | |
The Luciini are a tribe of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.[1] It includes 22 species in 4 genera and is restricted to Australia and New Guinea.[2]
Genera
As of 2025, the tribe Luciini has, following studies in 2023 and reclassifications of the previously-included genera Hypochrysops, Titea and Philiris, been relegated to four genera:[2]
References
- ^ Sands, Donald (1982-01-01). The ecology, biogeography and systematics of the tribe Luciini (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae) (PhD Thesis thesis). The University of Queensland. doi:10.14264/uql.2014.573.
- ^ a b Braby, Michael F.; Pierce, Naomi E.; Lohman, David J. (2025). "Molecular phylogeny of the tribe Luciini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): systematics and life history evolution". Systematic Entomology. 50 (3): 519–539. doi:10.1111/syen.12667. ISSN 0307-6970.