The Hypotheclini are a small

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in the

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Genera

The tribe contains a mere 2

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at present, but as not all Theclinae have been assigned to tribes, the following list is preliminary: * '' Hypochlorosis'' * '' Hypothecla''

References

* 1973: The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative arrangement. ''Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology'', 28: 371-505
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Theclinae Butterfly tribes Taxa named by John Nevill Eliot {{Theclinae-stub