Eicochrysops hippocrates biography
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FAMILY LYCAENIDAE
A global family that in the Afrotropical region comprises 123 genera and includes 1814 species. The family is divided into seven subfamilies, six of which have species located within the Afrotropical region.
Each of these subfamilies is divided into a number of tribes. Only five subfamilies are represented at Semuliki, however Ducarme (2018) has recorded species representatives in all six subfamilies within the Ituri Forest and the DRC Semliki Valley.
The lack of records for this group in the park is predominantly due to the lack of focused sampling for this group.
Eicochrysops hippocrates biography
A complete phylogenetic classification for this family has yet to be completed. For example, the phylogeny of the subfamily Poritiinae has not been fully concluded and the tribal classification within this subfamily is therefore not complete.
In addition numerous Afrotropical genera in the tribe Polyommatini have also not been assigned subtribal status (Williams, 2015). Identification of Lyc