The genus
Hypocharmosyna was introduced in 1891 by the Italian zoologist
Tommaso Salvadori with the
red-flanked lorikeet as the
type species. The genus was formerly considered as a
junior synonym of the genus
Charmosyna but following the publication of a
molecular phylogenetic study in 2020,
Hypocharmosyna was resurrected for two species belonging to a
clade that was deeply divergent from other members of
Charmosyna. The genus contains two species: •
Red-fronted lorikeet (
Hypocharmosyna rubronotata) •
Red-flanked lorikeet (
Hypocharmosyna placentis) ==References==