Theritas

Theritas mavors from original description.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Eumaeini
Genus:
Species: T. acontius – T. adamsi – T. anna – T. arene – T. augustinula – T. augustula – T. crines – T. danaus – T. drucei – T. harrietta – T. hemon – T. lisus – T. margaritacea – T. mavors – T. monica – T. paupera – T. theocritus – T. triquetra – T. viresco

Name

Theritas Hübner, 1818.

Type Species: Theritas mavors Hübner, 1818: 31, pl(33), figs 189,190.

Synonymy

from Lamas, 2004: 119.

  • Denivia K. Johnson, 1992.
  • Aveexcrenota Salazar & K. Johnson, 1997ː 3.
  • Lucilda D'Abrera & Bálint, 2001.
  • Margaritheclus Bálint, 2002.

References

  • Bálint, Zs. & A. Moser, 2007: Description of a Denivia species from south and southeast Brazil with notes on the genus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini). Folia Entomologica Hungarica 68: 147–156. Full article: [1].
  • D'Abrera & Bálint, 2001. The Concise Atlas of Butterflies of the World. Melbourne, Hill House Publications. 353 pp., 150 pls., figs. Reference page. 
  • Hübner, J. 1818–1837. Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge. (1)1–40; (2)1–40; (3)1–48; (4)1–48; (5)1–52, pls.1–172. Reference page. 
  • Johnson, K. 1992. Genera and species of the Neotropical 'elfin'-like hairstreak butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. Theclinae). Rep. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Wis. (Stevens Point) 22(2): 136–279. ill. PDF. Reference page. 
  • K. Johnson, Salazar, J.A. and Vélez, J.H., 1997. New species of Micandra Staudinger from Colombia with distinction of Trochusinus, a new genus of the Eumaeini. Revista de Theclinae colombianos 2(15): [ii] + 1-15, 4 figs. (15 August). Reference page. 
  • Salazar & Johnson, 1997. A New Genus of Neotropical hairstreaks utilizing bird excrement as their protective color substrate (Eumaeini, Macusiina). Revista Theclinae Colonbianos 2 10pp (PDF). Reference page. 
  • Lamas, G. 2004. (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol.5A, Pt.4A. Assn. for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439pp. Reference page.