Thereus
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| Thereus | |
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| Imago of type species T. lausus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Tribe: | Eumaeini |
| Genus: | Thereus Hübner, [1819] |
| Type species | |
Papilio lausus Cramer, [1779]
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| Diversity | |
| Some 20 described species, but see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Several, see text | |
Thereus is a
Neotropics.[1]
Classification
Though this genus was first proposed long ago, for much of the time Thereus was included in the "
monotypic genera. While this might be warranted in some cases, it is not followed here pending more thorough study.[1]
The
junior synonyms of Thereus are thus:[1]
- Molus Hübner, [1819]
- Noreena K.Johnson[verification needed], MacPherson & Ingraham, 1986
- Pedusa D'Abrera, 2001 (may be nomen nudum)
- Solanorum Johnson, 1992
- Timokla Johnson[verification needed], Kruse & Kroenlein, 1997
Species
The following named species are placed in Thereus at present:[1]
- Thereus brocki Robbins, Heredia & Busby, 2015
- Thereus caltha (Druce, 1907)
- Thereus cithonius (Godart, [1824]) (type species of Noreena)
- Thereus columbicola (Strand, 1916)
- Thereus endera (Hewitson, 1867)
- Thereus enenia (Hewitson, 1867) (tentatively placed here)
- Thereus eryssus (Herbst, 1800)
- Thereus gabathana (Strand, 1918)
- Thereus genena (Hewitson, 1867)
- Thereus guianivaga (Johnson, 1989)
- Thereus illex (Schaus, 1902)
- Thereus ismarus (Cramer, [1777]) (type species of Molus)
- Thereus lausus (Cramer, [1779])
- Thereus lomalarga Robbins, Heredia & Busby, 2015
- Thereus lutzi (Huntington, 1932)
- Thereus molena (E. D. Jones, 1912)
- Thereus oppia (Godman & Salvin, [1887])
- Thereus orasus (Godman & Salvin, [1887])
- Thereus ortalus (Godman & Salvin, [1887])
- Thereus pedusa (Hewitson, 1867) (type species of "Pedusa")
- Thereus praxis (Godman & Salvin, [1887])
- Thereus pseudarcula (Giacomelli, 1914) (type species of Solanorum)
- Thereus tiasa (Hewitson, 1869)
- Thereus timoclea (Hewitson, 1870)
- Thereus wojtusiaki Bálint, 2006
In addition, a number of as yet undescribed butterflies are suspected to belong here too:[1]
- Thereus sp. 'Amazonia'
- Thereus sp. 'Bahia'
- Thereus sp. 'Guatemala'
- Thereus sp. 'Ecuador 1'
- Thereus sp. 'Ecuador 2'
- Thereus sp. 'Panama 1'
- Thereus sp. 'Panama 2'
- ?Thereus sp. 'Panama 3' (tentatively placed here)
- Thereus sp. 'Peru'
Footnotes
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thereus.
- Savela, Markku. "Thereus Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 30, 2019.