Thereus

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Thereus
CramerAndStoll-uitlandsche kapellen vol. 4- pl 379, Thereus lausus.jpg
Imago of type species T. lausus
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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]
Diversity
Some 20 described species, but see text
Synonyms

Several, see text

Male imagines of the disputed T. pedusa, upperside (left) and underwing Thereus pedusa Hewitson.png
Male imagines of the disputed T. pedusa , upperside (left) and underwing

Thereus is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (family Lycaenidae). Among these, it belongs belong to the tribe Eumaeini of the subfamily Theclinae. These small butterflies occur essentially all over the Neotropics. [1]

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Classification

Though this genus was first proposed long ago, for much of the time Thereus was included in the "wastebin genus" Thecla . However, the two genera are not particularly close relatives among their subfamily. In recent times, it has been proposed to remove several species from Thereus to smaller or even 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]

Species

The following named species are placed in Thereus at present: [1]

In addition, a number of as yet undescribed butterflies are suspected to belong here too: [1]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 See references in Savela (2011)

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