Thereus cithonius

Synonymy of T. cethonius per Lamas, 2004.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda 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: Thereus
Species: Thereus cithonius

Name

Thereus cithonius (Godart, [1824]).

Type locality: French Guiana.

Holotype: BMNH

Synonymy

• Polyommatus cithonius Godart, [1824]: 633.
• Thecla comana Hewitson, [1867]: 97, pl.36 figs 87,88. TL: Brazil, Amazon, Tapajos. BMNH.
• Thecla lemona Hewitson, [1874]: 177, pl.69 figs 519,520.
• Thecla peralta Möschler, 1883: 308, pl.17 fig.1.
• Thecla cambes Godman & Salvin, 1887: 53, pl.54 fig.16-18.
• Thecla syvix Dyar, 1916: 3.
• Noreena maria K.Johnson, MacPherson & Ingraham, 1986: 2, figs 1,2. Argentina, Salta, AME.
• Noreena luxuriosa K.Johnson, 1989: 32, figs 1G,2D,3D,4E. Ecuador, Guayquichuma, AMNH.
• Noreena pritzkeri K.Johnson, 1989: 33, figs 1H,2E,3H,3H. Brazil, Morro Dona Martha, MPM.
• Noreena galactica K.Johnson, 1989: 35, figs 1I,2I,3I. Brazil, Collegio Baptista, Rio. MPM.
• Contrafacia rindgei K.Johnson, 1989: 40, figs 5A,6C. Mexico, Sonora, AMNH.
• Noreena fracta K.Johnson, [1990]: 247. Peru.
• Polyommatus (Sublysandra) cithonius (Godart); Bridges, 1994: VIII.108.
• Thereus cithonius (Godart); Lamas, 2004: 122.

References

• Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Riodinidae & Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page. 
• Dyar, H.G. 1916. Descriptions of new lepidoptera from Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum #2139, Vol. 51: 1–37. BHL. Reference page. 
• Godart, J. B. 1819–1824. In Latreille & Godart, Encyclopedie méthodique. Histoire naturelle des Crustacés, des Arachnides et des Insectes 9 (article Papillons) (1): 1–328; (2): 329-828. Paris. Reference page. 
• Godman, F.D. & Salvin, O. 1879-1901. Biologia Centrali-Americana (Lepidoptera; Rhopalocera), 3 vols. London, Taylor & Francis. Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol III (plates). Reference page. 
• Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page. 
• Johnson, K., MacPherson, B. & Ingraham, J., 1986. A new genus and species of Eumaeini (Theclinae) from western Argentina (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the Allyn Museum 102: 1–7, 2 figs. PDF. Reference page. 
• Johnson, K., 1989. A revisionary study of the Neotropical hairstreak butterfly genus Noreena and its new sister genus Contrafacia (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Journal of the New York entomological Society 97(1): 11–46, 10 figs, 3 tabs. (29 March). BHL. 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. 
• Möschler, H. B., 1883. Beitrage zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Surinam V. Ver. der Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 32: 303–362, pls 17,18. text BHL, plates. Reference page.