Taxonavigation

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Eumaeini
Genus: Theritas
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.

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: .

• 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.