Hypothyris

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
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: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Danainae
Tribus: Ithomiini
Subtribus: Napeogenina
Genus: Hypothyris
Species: H. anastasia – H. cantobrica – H. connexa – H. daphnis – H. euclea – H. fluonia – H. gemella – H. leprieuri – H. lycaste – H. mamercus – H. mansuetus – H. moebiusi – H. ninonia – H. semifulva – H. thea – H. vallonia – H. xanthostola
Name

Hypothyris Hübner, 1821

Type species: Nereis ninonia Hübner, 1806]
Synonyms

Dynothea Reakirt, [1866]]
Type species: Papilio lycaste Fabricius, 1793
Mansueta D'Almeida, 1922
Type species: Heliconia daeta Boisduval
Pseudomechanitis]] Röber, 1930
Pseudomechanitis paradoxa Röber, 1930
Garsauritis D'Almeida, 1938
Type species: Ceratinia xanthostola Bates, 1862
Rhodussa D'Almeida, 1939
Type species: Ceratinia pamina Haensch

References

Brown, K.S. 1980. A review of the genus Hypothyris Hübner (Nymphalidae), with descriptions of three new subspecies and early stages of H. daphnis. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 34(2): 152–172. Full article (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.
Racheli, L. & Racheli, T. 1998. New subspecies of Ithomiids from Venezuela (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 41: 133–155. full article zobodat (PDF). Reference page.

Hypothyris is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Jacob Hübner in 1821. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae.
Species

Arranged alphabetically within species groups:[1]

Unknown species group
Hypothyris anastasia (Bates, 1862)
Hypothyris connexa (Hall, 1939)
Hypothyris coeno (Doubleday, 1847)
Hypothyris daphnis d'Almeida, 1945
Hypothyris euclea (Godart, 1819) – common ticlear
Hypothyris fluonia (Hewitson, 1854)
Hypothyris gemella Fox, 1971
Hypothyris leprieuri (Feisthamel, 1835)
Hypothyris lycaste (Fabricius, 1793) – round-spotted ticlear
Hypothyris mamercus (Hewitson, 1869)
Hypothyris mansuetus (Hewitson, 1860)
Hypothyris moebiusi (Haensch, 1903)
Hypothyris ninonia (Hübner, [1806])
Hypothyris semifulva (Salvin, 1869)
Hypothyris thea (Hewitson, 1852)
Hypothyris vallonia (Hewitson, [1853])
The Garsauritis species group
Hypothyris xanthostola (Bates, 1862)
The Rhodussa species group
Hypothyris cantobrica (Hewitson, 1876)

References

Hypothyris at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms