Theope

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
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: Riodinidae
Subfamilia: Riodininae
Tribus: Nymphidiini
Subtribus: Theopeina
Genus: Theope
Species (87): T. acosma – T. amicitiae – T. antanitis – T. apheles – T. archimedes – T. atima – T. aureonitens – T. azurea – T. bacenis – T. barea – T. basilea – T. batesi – T. brevignoni – T. busbyi – T. campinensis – T. caroli – T. christiani – T. christophi – T. comosa – T. cratylus – T. dabrerae – T. decorata – T. devriesi – T. discus – ?T. drepana – T. ebara – T. ernestinae – T. eudocia – T. eupolis – T. eurygonina – T. euselasina – T. excelsa – T. fayneli – T. fernandezi – T. foliolum – T. foliorum – T. galionicus – T. guillaumei – T. harrisi – T. hypoleuca – T. iani – T. janus – T. kingi – T. klagesi – T. lampropteryx – T. leucanthe – T. lichyi – T. lycaenina – T. matuta – T. methemona – T. minialba – T. mundula – T. nobilis – T. nodosus – T. nycteis – T. orphana – T. pakitza – T. palambala – T. pedias – T. pepo – T. phaeo – T. philotes – T. pieridoides – T. pierreli – T. pseudopedias – T. publius – T. sanjuani – T. sericea – T. shaphir – T. simplicia – T. sisemina – T. sobrina – T. speciosa – T. sticheli – T. syngenes – T. terambus – T. tetrastigma – T. tetrastigmoides – T. theritas – T. thestias – T. thootes – T. turneri – T. villai – T. virgilius – T. wallacei – T. zafaran – T. zostera

Nomina Nuda: Theope ipsia Doubleday, 1847; Theope oceia Doubleday, 1847.
Name

Theope Doubleday, 1847: 6.

Type species: Polyommatus terambus Godart, 1824 by subsequent designation by Scudder, 1875: 280
Synonymy

per Lamas, 2004: 169.

Parnes Doubleday, 1847: 18, nudum.
Parnes Westwood, 1851: 464, pl.73 fig.3. TS: Parnes nycteis by monotypy.
Dinoplotis Stichel, 1911: 293, pl.27 fig.78. TS: Dinoplotis orphana by original designation.

References

Brévignon, C. 2010: Description of new species of the genus Theope Doubleday 1847 from French Guiana. II - The Theope thestias Hewitson, 1860 group (Lepidoptera, Riodinidae, Riodininae, Nymphidiini). Lambillionea, 110(3): 320–333. Reference page.
Brévignon, C. 2011: Description of new species of the genus Theope Doubleday, 1847 from French Guiana. III - The Theope sericea Bates, 1868 group (Lepidoptera, Riodinidae, Riodininae, Nymphidiini). Lambillionea, 111(1): 13–24. Reference page.
Brévignon, C. 2011: Description de nouvelles espèces du genre Theope Doubleday, 1847 originaires de Guyane française.IV- Le groupe de Theope foliorum H.W. Bates, 1868 (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae: Riodininae: Nymphidiini). Lambillionea, 111(2): 133–152. Reference page.
Brévignon, C.; Gallard, J.-Y. 2009. Description de deux nouvelles espèces du genre Theope provenant de Guyane Française (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae). Lambillionea, 109(4): 501–504. Reference page.
Corêcha Jauffret, J.D. 2010: Description of new species of the genus Theope Doubleday 1847 from French Guiana. II - The Theope thestias Hewitson, 1860 group (Lepidoptera, Riodinidae, Riodininae, Nymphidiini). Lambillionea, 110(2): 172–178. Reference page.
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Doubleday, E. 1847. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, Part 2, London. BHL Reference page.
Gallard, J.Y. 2002. Description d'une nouvelle espèce de Theope Amazonien et de sa sous-espèce Guyanaise (Lepidoptera : Riodinidae, Nymphidiini). Lambillionea 102(4): 463–468. Reference page.
Jauffret, P. & Corêcha Jauffret, J.D. 2009: Description de quatre espèces nouvelles de Theope Doubleday, 1847 originaires du Brésil et du Paraguay. Description de la femelle de T. minialba Gallard, 2006 (Lep. Riodinidae) (11eme note) . Lambillionea 109(2): 155–164. Reference page.
Jauffret, P.; Corêcha Jauffret, J.D. 2010: Le genre Theope Doubleday, 1847 (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae: Nymphydiini), sous groupe de Theope foliorum description d'une sous espèce nouvelle biodiversite d'un ecosysteme du Rio Guama, Bas Amazone. Lambillionea 110(1): 43–51. Reference page.
Hall, J.P.W. 1998: Six new species in the foliorum group of Theope (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae). Lambillionea 98(4): 562–573. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
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Scudder, S.H. 1875. Historical sketch of the generic names proposed for butterflies. Proc. amer. Soc. Arts Sci. Boston 10: 91–293. BHL Reference page.
Stichel, H. 1910–1911. Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera, Riodinidae in Wytsman, P. 1866–1925. Genera Insectorum. Fasc. 112: 1–452, 27 pls. BHL: text, plates.Reference page.
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