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Theope Doubleday, 1847
Theope Doubleday, 1847; List Spec. lep. Ins. B. M. 2 : 6, TS: Polyommatus terambus Godart
Parnes Westwood, [1851]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): pl. 73, f. 3, TS: Parnes nycteis Westwood
= ; [NL4A, 169]
Dinoplotis Stichel, 1911; in Wytsman, Gen. Ins. 112 (B): 293, TS: Dinoplotis orphana Stichel
= ; [NL4A, 169]
Parnes (Erycininae) ; Godman & Salvin, [1886], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 426
Theope (Erycininae) ; Godman & Salvin, [1886], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 480
Dinoptotis[sic] ; [BOW: pl. 72, f. 2]
Theope (Theopeina) ; Hall & Harvey, 2001, J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 109 (2): 201 (note); Hall, Harvey & Janzen, 2004, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 97 (2): 316
Theope (Nymphidiini) ; Hall, 2003, Syst. Ent. 28 (1): 37
Theope (Theopina) ; [NL4A, 169]

The nycteis species-group
nycteis ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): (1) 144

Theope nycteis (Westwood, 1851)
Costa Rica - Amazon Basin, Guyana. See [About maps] Parnes nycteis Westwood, 1851; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): 464, pl. 73, f. 3, TL: Brazil, Pará
Parnes nycteis Doubleday, 1847; (nom. nud.), TL: Brazil, Pará
= ; [NL4A, #1250]
Parnes nycteis ; Godman & Salvin, [1886], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 426; [BCR2, 227]; [BOW: pl. 77, f. 21]
Theope nycteis ; Gallard, 2002; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 144; [NL4A, #1250]

Theope brevignoni Gallard, 1996
French Guiana. See [About maps] Theope brevignoni Gallard, 1996; Lambillionea 96: (43-46), TL: French Guiana
Theope brevignoni ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 144; [NL4A, #1251]

Theope fayneli Gallard, 2002
-. See [About maps] Theope fayneli Gallard, 2002; Lambillionea 102 (4 I): 465, f. ?, TL: Villa Tunari, Bolivia
Theope fayneli ; [NL4A, #1252]
Bolivia Theope fayneli fayneli ; [NL4A, #1252a]
T. f. minimus Gallard, 2002
French Guiana Theope fayneli minimus Gallard, 2002; Lambillionea 102 (4 I): 466, f. ?, TL: route de Kaw, Guyane fr.
Theope fayneli minimus ; [NL4A, #1252b]

Theope philotes (Westwood, 1851)
Guianas, Brazil(Pará). See [About maps] Parnes philotes Westwood, 1851; , TL: Brazil, Pará
Parnes philotes Doubleday, 1847; (nom. nud.)
= ; [NL4A, #1253]
Parnes philotes ; [BOW: pl. 77, f. 21 (text only)]
Theope philotes ; Gallard, 2002; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 144; [NL4A, #1253]

The tetrastigma species-group
tetrastigma ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): (2) 144

Theope tetrastigma Bates, 1868
Brazil(Pará). See [About maps] Theope tetrastigma Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Pará
Theope tetrastigma ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 144; [NL4A, #1254]

Theope orphana (Stichel, 1911)
Amazon. See [About maps] Dinoplotis orphana Stichel, 1911; in Wytsman, Gen. Ins. 112 (B): 293, pl. 27, f. 78, TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Dinoptotis[sic] orphana ; [BOW: pl. 72, f. 2]
Theope orphana ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 144; [NL4A, #1255]

The hypoleuca species-group
hypoleuca ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): (3) 144

Theope hypoleuca Bates, 1868
Brazil(Pará). See [About maps] Theope hypoleuca Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Pará
Theope hypoleuca ; Hall & Austin, 1997, Trop Lepid 8 (2): 102 (note); Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 144; [NL4A, #1256]

Theope simplicia Bates, 1868
Brazil. See [About maps] Theope simplicia Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Pará
Theope simplicia ; [BOW: pl. 79, f. 22]; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 144; [NL4A, #1257]

Theope azurea Bates, 1868
Brazil(Amazonas). See [About maps] Theope azurea Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Theope azurea ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 144; [NL4A, #1258]

The archimedes species-group
archimedes ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): (4) 144

Theope archimedes (Fabricius, 1793)
Costa Rica - E.Ecuador, Guianas. See [About maps] Hesperia archimedes Fabricius, 1793; , TL: "Indiis"
Theope archimedes ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 144; [NL4A, #1259]
Brazil(Amazonas) Theope thebais Hewitson, 1860; Ill. exot. Butts [5] (Theope): [13], pl. [7], f. 1, 4, TL: Brazil, Amazonas
= ; [NL4A, #1259a]
Theope thebais ; [BCR2, 243]
Theope thebais thebais ; Hall & Austin, 1997, Trop Lepid 8 (2): 102 (note)
Theope archimedes archimedes ; [NL4A, #1259a]
T. a. zyzyxoxyx D'Abrera, 1994
Colombia archimedes zyzyxoxyx D'Abrera, 1994; , TL: Colombia
Theope archimedes zyzyxoxyx ; [NL4A, #1259b]

Theope matuta Godman & Salvin, 1897
Costa Rica - Colombia, Venezuela. See [About maps] Theope matuta Godman & Salvin, 1897; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1897 (2) : 246, TL: Costa Rica
Theope matuta ; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 712, 3: pl. 110, f. 33-34; [BOW: pl. 79, f. 17]; [BCR2, 244]; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 144; [NL4A, #1260]

Larva on Pseudobombax septenatum [BCR2]

Costa Rica Theope matuta matuta ; [NL4A, #1260a]
T. m. heureka Hall, 1999
Colombia matuta heureka Hall, 1999; , TL: Colombia
Theope thebais gloriosa Seitz, 1920; (nom. nud.), TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #1260b]
Theope matuta heureka ; [NL4A, #1260b]

 
; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 144

Theope eurygonina Bates, 1868
Brazil(Pará), Colombia. See [About maps] Theope eurygonina Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Pará
var. columbiana Staudinger, 1888; , TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #1276]
Theope eurygonina ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1276]

The pedias species-group
pedias ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): (5) 148

Theope pseudopedias Hall, 1999
Guatemala. See [About maps] Theope pseudopedias Hall, 1999; , TL: Guatemala
Theope pseudopedias ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1261]

Theope pedias Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]
Mexico - Surinam, Brazil(Amazonas, Pará), Guatemala. See [About maps] Theope pedias Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]; , TL: Surinam
Theope thelpusa Hewitson, 1860; Ill. exot. Butts [5] (Theope): [14], pl. [7], f. 7-8, TL: Brazil, Amazonas
= ; [NL4A, #1262]
Theope hypoxanthe Bates, 1868; J. Linn. Soc. Zool. 9 (39): 405, TL: Brazil, Pará
= ; [NL4A, #1262]
Theope isia Godman & Salvin, 1878; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 (2) : 368, TL: Guatemala
= ; [NL4A, #1262]
Theope hypoxanthe ; Godman & Salvin, [1886], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 482, 3: pl. 47, f. 21-22; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 710
Theope isia ; Godman & Salvin, [1886], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 482, 3: pl. 46, f. 20-21
Theope pedias isia ; [BCR2, 247]
Theope pedias ; [BOW: pl. 79, f. 19]; Hall & Austin, 1997, Trop Lepid 8 (2): 102 (note); Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1262]

Theope devriesi Hall & Willmott, 1996
Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala - Ecuador. See [About maps] Theope devriesi Hall & Willmott, 1996; Trop. Lepid. 7 (1): 64, f. 2a-d, 8, TL: Costa Rica, Limon, Guapiles
Theope devriesi ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1263]

Theope pepo Willmott & Hall, 1994
W.Ecuador. See [About maps] Theope pepo Willmott & Hall, 1994; Trop. Lepid. 5 (2): 87, f. 3a-c, 7a-b, TL: Ecuador, Carchi, trib. of Rio Mira, just W of Lita, 650m
Theope pepo ; Hall & Willmott, 1996, Trop. Lepid. 7 (1): 64 (note), f. 3a-d; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1264]
Misidentified/misapplied:
Theope pepo (= Theope devriesi); Willmott & Hall, 1994, Trop. Lepid. 5 (2): female

The eudocia species-group
eudocia ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): (6) 148

Theope eudocia Westwood, 1851
Nicaragua - Peru, Brazil(Pará), Colombia. See [About maps] Theope eudocia Westwood, 1851; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): 439, pl. 70, f. 4, TL: Brazil, Pará
Theope eudocia Doubleday, 1847; (nom. nud.), TL: Brazil, Pará
= ; [NL4A, #1265]
Theope eudocia pulchralis Stichel, 1910; Berl. ent. Z. 55 (1/2): (9-103) , TL: Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #1265]
Theope eudocia pulchralis ; [BCR2, 244]
Theope eudocia ; Godman & Salvin, [1886], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 481, 3: pl. 46, f. 10-11; [BOW: pl. 79, f. 11]; Hall & Austin, 1997, Trop Lepid 8 (2): 102 (note); Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1265]

Larva on Theobroma cacao [BCR2]


Theope acosma Stichel, 1910
Costa Rica - Colombia. See [About maps] Theope eudocia acosma Stichel, 1910; Berl. ent. Z. 55 (1/2): (9-103) , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Theope eudocia acosma ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 150
Theope acosma ; [BCR2, 244]; Hall & Austin, 1997, Trop Lepid 8 (2): 102 (note); Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1266]

The sericea species-group
sericea ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): (7) 148

Theope barea Godman & Salvin, 1878
Costa Rica - Colombia. See [About maps] Theope barea Godman & Salvin, 1878; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 (2) : 369, TL: Panama
Theope caenina Godman & Salvin, 1878; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 (2) : 369, TL: Panama
= ; [NL4A, #1269]
Theope caenina ; Godman & Salvin, [1882], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 482
Theope barea ; Godman & Salvin, [1886], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 482, 3: pl. 46, f. 13-15; [BOW: pl. 79, f. 12]; [BCR2, 246]; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1269]

Theope mundula Stichel, 1926
Peru. See [About maps] Theope mundula Stichel, 1926; , TL: Peru
Theope mundula ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1270]

Theope excelsa Bates, 1868
Venezuela - Peru, Amazon, Guianas, Trinidad. See [About maps] Theope excelsa Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Theope excelsa ; [BOW: pl. 79, f. 12 (text only)]; Hall & Willmott, 1996, Trop. Lepid. 7 (1): 63 (note); Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1267]

Theope kingi Hall & Willmott, 1996
Panama. See [About maps] Theope kingi Hall & Willmott, 1996; Trop. Lepid. 7 (1): 63, f. 1a-d, 7, TL: Panama, Canal Zone, Gatun
Theope kingi ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1268]

Theope aureonitens Bates, 1868
Ecuador, Brazil(Amazonas). See [About maps] Theope aureonitens Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Theope aureonitens ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1271]

Theope galionicus Gallard & Brévignon, 1989
Peru, Amazon, Guianas. See [About maps] Theope galionicus Gallard & Brévignon, 1989; , TL: French Guiana
Theope galionicus ; Hall & Willmott, 1996, Trop. Lepid. 7 (1): 66 (note); Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1272]

Theope dabrerae Hall & Willmott, 1996
Ecuador. See [About maps] Theope dabrerae Hall & Willmott, 1996; Trop. Lepid. 7 (1): 64, f. 5a-b, 12a-b, TL: Ecuador, Nabo, km 12 Tena-Puyo, Finca San Carlo
Theope dabrerae ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1273]

Theope sericea Bates, 1868
Amazon, Guianas. See [About maps] Theope sericea Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Pará
Theope sericea ; [BOW: pl. 79, f. 19 (text only)]; Hall & Willmott, 1996, Trop. Lepid. 7 (1): 63 (note); Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1274]

Theope lampropteryx Bates, 1868
Brazil(Pará). See [About maps] Theope lampropteryx Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Pará
Theope lampropteryx ; [NL4A, #1275]; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148

 
; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 144

Theope speciosa Godman & Salvin, 1897
Costa Rica - Colombia. See [About maps] Theope speciosa Godman & Salvin, 1897; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1897 (2) : 245, TL: Colombia
Theope fasciata Lathy, 1904
= ; [NL4A, #1277]
Theope phineus Schaus, 1913; , TL: Costa Rica
= ; [NL4A, #1277]
Theope speciosa ; [BCR2, 241]; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1277]

Theope pieridoides C. & R. Felder, 1865
Brazil(Bahia, Pará), Trinidad. See [About maps] Theope pieridoides C. & R. Felder, 1865; , TL: Brazil, Bahia
Theope bahlmanni Fassl, 1922; Ent. Zs. 36 (12/13): 46, TL: Brazil, Pará
= ; [NL4A, #1278]
Theope pieridoides ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 150; [BOW: pl. 79, f. 18]; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1278]

Theope cratylus Godman & Salvin, [1886]
Costa Rica - Panama. See [About maps] Theope cratylus Godman & Salvin, [1886]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 484, 3: pl. 46, f. 9, TL: Panama
Theope cratylus ; [BCR2, 242]; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1279]

The antanitis species-group
antanitis ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): (8) 148

Theope sisemina Seitz, 1920
-. See [About maps] Theope sisemina Seitz, 1920; , TL: Rio Dagua, W.Colombia
Theope sisemina ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1280]
W.Colombia, E.Ecuador Theope sisemina ; D'Abrera, 1994, Butterflies of the Neotropical Region, Part VI: 1003
Theope sisemina sisemina ; Hall & Willmott, 1996, Trop. Lepid. 7 (1): 64 (note); [NL4A, #1280a]
T. s. tabacona Hall & Willmott, 1996
Peru Theope sisemina tabacona Hall & Willmott, 1996; Trop. Lepid. 7 (1): 64, f. 4a-b 11a-b, TL: Peru, Cajamarca, Rio Tabaconas, 6000ft
Theope sisemina tabacona ; [NL4A, #1280b]

Theope antanitis (Hewitson, 1874)
Bolivia. See [About maps] Lemonias antanitis Hewitson, 1874; Descr. new Spec. Butts Buckley Bolivia: 15, TL: Bolivia
Lemonias antanitis ; Hewitson, 1875, Ill. exot. Butts [5] (Lemonias & Baeotis): [41], pl. [21], f. 4-5
Theope antanitis ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1281]

Theope iani Willmott & Hall, 1994
W.Ecuador. See [About maps] Theope iani Willmott & Hall, 1994; Trop. Lepid. 5 (2): 89, f. 4a-c, 8a-b, TL: Ecuador, Esmeraldas, km 44 rd. Lita-San Lorenzo, La Punta, 300m
Theope iani ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1282]

Theope villai Beutelspacher, 1981
Mexico. See [About maps] Theope villai Beutelspacher, 1981; , TL: Mexico, Guerrero
Theope villai, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Theope villai, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Theope villai ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1283]

Theope virgilius (Fabricius, 1793)
?, Mexico - Panama, Colombia. See [About maps] Hesperia virgilius Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 323, TL: "Indiis"
Theope caerulea Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil
= ; [NL4A, #1284]
Theope polimela Godman & Salvin, 1897; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1897 (2) : 247, TL: Cauca Valley, Colombia
= ; [NL4A, #1284]
Theope virgilius, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Theope virgilius, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Theope virgilius, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Theope virgilius ; Godman & Salvin, [1886], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 484, 3: pl. 46, f. 7-8; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 711; [BOW: pl. 79, f. 21]; [BCR2, 240]; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1284]

Larva on Omphalea diandra, Inga sp. [BCR2]


Theope eupolis Schaus, 1890
?, Mexico - Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras. See [About maps] Theope eupolis Schaus, 1890; Ent. Amer. 6 (1): 19, TL: Mexico, Veracruz
Theope diores Godman & Salvin, 1897; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1897 (2) : 246, TL: Mexico, Colima; Veracruz
= ; [NL4A, #1285]
Theope talna Godman & Salvin, 1897; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1897 (2) : 245, TL: Honduras, Ruatan I.
= ; [NL4A, #1285]
Theope eupolis, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Theope eupolis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Theope diores ; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 711, 3: pl. 110, f. 25-28
Theope talna ; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 711, 3: pl. 110, f. 23-24; [BOW: pl. 79, f. 21 (text only)]
Theope eupolis ; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 711; [BCR2, 241]; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1285]

The terambus species-group
terambus ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): (10) 148

Theope nobilis Bates, 1868
Brazil(Pará). See [About maps] Theope nobilis Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Pará
Theope nobilis ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1286]

Theope sanjuani D'Abrera, 1994
Colombia. See [About maps] Theope sanjuani D'Abrera, 1994; , TL: Colombia
Theope sanjuani ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1287]

Theope publius C. & R. Felder, 1861
Costa Rica - Colombia, Venezuela. See [About maps] Theope publius C. & R. Felder, 1861; Wien. ent. Monats. 5 (4): 98, TL: Venezuela
Theope publius ; Godman & Salvin, [1886], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 484, 3: pl. 47, f. 19-20; [BOW: pl. 79, f. 20]; [BCR2, 245]; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1288]

Larva on Cassia sp.? [BCR2]

Venezuela Theope publius publius ; [NL4A, #1288a]
Mexico Theope publius incompositus Hall, 1999; , TL: Mexico, Guerrero
Theope publius incompositus ; [NL4A, #1288b]

Theope syngenes Bates, 1868
Brazil(Pará), Trinidad. See [About maps] Theope syngenes Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Pará
Theope syngenes ; [BOW: pl. 79, f. 23]; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1289]

Theope terambus (Godart, [1824])
S.Brazil. See [About maps] Polyommatus terambus Godart, [1824]; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 676, TL: "Java"
Psalidopteris lytaea Geyer, 1837; , TL: Brazil
= ; [NL4A, #1290]
Theope terambus ; [BOW: pl. 79, f. 14 (text only)]; [EBW]; Hall & Austin, 1997, Trop Lepid 8 (2): 102 (note); Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1290]

Theope bacenis Schaus, 1890
Mexico, Panama. See [About maps] Theope bacenis Schaus, 1890; Ent. Amer. 6 (1): 19, TL: Mexico, Veracruz
Theope mania Godman & Salvin, 1897; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1897 (2) : 247, TL: Mexico, Nayarit
= ; [NL4A, #1291]
Theope eleutho Godman & Salvin, 1897; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1897 (2) : 247, TL: Panama
= ; [NL4A, #1291]
Theope bacenis, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Theope bacenis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Theope mania ; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 712, 3: pl. 110, f. 31-32
Theope eleutho ; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 712, 3: pl. 110, f. 29-30; [BCR2, 242]
Theope bacenis ; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 712; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1291]

Larva on Inga sp., (for Theope eleutho) [BCR2]


Theope basilea Bates, 1866
Nicaragua - Colombia. See [About maps] Theope basilea Bates, 1866; Ent. mon. Mag. 3 (31): 155, TL: Panama
Theope basilea ; Godman & Salvin, [1886], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 485, 3: pl. 46, f. 22-25; [BCR2, 242]; [BOW: pl. 79, f. 14]; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1292]

The theritas species-group
theritas ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): (11) 148

Theope comosa Stichel, 1911
Peru. See [About maps] Theope comosa Stichel, 1911; , TL: Peru
Theope comosa ; Hall & Austin, 1997, Trop Lepid 8 (2): 102 (note); Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1293]

Theope zostera Bates, 1868
Brazil(Amazonas). See [About maps] Theope zostera Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Theope zostera ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1294]

Theope nodosus Hall, 1999
Ecuador. See [About maps] Theope nodosus Hall, 1999; , TL: Ecuador
Theope nodosus ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1295]

Theope phaeo Prittwiz, 1865
Nicaragua - Brazil(Rio de Janeiro), Guatemala, Panama, Colombia. See [About maps] Theope phaeo Prittwitz, 1865; , TL: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Theope theutis Godman & Salvin, [1886]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 483, TL: Guatemala,Nicaragua
= ; [NL4A, #1296]
Theope folia Godman & Salvin, [1886]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 483, 3: pl. 47, f. 23-24, TL: Panama
= ; [NL4A, #1296]
Theope thentis[sic] ; [BOW: pl. 79, f. 26 (text only,missp.)]
Theope phaeo folia ; [BCR2, 247]
Theope phaeo ; Hall & Austin, 1997, Trop Lepid 8 (2): 102 (note); Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1296]
Misidentified/misapplied:
Theope thootes (= Theope theutis); Godman & Salvin, [1886], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 3: pl. 46, f. 16-17

Theope theritas Hewitson, 1860
Amazon. See [About maps] Theope theritas Hewitson, 1860; Ill. exot. Butts [5] (Theope): [13], pl. [7], f. 2-3, TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Theope theritas ; [BOW: pl. 79, f. 24]; Hall & Austin, 1997, Trop Lepid 8 (2): 102 (note); Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1297]

Theope thootes Hewitson, 1860
C.America - Amazon. See [About maps] Theope thootes Hewitson, 1860; Ill. exot. Butts [5] (Theope): [14], pl. [7], f. 9-10, TL: Brazil, Pará
Theope thootes ; Godman & Salvin, [1886], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 483; [BOW: pl. 79, f. 26]; Hall & Austin, 1997, Trop Lepid 8 (2): 102 (note); Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1298]

Theope apheles Bates, 1868
Brazil(Amazonas). See [About maps] Theope apheles Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Theope apheles ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1299]

Theope sobrina Bates, 1868
Brazil(Pará). See [About maps] Theope sobrina Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Pará
Theope sobrina ; Hall & Austin, 1997, Trop Lepid 8 (2): 102 (note); Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1300]

The thestias species-group
thestias ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): (12) 148

Theope janus Bates, 1867
Brazil(Maranhão). See [About maps] Theope janus Bates, 1867; , TL: Brazil, Maranhão
Theope janus ; DeVries & Hall, 1996, Trop. Lepid 7 (1): 88 (note); Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1301]

Theope guillaumei Gallard, 1996
Costa Rica, French Guiana. See [About maps] Theope guillaumei Gallard, 1996; , TL: French Guiana
Theope guillaumei ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1302]
French Guiana Theope guillaumei guillaumei ; Hall & Austin, 1997, Trop Lepid 8 (2): 102 (note); [NL4A, #1302a]
T. g. cecropia DeVries & Hall, 1996
Costa Rica Theope guillaumei cecropia DeVries & Hall, 1996; Trop. Lepid 7 (1): 88, f. 2a-b, 4, TL: Costa Rica, Heredia, La Selva
Theope guillaumei cecropia ; [BCR2, 245]; [NL4A, #1302b]

Larva on Cecropia peltata, (?) [BCR2] Cecropia insignis DeVries & Hall, 1996, Trop. Lepid 7 (1): 88


Theope discus Bates, 1868
Brazil(Pará). See [About maps] Theope discus Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Pará
Theope discus ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1303]

Theope thestias Hewitson, 1860
Nicaragua - Bolivia. See [About maps] Theope thestias Hewitson, 1860; Ill. exot. Butts [5] (Theope): [14], pl. [7], f. 5-6
Theope thestias ; [BOW: pl. 79, f. 25]; Hall & Austin, 1997, Trop Lepid 8 (2): 102 (note); Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1304]

Theope decorata Godman & Salvin, 1878
Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua. See [About maps] Theope decorata Godman & Salvin, 1878; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 (2) : 369, TL: Nicaragua
Theope decorata ; Godman & Salvin, [1886], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 485, 3: pl. 46, f. 18-19
Theope thestias decorata ; [BCR2, 345]
Theope decorata ; Hall & Austin, 1997, Trop Lepid 8 (2): 102 (note); Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1305]

The foliorum species-group
foliorum ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): (13) 148

Theope lycaenina Bates, 1868
Costa Rica, Panama - E.Brazil. See [About maps] Theope lycaenina Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Pará
Theope lycaenina ; [BOW: pl. 79, f. 16]; [BCR2, 247]; Hall & Austin, 1997, Trop Lepid 8 (2): 102 (note); Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1306]

Larva on Maripa panamensis [BCR2]


Theope leucanthe Bates, 1868
Panama - Amazon. See [About maps] Theope leucanthe Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Pará
Theope leucanthe ; Hall & Austin, 1997, Trop Lepid 8 (2): 102 (note); Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1307]

Theope amicitiae Hall, Gallard & Brévignon, 1998
French Guiana. See [About maps] Theope amicitiae Hall, Gallard & Brévignon, 1998; in Hall, Lambillionea 98 (4): 565, f. 3a-b, 9, TL: French Guiana, Cayenne, Roura
Theope amicitiae ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1308]

Theope sticheli Hall, 1998
Brazil (Amazon). See [About maps] Theope sticheli Hall, 1998; Lambillionea 98 (4): 566, f. 4a-b, 11, TL: Brazil, Para, Rio Tapajos, Itaituba
Theope sticheli ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1311]

Theope methemona Bates, 1868
Brazil(Pará). See [About maps] Theope methemona Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Pará
Theope methemona ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1310]

Theope christiani Hall & Willmott, 1999
Guyana Theope christiani Hall & Willmott, 1999; (repl. name), TL: Guyana
Theope brevignoni Hall & Willmott, 1996; Trop. Lepid. 7 (1): 66, f. 6a-b, 14 (preocc. Gallard, 1996), TL: Guyana, Rio Essequibo, Aunai
= ; [NL4A, #1309]
Theope christiani ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1309]

Theope busbyi Hall, 1998
Ecuador (Napo). See [About maps] Theope busbyi Hall, 1998; Lambillionea 98 (4): 567, f. 5a-b, 12, TL: Ecuador, Napo, Rio Napo, km 4 Misahualli-Puerto Napo rd., 450m
Theope busbyi ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1312]

Theope turneri Hall & Austin, 1997
Brazil(Rondônia). See [About maps] Theope turneri Hall & Austin, 1997; Trop Lepid 8 (2): 101, f. 1a-b, 2, TL: Brazil, Rondonia, Linha C-25 off B-65, 12.5km S of Cacaulandia
Theope turneri ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1313]
Misidentified/misapplied:
Theope turneri (= Theope sticheli); Hall & Austin, 1997, Trop Lepid 8 (2): f. 1c-d (possible f)

Theope batesi Hall, 1998
Brazil (Amazonas, Para), Ecuador (Napo). See [About maps] Theope batesi Hall, 1998; Lambillionea 98 (4): 568, f. 6a-b, 13a-b, TL: Brazil, Amazonas, Rio Madeira, Manicore
Theope batesi ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1314]

Theope atima Bates, 1868
Brazil(Amazonas). See [About maps] Theope atima Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
Theope atima ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1315]

Theope foliorum Bates, 1868
Venezuela, Trinidad, Brazil(Pará, Amazonas), Panama. See [About maps] Theope foliorum Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Pará
Theope punctipennis Bates, 1868; , TL: Brazil, Amazonas
= ; [NL4A, #1316]
Theope herta Godman & Salvin, [1886]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 483, 3: pl. 47, f. 25-26, TL: Panama
= ; [NL4A, #1316]
Theope herta ; [BCR2, 246]
Theope foliorum ; [BOW: pl. 79, f. 15]; Hall & Austin, 1997, Trop Lepid 8 (2): 102 (note); Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1316]

Theope wallacei Hall, 1998
Panama, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru. See [About maps] Theope wallacei Hall, 1998; Lambillionea 98 (4): 562 f. 1a-d, 7, TL: Panama, Canal zone, Pina, 200m
Theope wallacei ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1317]

Theope pakitza Hall & Harvey, 1998
SE.Peru. See [About maps] Theope pakitza Hall & Harvey, 1998; in Hall, Lambillionea 98 (4): 564, f. 2a-b, 8, TL: Peru, Madre de Dios, Parque Nacional del Manu, Pakitza, 12°07'S 70°58'W, 400m
Theope pakitza ; Hall, 2002, Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 148; [NL4A, #1318]


Unknown or unplaced taxa

Theope ipsia Doubleday, 1847; (nom. nud.), TL: Honduras
ipsia ; [NL4A, 170]

Theope oceia Doubleday, 1847; (nom. nud.), TL: Honduras
oceia ; [NL4A, 170]


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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BAMONA]
Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[BCA]
electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[BCR2]
DeVries; The Butterflies of Costa Rica 2; Riodinidae
[BHL]
The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!
[BOA]
Interactive Listing of American Butterflies; Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America
[BOW]
Lewis, 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X
[EBW]
Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6
[ILMB]
Interactive Listing of Mexican Butterflies
[JLS]
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society; the original J. Lep. Soc. articles
[LAMAS-NEO]
Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[NL4A]
Gerardo Lamas, 2004; Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea


Some related literature:
Bates, 1866
New species of butterflies from Guatemala and Panama Ent. mon. Mag. 3 (27): 49-52 (1866), (28): 85-88 (1866), (30): 133-136 (1866), (31): 152-157 (1866)
Bates, 1868
A Catalogue of Erycinidae, a Family of Diurnal Lepidoptera J. Linn. Soc. Zool. 9 (38): 367-372 (1867), (39): 373-436 (1868), (40): 437-459 (1868)
Brown & Mielke, 1967
Lepidoptera of the Central Brazil Plateau. I. Preliminary list of Rhopalocera (continued) J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 145-168
Doubleday, 1847
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous insects in The Collection of the British Museum List Spec. lep. Ins. B. M. 2 : 1-57
Westwood, 1851
The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera, comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habitats and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus; illustrated with 86 plates by W. C. Hewitson Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): 1-18, pl. A, 1-4 (1-2) (1846), (1): 19-132, pl. 4*, 5-25, 28 (3-14) (1847), (1): 133-200, pl. 1*, 26, 27, 29, 31-44 (15-23) (1848), (1): 201-242, pl. 30, 45-52, 56-58, 60-62, 64 (24-31) (1849), (1): 243-250 [?], (2): 243-326, pl. 53-55, 63, 65, 66 (32-38) (1850), (2): 327-466, pl. 59, 67-77 (39-50) (1851), (2): 467-534, 143, 144, pl. 78-80 (Index) (51-54) (1852)
Fassl, 1922
Neue Schmetterlingsformen aus Brasilien Ent. Zs. 36 (10): 38-39, (11): 42-43, (12/13): 45-46
C. & R. Felder, 1861
Lepidoptera nova Columbiae Wien. ent. Monats. 5 (3): 72-87, (4): 97-111
Gallard, 1996
Trois nouveaux Riodinidae de Guyane Française Lambillionea 96: 43-46
Gallard, 2002
Description d'une nouvelle espece de Theope Amazonien et de sa sous-espece Guyanaise Lambillionea 102 (4 I): 463-468
Godart, [1824]
in Latreille & Godart, Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire naturelle Entomologie, ou histoire naturelle des crustacés, des arachnides et des insectes Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (1): 3-328 (1819), (2): 329-828 ([1824])
Godman & Salvin, 1878
Description of new species of Central-American butterflies of the family Erycinidae Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 (2) : 360-369
Godman & Salvin, [1882]; Godman & Salvin, [1886]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. Vol. 1. (1879-1886) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 1-487, 3: pl. 1-24,24a,25-112
Godman & Salvin, [1901]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 1-782, 3: pl. 1-112
Godman & Salvin, 1897
Descriptions of New Species of Central and South American Rhopalocera Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1897 (2) : 241-248
Hall & Harvey in Hall, 1998; Hall, 1998; Hall, Gallard & Brévignon in Hall, 1998
Six new species in the "foliorum group" of Theope (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) Lambillionea 98 (4): 562-573
Hall, 2002
Phylogeny of the riodinid butterfly subtribe Theopeina (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae: Nymphidiini) Syst. Ent. 27 (2): 139-168
Hall, 2003
Phylogenetic reassessment of the five forewing radial-veined tribes of the Riodininae (Lepidoptera, Riodinidae) Syst. Ent. 28 (1): 23-37
Hall & Austin, 1997
Riodinidae of Rondonia, Brazil: a new species of Theope (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) Trop Lepid 8 (2): 101-102
Hall & Harvey, 2001
A reassessment of Calociasma with the description of a new genus and a new species (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae: Nymphidiini) J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 109 (2): 196-205
Hall, Harvey & Janzen, 2004
Life history of Calydna sturnula with a review of larval and pupal balloon setae in the Riodinidae Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 97 (2): 310-321
Hall & Willmott, 1996
The genus Theope: four new species and a new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) Trop. Lepid. 7 (1): 63-67
Hewitson, 1860; Hewitson, 1875
Illustrations of new species of exotic Butterflies selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson Ill. exot. Butts [5] : (Systematic Index) V, (Anteros): [1-2], pl. [1] (1867), (Erycina & Necyria): [3-4], pl. [2] (1870), (Erycina Symmachia &c): [5-6], pl. [3] (1875), (Necyria & Esthemopsis): [7-8], pl. [4] (1872), (Calydna): [9-10], pl. [5] (1854), (Calydna II): [11-12], pl. [6] (1859), (Theope): [13-14], pl. [7] (1860), (Symmachia): [15-16], pl. [8] (1867), (Symmachia & Charis II): [17-18], pl. [9] (1871), (Charis): [19-20], pl. [10] (1866), (Emesis): [21-22], pl. [11] (1872), (Nymphidium I): [23-24], pl. [12] (1853), (Nymphidium II-III): [25-28], pl. [13-14] (1865), (Nymphidium IV): [29-30], pl. [15] (1871), (Lemonias I): [31-32], pl. [16] (1853), (Lemonias II): [33-34], pl. [17] (1858), (Lemonias III-IV): [35-38], pl. [18-19] (1863), (Lemonias V): [39-40], pl. [20] (1872), (Lemonias & Baeotis): [41-42], pl. [21] (1875), (Lemonias & Baeotis): [43-44], pl. [22] (1874), (Pachythone & Cremna): [45-46], pl. [23] (1873), (Hades, Uraneis, &c): [47-48], pl. [24] (1870), (Limnas I-II): [49-52], pl. [25-26] (1853), (Limnas & Panara): [53-54], pl. [27] (1875), (Limnas &c): [55-56], pl. [28] (1876), (Limnas & Ithomeis): [57-58], pl. [29] (1870), (Chamaelimnas & Ithomiola): [59-60], pl. [30] (1871), (Hermathena &c): [61-62], pl. [31] (1875), (Ogyris): [63-64], pl. [32] (1853), (Pentila & Liptena): [65-66], pl. [33] (1866), (Pentila & Liptena II): [67-68], pl. [34] (1873), (Lycaena): [69-70], pl. [35] (1876), (Pyrrhopyga I-II): [71-74], pl. [36-37] (1857), (Pyrrhopyga): [75-76], pl. [38] (1869), (Pyrrhopyga II-III): [77-80], pl. [39-40] (1871), (Pyrrhopyga IV): [81-82], pl. [41] (1873), (Pyrrhopyga V & Erycides): [83-84], pl. [42] (1875), (Ismene I-II): [85-88], pl. [43-44] (1867), (Eudamus): [89-90], pl. [45] (1873), (Eudamus II-III): [91-94], pl. [46-47] (1875), (Chaetocneme): [95-96], pl. [48] (1874), (Hesperia I-II): [97-100], pl. [49-50] (1867), (Hesperia III): [101-102], pl. [51] (1868), (Hesperia IV): [103-104], pl. [52] (1869), (Hesperia V): [105-106], pl. [53] (1872), (Hesperia V*-VI): [107-110], pl. [54-55] (1873), (Hesperia VII): [111-112], pl. [56] (1876), (Leucochitonea): [113-114], pl. [57] (1869), (Leucochitonea II): [115-116], pl. [58] (1875), (Pterygospidea): [117-118], pl. [59] (1873), (Cyclopides): [119-120], pl. [60] (1874), (Cyclopides & Hesperilla): [121-122], pl. [61] (1874)
Hewitson, 1874
Descriptions of new species of butterflies collected by Mr. Buckley in Bolivia Descr. new Spec. Butts Buckley Bolivia: 22pp
Schaus, 1890
New species of Mexican Lepidoptera Ent. Amer. 6 (1): 18-20, (3): 45-47
Stichel, 1910
Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der Riodinidae Grote (Erycinidae Swains.) (Lep. Rhop.) Berl. ent. Z. 55 (1/2) : 9-103
Stichel, 1911
Fam. Riodinidae. Allgemeines. Subfam. Riodininae. in Wytsman, Gen. Ins. 112 (A): 1-238, pl. 1-23 (1910), (B): 239-452, pl. 24-27 (1911)
DeVries & Hall, 1996
Two new species of riodinids from Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) Trop. Lepid 7 (1): 87-90
Willmott & Hall, 1994
Four new species of rionidids from Western Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) Trop. Lepid. 5 (2): 87-91


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