Thereus illex

Faynel, Christophe & Fåhraeus, Christer, 2023, Two new Thereus species from Peru, with notes on ecological niche partitioning (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae), Zootaxa 5315 (4), pp. 301-314 : 311

Thereus illex

( Figures 2 , 11 , 16 )

Material examined. Colombia. 1♁: Columbia, gen. prep. CF n° 656 ( MNHN). 2♁: Colombia, Rothschild Bequest B.M. 1939-1, cetra. (NHMUK 01520111, NHMUK 015203352) . 1♁: Columb. K. ( MfN) . 1♁: no data ( MfN).

Remark. A very poorly represented species in collections. Thecla cetra Draudt is a synonym of Thereus illex ( Robbins 2004) .

Figures

FIGURES 1–8. Adults of Thereus, dorsal view at left. 1.♁ T. tierralinda sp. nov. (HT, Peru, MUSM). 2. ♁ T. illex (Colombia, MNHN). 3. ♁ T. vicens sp. nov. (HT, Peru, MUSM). 4. ♀ T. vicens sp. nov. (Peru, FILS). 5. ♁ T. columbicola (Peru, CF). 6. ♀ T. columbicola (Peru, CF). 7. ♁ T. eryssus (Brazil, CF). 8. ♀ T. eryssus (Brazil, CF).

FIGURES 10–14. Male DFW androconia. 10. Thereus tierralinda sp. nov. 11. T. illex. 12. T. columbicola. 13. T. eryssus. 14. T. vicens sp. nov.

FIGURES 15–19. Male genitalia, ventral view (on right), left lateral view (at left). 15. Thereus tierralinda sp. nov. (HT, Peru, MUSM). 16. T. illex (Colombia, MNHN). 17. T. columbicola (Peru, CF). 18. T. eryssus (Brazil, CF). 19. T. vicens sp. nov. (HT, Peru, MUSM).