1865) Provisionally placed here A number of species are usually placed in Theritas, but apparently will have to be split off if the genus is to be a monophyletic group. "T." anna for example might be closer to Brangas and Evenus or even belong in the latter, while "T." deniva and some allies could just as well be closer to Micandra and Penaincisalia than to Theritas proper. All in all, it is not unlikely that some of the genera nowadays considered junior synonyms of Theritas turn out to be valid. Several of the proposed genera are monotypic, and thus perhaps least likely to be valid. One of these has been argued to be nomen nudum per Article 13.1 of the ICZN Code, because an appropriate genus description was not given; the matter has been submitted to the ICZN for discussion. That all nonwithstanding, species provisionally placed in Theritas are: Theritas acontius (Goodson, 1945) Theritas adamsi (Druce, 1909) (close to "T." deniva?) Theritas anna (Druce, 1907) (type species of Aveexcrenota; including A. mimianna) Theritas arene (Goodson, 1945) Theritas augustinula (Goodson, 1845) Theritas augustula (Kirby, 1877) Theritas boliboyeri (Bálint & Wojtusiak, 2006) Theritas chalumna (Schaus, 1902) Theritas crines (Druce, 1907) (type species of "Lucilda") Theritas curitibaensis (Johnson, 1992) Theritas danaus (C. & R.Felder, [1865]) (type species of Margaritheclus) Theritas deniva (Hewitson, 1874) (type species of Denivia) Theritas hemon (Cramer, [1775]) (close to "T." deniva?) Theritas lisus (Stoll, 1790) Theritas margaritacea (Draudt, 1919) Theritas monica (Hewitson, 1867) Theritas phegeus (Hewitson, 1865) Theritas theocritus (Fabricius, 1793) Theritas viresco (Druce, 1907) In addition, there are at least three more undescribed species placed here: one from Santa Catarina state in Brazil and two from the Andes of Peru. It is unknown whether they are indeed Theritas sensu stricto. T. drucei and T. triquetra as well as some species of the disputed assemblage are known from Santa Catarina or its surroundings, while the rest of the paupera group but also many other related Lycaenidae are found in the Andes. Footnotes References (2006): Comments on the systematics and natural history of Aveexcrenota, a genus of rare Andean eumaeine Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera). Acta Zool. Acad. Sci. Hung. 52(3): 331–352. PDF fulltext (2007): The description of Theritas gozmanyi from the Andes and its spectroscopic characterization with some notes on the genus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini). Acta Zool. Acad. Sci. Hung.'' 53(Supplement 1): 211–224. PDF fulltext (2008): Tree of Life Web Project –