Mithras

Taxonavigation

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Eumaeini
Genus: Mithras
Species: M. elis – M. hannelore – M. nautes – M. oroanna – M. orobia – M. orobiana – M. orocana – M. villaanna – M. vossoroca

Name

Mithras Hübner, 1819: 79.

Type species: Papilio nautes Cramer, [1779]: 70, pl. 233, figs F,G.

References

• Bálint, Zs., 2002. Paraspiculatus oroanna sp. n. from Peru. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Folia Entomologica Hungarica 63: 113–117. web. Reference page. 
• Bálint, Zs. & A. Moser, 2001: Notes on the genus Paraspiculatus (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini) with a synopsis of the taxa occurring in southern Brazil. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 103B: 249–262. PDF Reference page. 
• Cramer, P. 1775–1780. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in der drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Afrika en America (etc). Amsterdam, Baalde & Utrecht, Parts 1–3. Pt.1 [1775]: xxx+16, 1–132, pls 1–84; [1776]: 133–156, pls 85–96; Pt.2 [1777]: 1–152, pls 97–192; Pt.3 [1779]: 1–104, pls 193–252; [1780]: 105–176, pls 253–288; Pt.4 [1780]: 1–246, pls 289–400. Reference page. 
• Hübner, J. 1819. Verzeichniß bekannter Schmettlinge 2–11: 17–176. BHL Reference page. 
• Johnson & Constantino, 1997. Paraspiculatus, a new genus of the Eumaeini. Revista de Theclinae Colombianos 2(10): 1–8, 1 fig. 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.