Ritra

Ritra aurea, <♂:♀>, Brunei, Alan Cassidy photo.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilioniformes

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Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Cheritrini
Genus: Ritra
Species: R. aurea

Name

Ritra de Nicéville, 1890: 411 nota.

Type Species: Sithon aurea Druce, 1873: 352, pl. 33. fig 1; by original designation.

References

• Cowan, C. F., 1967. The Indo-Oriental Tribe Cheritrini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenicae) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. 20(3): 77-103, 4 pls.
• Druce, H., 1873. A list of the Collections of Diurnal Lepidoptera made by Mr. Lowe in Borneo. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1873: 337-361, 2 pls.
• Hemming, A. F., 1967. The generic names of the butterflies and their type species (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. 1967, Suppl. 9.
• de Nicéville, L., 1890. The butterflies of India, Burmah & Ceylon. 3. Calcutta, xi + 503 pp. Text, Plates.