''Mathania'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises t ...

in the

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Pieridae The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing about 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and tropical Asia with some varieties in the more northern regions of North America and Eurasia.DeVries P. J. in Levi ...

. The genus was described by Oberthür in 1890.

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gives this name as a synonym of ''

Hesperocharis ''Hesperocharis'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. They are native to the Americas. Species * '' Hesperocharis anguitia'' (Godart, 1819) * ''Hesperocharis costaricensis'' H. W. Bates, 1866 – Costa Rican white * '' Hesperochar ...

'' C. Felder, 1862.

Species

*''

Mathania agasicles Mathania may refer to: * Mathania, Jodhpur Marwar Mathania is a village in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan, India. The town is the site of the oldest Karni Mata temple, constructed by Amaraji Charan in the 15th century. Today, Mathania houses a w ...

'' (Hewitson, 1874) *''

Mathania aureomaculata Mathania may refer to: * Mathania, Jodhpur Marwar Mathania is a village in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan, India. The town is the site of the oldest Karni Mata temple, constructed by Amaraji Charan in the 15th century. Today, Mathania houses a w ...

'' (Dognin, 1888) *''

Mathania carrizoi Mathania may refer to: * Mathania, Jodhpur Marwar Mathania is a village in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan, India. The town is the site of the oldest Karni Mata temple, constructed by Amaraji Charan in the 15th century. Today, Mathania houses a w ...

'' Giacomelli, 1914 *''

Mathania leucothea Mathania may refer to: * Mathania, Jodhpur Marwar Mathania is a village in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan, India. The town is the site of the oldest Karni Mata temple, constructed by Amaraji Charan in the 15th century. Today, Mathania houses a w ...

'' (Molina, 1782)

References

Anthocharini Pieridae genera Taxa named by Charles Oberthür {{Pieridae-stub