Fifty new genera of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)
Author
Cong, Qian
Author
Zhang, Jing
Author
Shen, Jinhui
Author
Grishin, Nick V.
text
Insecta Mundi
2019
2019-10-11
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.3677235
1ee19d5d-27cf-4c93-989c-3fe3eb467203
1942-1354
3677235
BA35690A-FC73-4E5A-A805-FE9550275FEC
Moeris anna
(Mabille, 1898)
,
new combination
Pamphila anna
Mabille, 1898
was previously placed in
Vidius
Evans, 1955
(
type
species
Narga vidius
Mabille, 1891
), but is not monophyletic with it (
Fig. 11–12
). Instead, it groups closely with
Moeris
Godman, [1900]
(
type
species
Talides striga
Geyer, [1832]
): compare with its sister, the
Viridina
,
gen. n.
, cluster in
Fig. 11
and
12
. Despite obvious differences in wing patterns, the wing shapes and genitalia structures (even the shape of the valva with a somewhat expanded harpe) are quite similar between these species. The COI barcode difference between
P. anna
and
M. striga
is 7.4%, suggesting a close relationship. For these reasons, instead of proposing a new genus name for
P. anna
, we establish a new combination,
Moeris anna
.