Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)
Author
Zhang, Jing
Author
Dolibaina, Diego R.
Reserva Serra Bonita, Camacã, Bahia, Brazil
Author
Cong, Qian
Author
Shen, Jinhui
Author
Song, Leina
Author
Mielke, Carlos G. C.
Caixa postal 1206, 84.145 - 000 Carambeí, Paraná, Brazil
Author
Casagrande, Mirna M.
Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa postal 19020, 81531 - 980 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Author
Mielke, Olaf H. H.
Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa postal 19020, 81531 - 980 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Author
Grishin, Nick V.
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
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Mucia rusta
(
Evans, 1955
)
,
new combination
Psoralis rusta
Evans, 1955
(
Fig. 6
dark blue) is not monophyletic with
Psoralis
Mabille, 1904
(
type
species
Psoralis sabaeus
Mabille, 1904
, which is a junior subjective synonym of
Pamphila idee
Weeks, 1901
) and instead is sister to
Mucia zygia
(Pl̂tz, 1886), which is a senior subjective synonym of
Mucia thyia
Godman, 1900
, the
type
species of
Mucia
Godman, 1900
(
Fig. 6
blue). Male genitalia show a number of similarities, particularly in the shape of relatively narrow and upturned harpe. Therefore, we propose
Mucia rusta
(
Evans, 1955
)
,
comb. nov
.