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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Lurida zama
(Hayward, 1939)
,
new combination
Lerodea zama
Hayward, 1939
(
type
locality in
Argentina
:
Tucuman
) (
Fig. 7
orange) is not monophyletic with
Cymaenes
Scudder, 1872
(
type
species
Cobalus tripunctus
Herrich-Schäffer, 1865
) (
Fig. 7
green), where it is currently placed, and instead is sister to
Lurida lurida
(
Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
)
,
type
species
Lurida
Grishin, 2019
(
Fig. 7
lime). The COI barcode difference between
L. zama
and
L. lurida
is 6.5% (43 bp), suggesting close, and hence congeneric, relationships. Therefore, we propose
Lurida zama
(Hayward, 1939)
,
comb. nov
.