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Moeris anna Cong & Zhang & Shen & Grishin 2019, new combination

Description

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.

Notes

Published as part of Cong, Qian, Zhang, Jing, Shen, Jinhui & Grishin, Nick V., 2019, Fifty new genera of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera), pp. 1-56 in Insecta Mundi 731 (731) on page 35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3677235

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Cong & Zhang & Shen & Grishin
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Hesperiidae
Genus
Moeris
Species
anna
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
comb. nov.
Taxonomic concept label
Moeris anna (Mabille, 1898) sec. Cong, Zhang, Shen & Grishin, 2019

References

  • Evans, W. H. 1955. A catalogue of the American Hesperiidae indicating the classification and nomenclature adopted in the British Museum (Natural History). Part IV. Hesperiinae and Megathyminae. British Museum (Natural History); London. v + 499 p., pl. 54 - 88