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.
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Identifiers
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