Rectava sobrinus ( Schaus, 1902 )

Zhang, Jing, Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui & Grishin, Nick V., 2022, Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera), Insecta Mundi 2022 (921), pp. 1-135 : 65

Rectava sobrinus ( Schaus, 1902) , reinstated status, new combination

Papias sobrinus Schaus, 1902 (type locality Brazil: Rio de Janeiro) is currently a junior subjective synonym of Papias phainis Godman, 1900 (type locality Mexico: Veracruz; Guatemala and Costa Rica). Sequencing of two P. sobrinus syntypes revealed that they are not even in the same genus with P.phainis ( Fig. 14 ). In genitalia, uncus arms are long and wide apart in P.phainis , but are small and close together in P. sobrinus . Our genomic tree demonstrates that P. sobrinus belongs to a new genus named above. Therefore, we propose Rectava sobrinus ( Schaus, 1902) , reinstated status, new combination.

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Figure 14. Genomic tree of Moncina, part 2. See Fig. 1 legend for notations.