Autochton reducta (Mabille and Boullet, 1919) Zhang & Cong & Grishin, 2023
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7710103 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DD62E766-2A57-7260-FF36-C0CBFBBDFAF5 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Autochton reducta (Mabille and Boullet, 1919) |
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stat. nov. |
Autochton reducta (Mabille and Boullet, 1919) , new status, is a species distinct from Autochton potrillo (Lucas, 1857)
The genome-level phylogeny of Autochton potrillo (Lucas, 1857) (type locality in Cuba) reveals that sequenced specimens of Cabares potrillo var. reducta Mabille and Boullet, 1919 (type locality in Venezuela), including the holotype (NVG-18086C03), form a distinct and prominent clade ( Fig. 21 View Figure 21 green). Fst / Gmin statistics for these two clades are 0.40/0.006, however, their COI barcodes do not differ much, 0.6% (4 bp). Due to genetic differentiation in nuclear genome comparable to that of species-level taxa we propose to treat it as a species Autochton reducta (Mabille and Boullet, 1919) , new status. Phenotypically, as the name suggests, this species is characterized by reduced hyaline spots ( Fig. 23e View Figure 23 ),and the forewing discal cell spot that is more saddle-shaped or horseshoe-like in the namesake A. potrillo is frequently straight or reduced to one or two small spots.
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