Pholisora litus (Dyar, 1912) Zhang & Cong & Shen & Grishin, 2022

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 : 28

Pholisora litus (Dyar, 1912) , new combination

Presently in Bolla Mabille, 1903 (type species Bolla pullata Mabille, 1903 currently a junior subjective synonym of Bolla imbras ( Godman and Salvin, 1896)) , Staphylus litus Dyar, 1912 (type locality Mexico: Guerrero) is not monophyletic with it and instead is sister to Pholisora Scudder, 1872 ( Hesperia catullus Fabricius, 1793 ) ( Fig. 5 ), which is further supported by phenotypic similarities, such as forewing pattern of white spots, white pectus and white palpi beneath. To restore the monophyly, we transfer this species to the latter genus to form Pholisora litus (Dyar, 1912) , new combination.

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Figure 5. Genomic tree of Carcharodini and relatives. See Fig. 1 legend for notations.