Rigga spangla ( Evans, 1955 ), 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 : 88

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scientific name	Rigga spangla ( Evans, 1955 )
status	comb. nov.

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Rigga spangla ( Evans, 1955) , new combination

Named by Evans (1955) in Mnasitheus Godman, 1900 (type species Mnasitheus cephis Godman, 1900 , a junior subjective synonym of Cobalus chrysophrys Mabille, 1891 ), M. spangla is not monophyletic with it and is placed within Rigga Grishin, 2019 (type species Vorates auristriga Draudt, 1923 ) in our genomic tree ( Fig. 15 View Figure 15 ), implying a new combination Rigga spangla ( Evans, 1955) that we adopt. Placement of R. spangla , new combination, in Sodalia Evans, 1955 (type species Pamphila sodalis Butler, 1877 ) suggested recently ( Gaviria-Ortiz et al. 2020), is not supported by genomic analysis and is indeed at odds with the shape of stigma, uncus and valva, which are more similar to Rigga paramus (E. Bell, 1947) and Rigga sapala (Godman, 1900) than to Sodalia species.

Anthoptus macalpinei H. Freeman, 1969 is a junior subjective synonym of Anthoptus inculta (Dyar, 1918)

Sequencing of primary type specimens of Anthoptus macalpinei Freeman, 1969 (type locality Mexico: Veracruz) and Padraona inculta Dyar, 1918 (type locality Mexico, probably Veracruz) reveals the lack of genetic differentiation at the species level between them ( Fig. 16 View Figure 16 ). Their COI barcodes are 100% identical. They are similar phenotypically and were probably collected at nearby localities. Therefore, we consider them conspecific and propose that Anthoptus macalpinei is a new synonym of A. inculta .

References

Evans WH. 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.

Gaviria-Ortiz FG, Dolibaina DR, Carneiro E, Mielke OHH, Warren AD, Casagrande MM. 2020. A review of the Neotropical skipper genus Sodalia Evans, 1955 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae) with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 4877 (1): 102 - 124.

Mabille P. 1891. Description d'hesperides nouvelles. Annales de la Societe entomologique de Belgique 35: clxviii - clxxxvii.