Vehilius labdacus (Godman, 1900)

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 : 73

Vehilius labdacus (Godman, 1900) , reinstated status

North American specimens identified as Vehilius inca (Scudder, 1872) (type locality Peru) formed a prominent cluster distinct from South American specimens ( Fig. 14 ) and thus are a distinct species. Available name for this species is Megistias labdacus Godman, 1900 (type locality Mexico: Guerrero, Morelos, Veracruz; Guatemala; Nicaragua and Costa Rica), which we reinstate from synonymy with V. inca as Vehilius labdacus (Godman, 1900) , reinstated status, a combination already proposed by Lewis (1973).

Figures

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