Mnasalcas thymoetes (Hayward, 1942), 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 : 92

Mnasalcas thymoetes (Hayward, 1942) and Mnasalcas boyaca (Nicolay, 1973) , new combinations

Mnasicles thymoetes Hayward, 1942 (type locality Ecuador) in not monophyletic with Mnasicles geta Godman, 1901 , which is the type species of Mnasicles Godman, 1901 , and Pamba boyaca Nicolay, 1973 (type locality Colombia: Boyaca) is not monophyletic with Pamba pamba Evans, 1955 , which is the type species of Pamba Evans, 1955 ( Fig. 16). Instead the two species are sisters of each other in the same clade with Mnasalcas Godman, 1900 (type species Pamphila uniformis Butler and H. Druce, 1872, which is a junior subjective synonym of Cobalus simplicissima Herrich-Schäffer, 1870 ) implying Mnasalcas thymoetes (Hayward, 1942) , new combination, and Mnasalcas boyaca (Nicolay, 1973) , new combination.