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

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6392056

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scientific name

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

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

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.

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Figure 16. Genomic tree of Anthoptina, Falgina and relatives. See Fig. 1 legend for notations.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Hesperiidae

Genus

Mnasalcas