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Insecta Mundi 0731: 1–56 Zoobank Registered: Urn:Lsid:Zoobank.Org:Pub:BA35690A-FC73-4E5A-A805-FE9550275FEC October 11 2019 INSECTA 56 A Journal of World Insect Systematics MUNDI 0731 Fifty new genera of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) Qian Cong Institute for Protein Design and Department of Biochemistry University of Washington 1959 NE Pacific Street, HSB J-405, Seattle, WA, 98195 USA Jing Zhang Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390-8816 USA Jinhui Shen Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390-8816 USA Nick V. Grishin Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390-9050 USA Date of issue: October 11, 2019 CENTER FOR SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY, INC., Gainesville, FL Qian Cong, Jing Zhang, Jinhui Shen and Nick V. Grishin Fifty new genera of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) Insecta Mundi 0731: 1–56 ZooBank Registered: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:BA35690A-FC73-4E5A-A805-FE9550275FEC Published in 2019 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P.O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/ Insecta Mundi is a journal primarily devoted to insect systematics, but articles can be published on any non- marine arthropod. Topics considered for publication include systematics, taxonomy, nomenclature, checklists, faunal works, and natural history. 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Forsyth 0731: 1–56 2019 Fifty new genera of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) Qian Cong* Institute for Protein Design and Department of Biochemistry University of Washington 1959 NE Pacific Street, HSB J-405, Seattle, WA, 98195 USA [email protected] Jing Zhang* Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390-8816 USA [email protected] Jinhui Shen Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390-8816 USA [email protected] Nick V. Grishin Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390-9050 USA [email protected] *these two authors contributed equally to this work Abstract. Genomic sequencing and analysis of worldwide skipper butterfly (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) fauna points to imperfections in their current classification. Some tribes, subtribes and genera as they are circum- scribed today are not monophyletic. Rationalizing genomic results from the perspective of phenotypic characters suggests two new tribes, two new subtribes and 50 new genera that are named here: Ceratrichiini Grishin, trib. n., Gretnini Grishin, trib. n., Falgina Grishin, subtr. n., Apaustina Grishin, subtr. n., Flattoides Grishin, gen. n., Aurivittia Grishin, gen. n., Viuria Grishin, gen. n., Clytius Grishin, gen. n., Incisus Grishin, gen. n., Perus Grishin, gen. n., Livida Grishin, gen. n., Festivia Grishin, gen. n., Hoodus Grishin, gen. n., Anaxas Grishin, gen. n., Chiothion Grishin, gen. n., Crenda Grishin, gen. n., Santa Grishin, gen. n., Canesia Grishin, gen. n., Bralus Grishin, gen. n., Ladda Grishin, gen. n., Willema Grishin, gen. n., Argemma Grishin, gen. n., Nervia Grishin, gen. n., Dotta Grishin, gen. n., Lissia Grishin, gen. n., Xanthonymus Grishin, gen. n., Cerba Grishin, gen. n., Avestia Grishin, gen. n., Zetka Grishin, gen. n., Turmosa Grishin, gen. n., Mielkeus Grishin, gen. n., Coolus Grishin, gen. n., Daron Grishin, gen. n., Barrolla Grishin, gen. n., Brownus Grishin, gen. n., Tava Grishin, gen. n., Rigga Grishin, gen. n., Haza Grishin, gen. n., Dubia Grishin, gen. n., Pares Grishin, gen. n., Chitta Grishin, gen. n., Artonia Grishin, gen. n., Lurida Grishin, gen. n., Corra Grishin, gen. n., Fidius Grishin, gen. n., Veadda Grishin, gen. n., Tricrista Grishin, gen. n., Viridina Grishin, gen. n., Alychna Grishin, gen. n., Ralis Grishin, gen. n., Testia Grishin, gen. n., Buzella Grishin, gen. n., Vernia Grishin, gen. n., and Lon Grishin, gen. n. In addition, the following taxonomic changes are suggested. Prada Evans is trans- ferred from Hesperiinae to Trapezitinae. Echelatus Godman and Salvin, Systaspes Weeks, and Oenides Mabille are removed from synonymy and are treated as valid genera. The following genera are new junior subjective synonyms: Tosta Evans of Eantis Boisduval; Turmada Evans of Neoxeniades Hayward, Arita Evans of Tigasis Godman, and Alera Mabille of Perichares Scudder. Eantis pallida (R. Felder) (not Achlyodes Hübner), Gindanes kelso (Evans) (not Onenses Godman and Salvin), Isoteinon abjecta (Snellen) (not Astictopterus C. and R. Felder), Neoxeniades ethoda (Hewitson) (not Xeniades Godman), Moeris anna (Mabille) (not Vidius Evans), and Molo pelta Evans (not Lychnuchus Hübner) are new genus-species combinations. The following are species-level taxa: Livida assecla (Mabille) (not a subspecies of Livida grandis (Mabille), formerly Pythonides Hübner) and Alychna zenus (E. Bell) (not a junior subjective synonym of Alychna exclamationis (Mabille), formerly Psoralis Mabille); and Bar- rolla molla E. Bell (formerly Vacerra Godman) is a junior subjective synonym of Barrolla barroni Evans (formerly 2 • INSECTA MUNDI 0731, October 2019 CONG ET AL. Paratrytone Godman). All these changes to taxonomic status of names are propagated to all names currently treated as subspecies (for species), subgenera (for genera) and synonyms of these taxa. Finally, taxa not mentioned in this work are considered to remain at the ranks and in taxonomic groups they have been previously assigned to. Key words. Genomics, higher classification, taxonomy, biodiversity, phylogeny. Introduction Hesperiidae, commonly known as skippers, are a charismatic group of butterflies that frequently look moth-like due to their stout bodies (Watson 1893), mostly brown and gray colors and fast wing beats. Some are crepuscular and even come to light (Austin 2008). However, recent DNA-based studies argue that they may have originated deep within butterfly radiation, after the swallowtails (Papilionidae) have split from the common ancestor (Wahlberg et al. 2005; Kawahara and Breinholt 2014; Espeland et al. 2018). Having worldwide distribution, Hesperiidae are highly speciose with more than 3500 species described. However, they have received less attention than other butterfly families. The major milestone works remain those of Evans, who offered a comprehensive taxonomic treatment of the group in six volumes (Evans 1937, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955). Refinement of this classification was catalyzed by new methodologies. The groundbreaking work of Warren et al. (2008, 2009) re-shaped the higher classification based on combination of DNA sequences of several genes
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