Genomics reveals a new genus and species from a single female specimen (Lepidoptera : Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae: Hesperiini: Moncina)
New taxa in Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) are traditionally proposed after inspection of male genitalia, which largely form the basis for Hesperiidae taxonomy. However, with genomic DNA sequencing, even a single female specimen can be placed in a phylogenetic context of existing classific...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Insecta mundi. - 1999. - 2022(2022) vom: 14. Okt. |
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| Sprache: | English |
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2022
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Insecta mundi |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Skipper butterflies South America biodiversity female genitalia museomics |
| Zusammenfassung: | New taxa in Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) are traditionally proposed after inspection of male genitalia, which largely form the basis for Hesperiidae taxonomy. However, with genomic DNA sequencing, even a single female specimen can be placed in a phylogenetic context of existing classification and taxonomically assigned with confidence. Genomic sequencing of an unusually patterned Hesperiidae female from San Martin, Peru, characterized by pearly spots outlining an inverted heart pattern on the rust-colored ventral hindwing, reveals that it represents an undescribed genus and species named here as Gemmia buechei Brockmann and Grishin, new genus and new species |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Revised 26.10.2022 published: Print Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 0749-6737 |