Tigria, Zhang & Cong & Shen & Opler & Grishin, 2021

Zhang, Jing, Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Opler, Paul A. & Grishin, Nick V., 2021, Genomics-guided refinement of butterfly taxonomy, The Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey 9 (3), pp. 1-55 : 22

Tigria Grishin, new genus

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Type species. Mesene xypete Hewitson, 1870 .

Definition. A sister clade to other Symmachia Hübner, [1819] (type species Symmachia probetrix Hübner, [1819] , which is Papilio probetor Stoll, 1782 ), but prominently distinct from it, more so than Symmachia sensu stricto species are from each other (Fig. 18 blue), and genetically distant from them at a level where other Symmachiini genera are defined (Fig. 18), is therefore a genus. It is similar to Symmachia and distinguished from it by the following combination of characters (at least in males): forewing costa rather straight, not concave, apex produced, hindwing typically with angular tornus; antennae long, about ¾ of forewing length; eyes bare; wings red-orange, bordered and partly striped at least along forewing costa with black or dark-brown, dark areas could take half of wings, no pale spot mid-costa. The following combination of nuclear genome characters is diagnostic: cne 1935.6.1:A2889G, cne3461.1.14: G922C, cne3437.1.9:A1260G, cne3461.1.14:A846G, and cne 2170.2.1:T2751C.

Etymology. The name is a feminine noun in the nominative singular given for the red-orange tiger-striped appearance of these species.

Species included. The type species, Polystichtis rubrica Stichel, 1929 , Cricosoma phaedra Bates, 1868 and Metacharis elinas Rebillard, 1958 .

Parent taxon. Tribe Symmachiini Reuter, 1896 .