Vansomerenia Heath, 1997

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Vansomerenia Heath, 1997 is a junior subjective synonym of Chloroselas Butler, 1886

The monotypic genus Vansomerenia Heath, 1997 (type species Desmolycaena rogersi Riley, 1932 ) originates within the genus Chloroselas Butler, 1886 (type species Chloroselas esmeralda Butler, 1886 ), rendering it paraphyletic ( Fig. 21). The difference between their COI barcodes is 6.2% (41 bp), which is typical for congeners. To restore monophyly and place close relatives in a single genus, we propose that Vansomerenia Heath, 1997 , syn. nov. is a junior subjective synonym of Chloroselas Butler, 1886 .