Adlerodea asema ( Mabille, 1891 ), 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 : 53-54

Adlerodea asema ( Mabille, 1891) and Adlerodea subpunctata ( Hayward, 1940) , new combinations

Currently placed in Eutychide Godman, 1900 ( type species Hesperia physcella Hewitson, 1866 ), Pamphila asema Mabille, 1891 ( type locality Honduras) and Eutychide subpunctata Hayward, 1940 ( type locality Argentina) sequenced from their primary type specimens, are not monophyletic with it and instead cluster closely with Adlerodea Hayward, 1940 ( type species Adlerodea modesta Hayward, 1940 ) ( Fig. 13 ). Genitalia are similar between these species, as well as the brands on forewing. Therefore, we propose Adlerodea asema ( Mabille, 1891) , new combination, and Adlerodea subpunctata ( Hayward, 1940) , new combination.

Psoralis concolor Nicolay, 1980 is a junior subjective synonym of Ralis immaculatus ( Hayward, 1940) , new combination

Inspection of photographs of the holotype of Oeonus immaculatus Hayward, 1940 (type locality Ecuador: Morona Santiago, Sucúa) currently in Mucia Godman, 1900 (type species Mucia thyia Godman, 1900 , a junior subjective synonym of Hesperia zygia Plötz, 1886 ), and the original illustration of its genitalia ( Hayward 1940) reveal strong similarities with Psoralis concolor Nicolay, 1980 (type locality Ecuador: Napo, Cotundo) named 40 years later and currently in Ralis Grishin, 2019 (type species Lerema coyana Schaus, 1902 ). The similarities include general dark-brown coloration, wing shape, very prominent stigma, shape of harpe, uncus and aedeagus. Moreover, a specimen identified after genitalic dissection by Nicolay himself as Mucia immaculatus (NVG-19069D04) is conspecific with Ralis concolor according to genomic analysis ( Fig. 13 ). Both taxa are from the eastern slopes of Andes in Ecuador. Therefore, we propose that Psoralis concolor Nicolay, 1980 is a junior subjective synonym of Ralis immaculatus ( Hayward, 1940) , new combination.

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Figure 13. Genomic tree of Moncina, part 1, and relatives. See Fig. 1 legend for notations.