Hiding in plain sight: Phylogenomics reveals a new branch on the Noctuoidea tree of life
Ryan A. St Laurent,
Paul Z. Goldstein,
Scott E. Miller
et al.
Abstract:We analyse anchored hybrid enrichment data from densely sampled tribes and subfamilies of Notodontidae (Prominent Moths). Notodontidae are monophyletic except for an assemblage of genera related to Thacona Walker (=Scrancia Holland), which had been recognized at either the tribal or subfamilial rank within Notodontidae. We elevate and re‐describe Scranciidae stat. nov. as a family distinct from the six currently recognized noctuoid families (Noctuidae, Erebidae, Euteliidae, Nolidae, Notodontidae and Oenosandri… Show more
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