Molecular and morphological evidence reveals a new genus of the subfamily Heteropterinae (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae) from China

Abstract

Molecular phylogenetic analysis indicates that the genus Carterocephalus is not monophyletic. Based on combined molecular and morphological evidence, we propose a new genus, Pulchroptera Hou, Fan & Chiba, gen. nov., for Pamphila pulchra Leech, 1891. The adult, wing venation, and male genitalia of Pulchroptera pulchracomb. nov., Carterocephalus palaemon, and related genera are illustrated.

Revisiting the genus Pseudocuneopsis (Bivalvia, Unionidae): Morphology, mitochondrial phylogenomics, and the description of a new species

“… Note : Characteristic descriptions of P. capitata , P. sichuanensis , P. yangshuoensis , and P. wuana are referenced from published works (Liu et al., 2023; Wu et al., 2022, 2023). …”

“…Liu et al. (2023) suggested that P. wuana was closely related to P. yangshuoensis ( p ‐distance = 5.1%), and the phylogeny within the genus showed that the relationship was ( P. capitata + ( P. sichuanensis + ( P. yangshuoensis + P. wuana ))). Our phylogenetic framework was compatible with this and gave a better resolution of the affinities among these included taxa.…”

“…n. and P. sichuanensis occur in small rivers and tributaries that are severely endangered by logging and drought (Figure 6) (Wu et al., 2022). In addition, pollution and urban development are significant contributors to habitat loss (Liu et al., 2023). Recent studies have shown that this habitat in China harbours some undiscovered species, such as the enigmatic species Diaurora aurorea (Heude, 1883), as well as newly discovered species D. laevis Chen, Dai, Huang & Wu, 2023, and Postolata guangxiensis Dai, Huang, Guo & Wu, 2023 (Chen et al., 2023; Dai et al., 2023).…”

“…Cuneopsis capitata (Heude, 1874) and a new species, Pseudocuneopsis sichuanensis Huang, Dai, Chen & Wu, have been classified within Pseudocuneopsis , while Cuneopsis pisciculus has been placed under Tchangsinaia , and the remaining species are still in Cuneopsis (Wu et al., 2022, 2023). Soon after identifying the new genus, Pseudocuneopsis , two additional species, Pseudocuneopsis yangshuoensis Wu and Liu, 2023, and Pseudocuneopsis wuana Liu and Wu, 2023, were discovered in Guangxi through the analysis of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I ( COI ) gene (Liu et al., 2023; Wu et al., 2023). However, there is a lack of further data to precisely illustrate the phylogenetic relationships within Pseudocuneopsis .…”

First record of the genus Olepa Watson, 1980 from China (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini)

“…We amplified a single mitochondrial gene (a 658-bp fragment of COI) using the general primers 1490-2198 ( Folmer et al 1994 ). The amplification protocol follows Hou et al (2021) . Sequences were aligned using Clustal W ( Thompson 1997 ) and edited manually using MEGA 7.0 ( Kumar et al 2016 ).…”