The Mimallonidae (Lepidoptera, Mimallonoidea) of the Caribbean Basin, &lt;br /&gt;with the descriptions of two new species

Laurent, Ryan A. St; Mccabe, Tim L

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4084.4.6

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“…Morphological data used to determine diagnostic characters for proposed clades originate from the first author's published and unpublished morphological work from the examination of specimens and genitalia dissections from over 50 institutional and personal collections in the U.S.A., Canada, Latin America and Europe (St Laurent & Dombroskie, , ; St Laurent, ; St Laurent & McCabe, ; St Laurent & Cock, ; St Laurent & Herbin, ; St Laurent et al ., ,b,c). Specimens examined for the newly described genera originate from the collection of Daniel Herbin, Garidech, France (CDH); the collection of Guy Durand, France (CGD); the collection of Paul Sammut, Malta (CPS); the research collection of Ryan St Laurent, Gainesville, FL, U.S.A. (CRAS); Cornell University Insect Collection, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A. (CUIC); MGCL; the collection of M.J.W.…”

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Museum specimens provide phylogenomic data to resolve relationships of sack‐bearer moths (Lepidoptera,Mimallonoidea,Mimallonidae)

Laurent

Hamilton

Kawahara

2018

Systematic Entomology

124

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Mimallonidae, the sack-bearer moths, are a family of predominantly Neotropical moths containing nearly 300 described species. Mimallonidae feed on over 40 host plant families and are found in a variety of environments, but phylogenetic relationships of species within the family have never been investigated. We sequenced 515 loci using anchored hybrid enrichment target capture on ethanol-preserved and dried museum specimens, with dates of collection ranging from 1985 to 2017. We sampled 47 species, representing 32 of the 36 described mimallonid genera. By incorporating 19 dry museum specimens, and recovering an average of over 400 loci for each, we illustrate the utility of natural history collections in anchored hybrid enrichment-based phylogenomics.

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Museum specimens provide phylogenomic data to resolve relationships of sack‐bearer moths (Lepidoptera,Mimallonoidea,Mimallonidae)

Laurent

Hamilton

Kawahara

2018

Systematic Entomology

124

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“…101 The name melsheimeri was published twice by Harris in the same year (Harris 1841a,b), under two different combinations: Saccophoramelsheimeri and Perophoramelsheimerii respectively. Unfortunately, some authors (e.g., St Laurent and McCabe 2016, 2017) incorrectly referenced the second publication to use melsheimeri , which was Harris’ book A report on the insects of Massachusetts, injurious to vegetation , which was published in December of 1841 (Harris 1841b) with the combination Perophoramelsheimerii . Doubleday published Harris’ original description (via a correspondence from Harris) of Saccophoramelsheimeri earlier that year, in May of 1841 (Harris 1841a).…”

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Reclassification of the Sack-bearer Moths (Lepidoptera, Mimallonoidea, Mimallonidae)

Laurent

Kawahara

2019

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A backbone molecular phylogeny of Mimallonidae, based on 47 species and 515 loci, was recently published. That study resolved some of the major relationships in the family, but taxon sampling was limited and a classification of the family was not formally presented for all species. Here morphological phylogenetic analyses in parsimony and maximum likelihood (ML) frameworks were conducted that included 192 species and 55 morphological characters. A phylogenetic analysis was also conducted on the morphological dataset with a topological constraint based on the 515 locus tree from the previous study. Results show that nearly all species can be confidently placed in a genus using morphological phylogenetics. The presence of a frenulum, a character that was historically used to distinguish major groups of Mimallonidae, varies within and among genera. Based on our phylogenetic results, the classification of Mimallonidae is revised, which now includes 291 species in 41 genera. Descriptions of three new genera are included: Fatellallagen. n., Citrallagen. n., and Lepismallagen. n. The following taxonomic changes were made in the present article: 43 new/revived combinations (in Aceclostria Vuillot, Arcinnus Herbin, Bedosia Schaus, Bedosiallo St Laurent & Kawahara, Cicinnus Blanchard, Citralla, Druentica Strand, Fatellalla, Lacosoma Grote, Lepismalla, Mimallo Hübner, Procinnus Herbin, Psychocampa Grote, Roelmana Schaus, and Thaelia Herbin), two new species-level synonyms (melini Bryk is synonymized with viemanda Schaus, jaruga Jones is synonymized with hamata Walker), one revived synonymy (roscida Dognin is resynonymized with externa Moore), seven new statuses (in Druentica, Macessoga Schaus, and Trogoptera Herrich-Schäffer), six revived statuses (in Aceclostria, Cicinnus, Druentica, Psychocampa, and Zaphanta Dyar), and one new designation of nomen nudum. In order to alleviate nomenclatural problems, twelve lectotypes are designated (for Tolypidaamaryllis (Schaus), Trogopteraalthora Schaus, Adalgisacroesa Schaus, Alheitapulloides (Dognin), LacosomabriasiaSchaus, Lacosomadiederica Schaus, Lacosomaraydela Schaus, Psychocampalacuna (Schaus), Cicinnuscorallina Dognin, Cicinnuslatris Schaus, Cicinnussolvens Schaus, Cicinnustuisana Schaus) as well as a neotype for Mimallodespecta Walker (= Cicinnusdespecta). This paper also provides apomorphies for each genus and a morphological key to genera. Annotations are given to aid researchers in understanding all changes made herein, and images of male and female and their genitalia are present for nearly all type species.

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“…The islands of the Caribbean provide an excellent realm in which to study insect biogeography, as demonstrated by the attention it has received from entomologists (see Liebherr 1988). Unfortunately, only rarely have Caribbean microlepidoptera been examined (Davis 1975;Heppner 1985;St. Laurent & McCabe 2016).…”

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A taxonomic revision of the Archipini of the Caribbean (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, Tortricinae)

Austin¹,

Dombroskie²

2020

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The Archipini fauna of the Caribbean is revised to include 33 species. Most previously described species occurring in the region are redescribed and figured, with 13 new species: Argyrotaenia brownisp. nov., A. crypticasp. nov. (including A. c. crypticassp. nov. and A. c. praeteritanassp. nov.), A. paradiseisp. nov., A. razowskianasp. nov., Claduncaria rawlinsanasp. nov., Cla. praedictanasp. nov., Cla. tainosp. nov., Clepsis davisisp. nov., Cle. deronisp. nov., Cle. jamesstewartisp. nov., Cle. peroniaesp. nov., Mictocommosis lesleyaesp. nov., and Mictopsichia nyhllindasp. nov. Three new combinations are proposed: Claduncaria mesosignaria (Razowski, 1999), comb. nov. (including Argyrotaenia thamaluncus Razowski, 1999, syn. nov.), Claduncaria minisignaria (Razowski, 1999), comb. nov., and Claduncaria chalarostium (Razowski & Becker, 2000b), comb. nov., stat. nov.Argyrotaenia granpiedrae Razowski & Becker, 2010 is reduced to subspecies rank under Argyrotaenia ceramica Razowski, 1999, resulting in Argyrotaenia ceramica granpiedrae Razowski & Becker, 2010, stat. nov. Four new synonymies are proposed: Clepsis labisclera Razowski & Becker, 2010, syn. nov. as junior synonym of Claduncaria maestrana Razowski & Becker, 2010; Clepsis pinaria Razowski & Becker, 2010, syn. nov. as junior synonym of Clepsis peritana (Clemens, 1860); and Argyrotaenia neibana Razowski, 1999, syn. nov. and A. ochrochroa Razowski, 1999 syn. nov. as junior synonyms of Argyrotaenia amatana (Dyar, 1901). Males of Argyrotaenia felisana Razowski, 1999, A. nuezana Razowski, 1999, and Claduncaria minisignaria (Razowski, 1999), comb. nov. are described for the first time; females of Argyrotaenia jamaicana (Razowski & Becker, 2000a) and Claduncaria ochrochlaena (Razowski, 1999) are described for the first time. The concept of Claduncaria is expanded and its diagnosis is modified to more clearly define its generic boundaries. A unique external sexual coupling mechanism in Claduncaria is discussed. Keys to the genera and species of Caribbean Archipini, distribution maps, a regional checklist, and Neighbor-joining and Maximum Likelihood trees based on COI barcode data are provided. Phylogenetic relationships among Caribbean Archipini are briefly discussed.

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The Mimallonidae (Lepidoptera, Mimallonoidea) of the Caribbean Basin, <br />with the descriptions of two new species

Cited by 810 publications

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Museum specimens provide phylogenomic data to resolve relationships of sack‐bearer moths (Lepidoptera,Mimallonoidea,Mimallonidae)

Museum specimens provide phylogenomic data to resolve relationships of sack‐bearer moths (Lepidoptera,Mimallonoidea,Mimallonidae)

Reclassification of the Sack-bearer Moths (Lepidoptera, Mimallonoidea, Mimallonidae)

A taxonomic revision of the Archipini of the Caribbean (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, Tortricinae)

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