Artonia Grishin, new genus

http://zoobank.org/ 48FE4172-440B-4E90-90E7-F0CD8BDA61F2

Type species. Hesperia artona Hewitson, 1868 .

Definition. A likely sister to Cobalopsis Godman, [1900] (type species Pamphila edda Mabille, 1891, which is a subjective junior synonym of Hesperia autumna Plötz, 1882) and is in a different clade from Vettius Godman, [1901]; (type species Papilio phyllus Cramer, [1777]) (Fig. 11–12). Keys to J. 45.13 in Evans (1955). Superficially indeed similar to some Vettius species in the gist of ventral wing patters, but differs from them in lacking brands in males, lacking white streak in cell 1A+2A-3A on dorsal hindwing, but having white spot in cell CuA 2 -1A+2A on dorsal forewing and white veins on ventral hindwing. In male genitalia, uncus short and broad, arms far apart, short, gnathos not expanded in lateral view, penis narrow, curved, harpe close to ampulla, upturned, ends in a finger-like process protruding dorsad from the valva. In DNA, a combination of the following base pairs is diagnostic: aly423.31.1:C427T, aly423.31.1:A428C, aly2548.21.8: T1491 C, aly6841.51.2:A710T, aly1405.20.15:G592A.

Etymology. The name is a feminine noun in the nominative singular formed from the name of the type species.

Species included. Only the type species.

Parent taxon. Subtribe Moncina A. Warren, 2008.