identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
40F624CE49705FC7A9572E901ECDA2C0.text	40F624CE49705FC7A9572E901ECDA2C0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cicinnus albarenicolus St Laurent 2026	<div><p>Cicinnus albarenicolus St Laurent sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 1–4, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype. United States of America – Florida: Lake Co.: ♂, “ Cicinnus melsheimeri [sic] FL, Lake Co., Rt 455, nr Alexander Springs, Ocala National Forest, 64 F, 25 w black light bucket trap. 6 - IV- 2023. Scott R. Wehrly. MD / Barcode of Life DNA voucher specimen Sample Locator: CCDB- 51558 _ A 01 [blue label] / St Laurent diss.: 2-13 - 26: 1 / UCMC 0277792 [scannable barcode] / Holotype ♂ Cicinnus albarenicolus St Laurent, 2026 [red label] / ” (CUMNH) . Paratypes. (11 ♂, 7 ♀ total) all from United States of America – Florida: Volusia Co.: 1 ♀, Cassadaga, 1. V. 1962, S. V. Fuller [collector] (MGCL 1031631) ; 1 ♀, as for previous but 12. V. 1963, (MGCL 1031691); 1 ♀, Cass [adaga], Jn [?] 5.52 [presumably 1952, but month illegible], [separate labels reading “ BB 145 ”, “ 5229 ”, and “ SVF ” the latter likely referring to S. V. Fuller, collector] (MGCL 1031695) . Lake Co.: 1 ♂, Cassia, 11. V. 1964, Taylor [collector], Collection of Bryant Mather, St Laurent diss.: 5-7 - 25: 3, NOMIM 011-25 (AMNH 00171344) . 1 ♂, Rt 455, Alexander Springs, Ocala National Forest, 25 w black light bucket trap, 15. IV. 2020, Scott R. Wehrly, MD [leg.] (SCW) . 1 ♂, as for previous but mercury vapor light, 13. IV. 2019, Scott R. Wehrly, MD [leg.] (SWC) . Hernando Co.: 1 ♂, Weeki Wachee Springs, 19. V. 1955, J. F. May [collector], NOMIM 001-25, Barcode of Life DNA voucher specimen Sample Locator: CCDB-51403_A 01 (AMNH 00171338) ; 1 ♂, as for previous but 28. V. 1960, St Laurent diss.: 5-7 - 25: 1, Barcode of life DNA voucher specimen Sample ID: 47560 - F 01 (USNMENT 02001374) . Highlands Co.: 1 ♂, Archbold Biol [ogical] Sta [tion], 5. IV. 1959, J. G. Franclemont [collector], Genitalia Slide 5674 J. G. Franclemont, NOMIM 007-25, Barcode of Life DNA voucher specimen Sample Locator: CCDB- 51403 _ A 07 (CUIC 00013048) ; 1 ♀, as for previous but 30. III. 1959, no dissection, NOMIM 009-25, Barcode of Life DNA voucher specimen Sample Locator: CCDB- 51403 _ A 09 (CUIC 000131050); 1 ♀, as for previous but 1. IV. 1959, no dissection, NOMIM 010-25, Barcode of Life DNA voucher specimen Sample Locator: CCDB- 51403 _ A 10 (CUIC 000131049); 1 ♂, as for previous but 5. IV. 1959, no dissection, NOMIM 008-25, Barcode of Life DNA voucher specimen Sample Locator: CCDB- 51403 _ A 08 (CUIC 000131051); 1 ♀, as for previous but V. 1961, HE &amp; MA Evans [collectors], no dissection, partly illegible label reading “ C. egenaria?! Walker ” (MCZ 00239807) . Martin Co.: 1 ♂, Port Sewall, 28–31. III. 1949, NOMIM 003-25, Barcode of Life DNA voucher specimen Sample Locator: CCDB- 51403 _ A 03 (AMNH 00171340) ; 1 ♀, as for previous but 11–15. III. 1950, L. J. Sanford [collector], St Laurent diss.: 5-9 - 25: 1, NOMIM 005-25 Barcode of Life DNA voucher specimen Sample Locator: CCDB- 51403 _ A 05 (AMNH 00171342); 1 ♂, as for previous but 16–20. III. 1950, L. J. Sanford [collector], NOMIM 004-25, Barcode of Life DNA voucher specimen Sample Locator: CCDB- 51403 _ A 04 (AMNH 00171341); 1 ♂, as for previous but 19–23. III. 1950, L. J. Sanford [collector], NOMIM 002-25, Barcode of Life DNA voucher specimen Sample Locator: CCDB- 51403 _ A 02 (AMNH 00171339); 1 ♂, as for previous but 23–27. III. 1950, L. J. Sanford [collector], NOMIM 006-25, Barcode of Life DNA voucher specimen Sample Locator: CCDB- 51403 _ A 06 (AMNH 00171343) . Paratypes with the following yellow label: Paratype ♂ / ♀ Cicinnus albarenicolus St Laurent, 2026.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>The only other species resembling C. albarenicolus anywhere in North America is its congener C. melsheimeri, which is more variable (over its entire geographic distribution) than C. albarenicolus and is a slightly larger species. Male mean forewing length differs significantly between the two species ( C. melsheimeri: 17.73 mm, n = 31; C. albarenicolus: 16.06 mm, N = 10; Welch’s t-test: df = 22.93, p = 8.55 × 10 -5). Cicinnus albarenicolus is decidedly pinker in hue, with shorter, broader wings and less deeply acute forewing apices than any population of C. melsheimeri . Cicinnus melsheimeri may also be more densely speckled and with more well-defined wing maculation, but this is primarily in extra-Floridian populations. Antemedial lines are absent in both Cicinnus species, but usually C. melsheimeri has a faint antemedial splotch on the costa, which is absent in C. albarenicolus . In general, C. melsheimeri from Florida are a bit smaller overall than those from the rest of North America (compare Floridian C. melsheimeri in Figs 5–8 to C. melsheimeri from elsewhere in Figs 17–22), paler in coloration and with less sharply acute forewing apices, but no Florida C. melsheimeri populations correspond to the diagnosis of C. albarenicolus . An important and highly consistent trait is the male antennae, which have a gradually shortened pectination length toward the apex in C. albarenicolus, whereas in C. melsheimeri, the distal quarter of the antennae has abruptly shorter pectinations. In both species, the pectinations gradually increase in length from the head to about half the antennal length, after which the pectinations gradually shorten distally toward the apex; the distinction between the two species is therefore most obvious in the terminal quarter of the overall antennal length.</p><p>Male genitalia are very similar in both species, as is typical within Cicinnus species-groups and more broadly in Cicinninae when comparing closely related species. However, the following differences are consistent between the two species, particularly when comparing sympatric populations: the curled tips of the juxta processes are wider, and the depth between them is deeper in C. albarenicolus (Fig. 9 a) than in C. melsheimeri (Fig. 11 a), and the claspers are slightly more projected in C. albarenicolus than in those of C. melsheimeri (this character is difficult to illustrate in two-dimensional images). The vinculum differs in the two species as well, with the bifurcated basal portion being thicker and more robust in C. albarenicolus (Fig. 9 b) compared to the thinner and less stout appearance of the vinculum in C. melsheimeri (Fig. 11 b), vincular thickness is especially evident in the holotype (Fig. 12). The weakly sclerotized distal component of this structure (which is of uncertain homology, it could be a modified part of the vinculum or part of VIII since it is embedded in intersegmental membrane) is rounded marginally in C. albarenicolus (Fig. 9 c) and is more pointed in C. melsheimeri (Fig. 11 c). In the holotype (Fig. 12) this character is less pronounced. Although difficult to verify from dissections, C. albarenicolus appears to have more pronounced curvature in the vincular arms than, at least, Floridian C. melsheimeri . Further minor differences are present in the uncus, gnathos, and tegumen, but these are less consistent and less discrete, and one should primarily rely on the aforementioned characteristics for discriminating between these two species based solely on male genitalia. For example, see gnathos variation in C. melsheimeri populations in Figs 11, 14. External appearance remains the simplest way to differentiate these two species.</p><p>Female genitalia of C. albarenicolus are recognizable by the dorsal projection of VIII, which is longer than wide (Fig. 15 a), being somewhat tongue-like, and quite narrow compared to that of C. melsheimeri, which is wider than long and very broad in comparison (Fig. 16 a). Apophyses anteriores are short in Cicinnus, but decidedly so in C. albarenicolus and appear to be shorter than in any observed C. melsheimeri dissections.</p><p>Cicinnus melsheimeri and C. albarenicolus are the only members of their respective clade, which is sister to the remainder of Cicinnus, a group of somewhat similar moths but which lack the vincular arms that are diagnostic of C. albarenicolus and C. melsheimeri . Populations of C. melsheimeri from Mexico may represent a third species of this clade, but these populations are overall quite similar to C. melsheimeri from the United States and Canada. Cicinnus albarenicolus is sister to Mexican C. melsheimeri + typical C. melsheimeri .</p><p>Based on COI barcodes, C. melsheimeri and C. albarenicolus are clearly distinguished phylogenetically (Fig. 23) and by pairwise molecular distance. When comparing between-group mean distance of C. melsheimeri and C. albarenicolus the value is 6.68 %. Within-group mean distance of all sampled C. melsheimeri, including Mexican samples, is 1.27 % and 1.87 % within C. albarenicolus .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male. Head. Coloration salmon pink. Antennae pale yellow, bipectinate to tip with apical pectinations notably shorter than remainder of antenna but gradually decreasing in length along distal quarter. Eyes large, covering more than two-thirds head area. Labial palpus very short, not extending beyond frons. Thorax. Thickly scaled, coloration beige with dark brown petiolate scales irregularly covering area. Leg coloration mostly as for thorax basally but much pinker distally, tibial spurs very small, no longer than one-third length of first tarsomere. Forewing dorsum. Forewing length 14.85–17.31 mm, avg. 16.06 mm, N = 10. Somewhat triangular, apex slightly falcate, but wing margin mostly convex, rounded. Ground color beige with perfuse salmon pink hue overall, especially antemedially, becoming more uniformly beige submarginally. Wing veins with pink scales. Overall wing covered in somewhat uniform speckling of dark brown petiolate scales. Discal cell marked distally by brown, narrow ovoid spot. Postmedial line faint, straight along entire length until perpendicularly angled or smoothly curving toward costa after passing Rs 4. Antemedial line absent. Forewing ventrum. Coloration and patterning similar to forewing dorsum, but more uniformly pink, markings less well-defined overall, antemedial line always absent, postmedial line convex, not angled toward costa. Retinaculum absent. Hindwing dorsum. Rounded, coloration following similar pattern to dorsum but postmedial line very faint and convex, antemedial line absent, and discal mark faint. Hindwing ventrum. Follows similar pattern as forewing ventrum, markings very faint, frenulum not visible but extremely reduced in C. melsheimeri, requiring wing removal to be observed (not performed here), and so may be present but vestigial. Abdomen. Scale coloration as for thorax, stout. Genitalia. (Figs 9, 10, 12, 13), N = 4. Complex, very similar to C. melsheimeri . Vinculum ovoid with inwardly directed, blunt ventral apodemes. Tegumen not well-defined as separate from vinculum. Uncus triangular with inwardly sloped lateral margins terminating in short blunt apex. Gnathos originating between base of uncus and anterior portion of tegumen / vinculum, looping upward initially and then swooping mesally with flat central portion terminating in pair of fingerlike projections that extend upward to just below uncus / vinculum junction. Valvae mostly membranous, most heavily sclerotized costally near junction with vinculum, sclerotization projected outward as triangular flap-like mesal extension, outer margin of valvae somewhat straight-margined but projected outward centrally where saccular margin curled inward forming a narrow channel housing curved vincular arms originating from vinculum on either side of phallus. Juxta fused to phallus with pair of sclerotized projections projected upward and away from phallus, tip of juxta projections distally twisted. Phallus cylindrical, distally membranous with narrow coecum phallus. Vesica bag-like. Base of vinculum (or as part of VIII tergite) extends outward as bilobed, sclerotized plate naturally held pressed upward covering genitalia. Female. Head. As for male but with much shorter pectinations along length, pectinations gradually decrease in length from base to tip of antenna. Thorax. As for male, but somewhat lighter. Legs as for male but tibial spines somewhat longer. Forewing dorsum. Forewing length: 18.26–20.68 mm; N = 3. As for male, but wing shape slightly wider and paler pink overall, postmedial line may be more well-defined and slightly wavier, antemedial line absent. Forewing ventrum. Similar to dorsum, markings very faint. Hindwing dorsum. Following similar pattern to forewing dorsum, postmedial line somewhat curved, not angled toward costa, discal spot faint. Hindwing ventrum. Follows similar pattern as forewing ventrum, postmedial line convex, discal spot nearly absent. Abdomen. As for male, but somewhat lighter, broader, and longer, coloration as for thorax. Genitalia. (Fig. 15), N = 1. Tergite VIII forms smooth, well-sclerotized, posteriorly projected tongue-like extension, length of extension greater than width. Apophyses anteriores roughly one-third length of apophyses posteriores, much thicker, stouter, more curved. Lamella antevaginalis membranous, lamella postvaginalis a narrow band of sclerotization. Ductus bursae with longitudinal sclerotized creases proximally, becoming membranous and not differentiated from bag-like corpus bursae. Papillae anales narrow, somewhat wider ventrally and mesally, apically forming blunt point, overall densely covered in elongate setae.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>Cicinnus albarenicolus is named for the white sand scrub habitat of Florida, to which this species is endemic. The name is constructed from the combination of albus (white), arena (sand), and suffix - icola / us (dweller) from Latin. The name is a masculine noun.</p><p>Life history.</p><p>Nothing is definitively known about the life history of this new species except that it flies exclusively during the spring (March-May) and its inferred habitat is Florida Scrub (see Distribution below). Presumably, C. albarenicolus feeds on oaks like other North American Mimallonidae, but this must be confirmed. The range of this new species overlaps the ranges and habitats of characteristic oaks of scrub habitats: Myrtle Oak ( Quercus myrtifolia Willd.) and Florida Scrub Oak ( Quercus inopina Ashe); but C. albarenicolus ranges farther north than Q. inopina and is absent from the northerly part of the range of Q. myrtifolia . Cicinnus melsheimeri, on the other hand, is widespread in Florida (and beyond the state) and can be expected anywhere where oaks occur, and it conversely has a spring and summer brood. In 2020, the first author observed many unidentified Cicinnus larvae on Q. myrtifolia in an ideal scrub habitat in the Seminole State Forest, near Ocala and Cassia, where C. albarenicolus has been collected. However, C. melsheimeri occurs in the same habitats and has been collected at four of the six sites of C. albarenicolus, and so rearing to adulthood will be necessary to confirm identification until larval differences are identified.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>(Map in Fig. 24) Cicinnus albarenicolus is so far known only from six distinct sites in peninsular Florida: eastern Ocala National Forest, Weeki Wachee north of Tampa, Cassia and Cassadaga northeast of Orlando, the Archbold Biological Station on the Lake Wales Ridge in Central Florida, and coastal southeast Florida in Port Sewall. All of these localities have extant or historic rare Florida Scrub habitat, specifically white sand, open canopy scrub, which seems to be required by C. albarenicolus . This relict habitat formed on ancient sand dunes and is well-defined by unique flora and fauna, including other Lepidoptera (Hayden and Dickel 2015) . This new species is not known from other, larger yellow sand scrub habitats like those of other regions of the Ocala National Forest (US Fish and Wildlife Service 1999), which can be inferred from the lack of any exemplars from that region after intensive insect collecting there for many decades.</p><p>Conservation.</p><p>Examination of satellite imagery of each of the confirmed localities that currently or historically supported C. albarenicolus shows small patches of white sand scrub habitats still exist in parts of Ocala National Forest, Weeki Wachee, southeast of Cassia in Seminole State Forest, and a very small example in Cassadaga; such habitat is still well-preserved in Archbold, though surrounding similar habitat is lost or degraded. The Port Sewall location has been completely developed and is unlikely to support this species contemporarily. With the exception of a trio of nearby sites in Ocala National Forest, the new species has not been seen from any of the other locations, including the intensively studied and preserved Archbold Biological Station, since the 1950 s and 1960 s. It is vital to conduct focused surveys during the known flight period in order to rediscover this exceedingly rarely seen moth.</p><p>Adding to the list of rarely seen North American Mimallonidae ( C. chambersi is known from just 11 specimens and Lacosoma elassa from two), C. albarenicolus is likely of conservation concern. Unlike C. chambersi and L. elassa, which are considered Mexican taxa that barely extend to the United States and are presumably more widespread south of the US border, C. albarenicolus is endemic to peninsular Florida. It is restricted to imperiled habitats within this state.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/40F624CE49705FC7A9572E901ECDA2C0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	St Laurent, Ryan A.;Wehrly, Scott;Slotten, Jeffrey	St Laurent, Ryan A., Wehrly, Scott, Slotten, Jeffrey (2026): A new species of sack-bearer moth (Lepidoptera, Mimallonidae) from Florida. ZooKeys 1273: 287-306, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1273.181781
8648D32525DC5ACF8313C74230711DE7.text	8648D32525DC5ACF8313C74230711DE7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cicinnus melsheimeri (Harris 1841)	<div><p>Cicinnus melsheimeri (Harris in Doubleday, 1841)</p><p>Figs 5–8, 11, 14, 16, 17–22</p><p>Florida material examined.</p><p>(77 ♂, 9 ♀ total) USA: Florida: No County • 3 ♀, St Laurent diss.: 5-9 - 25: 3 (AMNH) . Alachua Co. • 1 ♂, Gainesville, 12. IX. 1961, H. A. Denmark (MGCL 1031744) . • 2 ♂, 22. VIII. 19.56, 13. V. 195 [illegible], H. A. Denmark, (MGCL 0131730, 1031741) . • 1 ♀, 24. IV. 1957, H. A. Denmark, (MGCL 1031710) . Citrus Co. • 1 ♀, 8 mi. W. of Floral City, m- 11, 17. V. 1986, Dow (MGCL 1031689) . Collier Co. • 1 ♂, Copeland, 20. VIII, H. Flaschka (MGCL 1031723) . • 6 ♂, Collier Seminole State Park, 2. VIII. 1986 (3 ♂), XI. 1983 (1 ♂), 16. XI. 1985 (2 ♂), Linwood C. Dow (MGCL 1031684, 1031687, 1031705, 1031709, 1031717, 1031719) . • 1 ♂, Seminole State Park, 17–21. III. 1990, H. Flaschka (MGCL 1031712) . • 2 ♂, Collier Seminole State Park, 11. XI. 1982, H. D. Baggett (MGCL 1031720, 1031722) . • 2 ♂, Fakahatchee, 29. IV. 1986, Dow (MGCL 1031707, 1031721) . Duval Co. • 1 ♂, Jacksonville, Fla. Jr. Coll. S. Campus, X. VI. 1980, Charles M. Stevens (MGCL 1031752) . • 1 ♂, Jacksonville, Jax. Police Acad., 6. VI. 1980 (MGCL 1031728) . Hernando Co. • 1 ♀, Weeki Wachee Springs, 5–30. V. 1955, J. F. May, St Laurent diss.: 5-9 - 25: 2, NOMIM 066-25 (AMNH 00171345) . • 1 ♂, McKethan Lake Rec. Area, Withlacoochee St. Forest, 23. IV. 1983 (MGCL 00171345) . • 2 ♂, McKethan Lake, 18. IX. 1982, H. D. Baggett (MGCL 1031735, 1031750) . • 2 ♂, Withlacoochee State Park, 17. VIII. 1982, 26. IV. 1991, W. L. Adair (MGCL 1031731, 1031733) . Highlands Co. • 1 ♂, Parker Island, near Archbold Biological Sta., 31. III. 1962, D. C. Ferguson, USNM - Mimal: 2779, NOMIM 069-25 (USNM 02001412) . • 1 ♂, Archbold Biological Sta., 2. IV. 1962, D. C. Ferguson, USNM - Mimal: 2781, St Laurent diss.: 5-7 - 25: 2, NOMIM 067-25 (USNM 02001410) . • 1 ♂, Archbold Biol. Sta., Lake Placid, 4. IV. 1959, J. G. Franclemont, Genitalia Slide 5675 J. G. Franclemont, NOMIM 065-25 (CUIC 00131052) . Hillsboro Co. • 1 ♀, U. of So. Fl. Bait trail, 17. III. 1982, W. L. Adair (MGCL 1031718) . Lake Co. • 28 ♂, 1 ♀ Tavares, Acorn Circle, Squirrel Point, 22.9 m, 13. V. 2013, 21. IX. 2014, 24. IX. 2014, 16. III. 2015, 20. VIII. 2015, 29. III. 2016, 17. IV. 2016, 23. IV. 2017, 2. IV. 2019, 2. IV. 2020 (2 ♂), 10. IV. 2021, 11. IV. 2023, 12. IV. 2023, 16. IV. 2023 (2 ♂), 20. IV. 2023, 21. IV. 2023, 23. IV. 2023, 25. IV. 2023, 27. IV. 2023 (2 ♂), 2. V. 2023, 12. V. 2023, 19. IV. 2023, 22. IV. 2023, 28. IV. 2023 (2 ♂), 27. IX. 2025, Scott R. Wehrly, MD [leg.], black / MV lights (SWC) . • 1 ♂, Cassia, 1. V. 1964, Taylor [collector], Collection of Bryant Mather, St Laurent diss.: 5-7 - 25: 4, NOMIM 071-25 (AMNH 00171346) . • 1 ♂, 1. IV. 1986 (MGCL 1031737) . • 1 ♂, Forest Hills, 11. IV. 1986 (MGCL 1031734) . Leon Co. • 1 ♂, Miccosukee, 15. V. 1982, W. L. Adair (MGCL 1031743) . • 1 ♂, Tall Timbers Res. Sta., Lk. Iamonia, 19–21. V. 1986, J. B. Heppner (MGCL 1031708) . Liberty Co. • 2 ♂, Torreya State Park, 25. V. 1980, 19. VIII. 1982, H. D. Baggett (MGCL 1031711, 1031740) . • 1 ♂, Torreya State Park, 16. VIII. 1960, S. V. Fuller (MGCL 1031736) . Manatee Co. • 2 ♂, Oneco, 27. III. 1954, 31. III. 1954, J. G. Franclemont, [process ID for CUIC specimen 000131054: NOMIM 063-25; 000131053: NOMIM 064-25] (CUIC 000131053, 000131054) . Marion Co. • 1 ♂, 10-3 - 05, T. Miller (MGCL 1031747) . Miami-Dade Co. • 1 ♂, Biscayne Bay (AMNH) . • 1 ♂, Royal Palm Park, 4–10. XII. 1938, NOMIM 060-25 (AMNH 00171348) . Orange Co. • 1 ♂, Orlando, 26. IV. 1939, NOMIM 092-25 (AMNH 00171347) . Okaloosa Co. • 2 ♂, Shalimar, 18. IV. 1964, 4. VI. 1965 [H. O. Hilton coll.] (MGCL 1031748, 1031754) . • 1 ♂, Ocean City, 17. VIII. 1963, H. O. Hilton (MGCL 1031724) . Putnam Co. • 1 ♂, University Reserve, Welaka, 10. IV. 1962, D. C. Ferguson, USNM - Mimal: 2780, NOMIM 068-25 (USNM 02001411) . • 2 ♂, Weems Property, Red Water Lake, 29. VII. 1967, 11. X. 1967, H. V. Weems Jr (MGCL 1031747, 1031749) . Sarasota Co. • 1 ♂, Siesta Key, 17. XI. 1957, C. P. Kimball, NOMIM 094-25 (AMNH 00171349) . • 1 ♂, 21. V. 1946, C. P. Kimball (MGCL 1031727) . St. Johns Co. • 1 ♂, St. Aug [ustine] Lite [Lighthouse], XI. I. 35, E. M. Davis (MGCL 1031753) . Volusia Co. • 1 ♀, Tomoka State Park, 22–25. V. 2000, J. B. Heppner (MGCL 1031751) . • 1 ♂, New Smyrna, 16. X. 1961, G. W. Rawson, USNM - Mimal: 2796, NOMIM 070-25 (USNM 02001413) .</p><p>Other dissections examined.</p><p>USA: New Jersey: Ocean Co. • 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Lakehurst, Franclemont diss.: 5673 (♂), 5708 (♀) (CUIC) . Indiana: Brown Co. • 1 ♀, Brown County State Park, 12. VI. 1979, D. L. Eiler, St Laurent diss.: 5-11 - 19: 1 (MGCL) . Ohio: Geauga Co. • 1 ♂, Thompson Township, ½ Mi. S. of jct. S. R. 528 &amp; S. R. 66 U. S. Rt. 322, Warner Hollow Rd., 14. VI. 1986, V. P. Lucas, St Laurent diss.: 8-10 - 18: 1 (MGCL) . Texas • 2 ♂, Big Bend, Franclemont diss.: 6405, 6408 (CUIC) .</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>As stated earlier, C. melsheimeri is a common and widespread North American moth and having examined hundreds of specimens from across its range, only Floridian material is reported here, as it is the most relevant to the study, though we reference some extra-Floridian specimens for their available dissections. The present study is the first to look at COI barcode sequence diversity across the wide range of this species, and it is clear that some populations, particularly in Mexico and the western United States (west Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado) are well-differentiated and moderately differentiated phylogenetically, respectively, from the rest of the more eastern North American populations. Further work could explore the phylogeography of C. melsheimeri or cryptic diversity across the species. What is clear, however, is that C. albarenicolus is sister to all sampled populations of C. melsheimeri across North America (including Mexico).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8648D32525DC5ACF8313C74230711DE7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		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