Lucida scopas ( Mabille, 1891 )

Zhang, Jing, Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui & Grishin, Nick V., 2022, Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera), Insecta Mundi 2022 (921), pp. 1-135 : 86-87

Lucida scopas ( Mabille, 1891) , Lucida oebasus (Godman, 1900) , Lucida leopardus (Weeks, 1901) , and Lucida melitaea (Draudt, 1923) reinstated statuses

Narga scopas Mabille, 1891 (type locality Venezuela: Merida, syntype NVG-15033D05 sequenced), Megistias oebasus Godman, 1900 (type locality Costa Rica), and Pamphila leopardus Weeks, 1901 (type locality Bolivia) are currently subspecies of Lucida lucia (Capronnier, 1874) (type locality Brazil: Rio de Janeiro) and Artines melitaea Draudt, 1923 (type locality Colombia: Río Aguacatal, lectotype NVG-18093B11 sequenced) is a junior subjective synonym of Lucida lucia scopas . However, these taxa show prominent genetic differentiation, in particular, L. lucia is the most different from the all, showing COI barcode difference of 5.6% (37 bp) from Lucida scopas

( Mabille, 1891), reinstated status. Curiously, the COI barcode difference between L. scopas and Lucida melitaea (Draudt, 1923) , reinstated status, is also quite large, at 2.9% (19 bp), and that between L. scopas and Lucida leopardus (Weeks, 1901) , reinstated status, is 3.2% (21 bp). Coupled with phenotypic differences, in particular in the absence/presence/size of the brand, considerable genetic differentiation argues for species status of these taxa, including Lucida oebasus (Godman, 1900) , reinstated status, that lacks the brand.