Adlerodea asema ( Mabille, 1891 ) Zhang & Cong & Shen & Grishin, 2022

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 : 53-54

Adlerodea asema ( Mabille, 1891) and Adlerodea subpunctata ( Hayward, 1940) , new combinations

Currently placed in Eutychide Godman, 1900 (type species Hesperia physcella Hewitson, 1866 ), Pamphila asema Mabille, 1891 (type locality Honduras) and Eutychide subpunctata Hayward, 1940 (type locality Argentina) sequenced from their primary type specimens, are not monophyletic with it and instead cluster closely with Adlerodea Hayward, 1940 (type species Adlerodea modesta Hayward, 1940 ) ( Fig. 13 ). Genitalia are similar between these species, as well as the brands on forewing. Therefore, we propose Adlerodea asema ( Mabille, 1891) , new combination, and Adlerodea subpunctata ( Hayward, 1940) , new combination.

Psoralis concolor Nicolay, 1980 is a junior subjective synonym of Ralis immaculatus ( Hayward, 1940) , new combination

Inspection of photographs of the holotype of Oeonus immaculatus Hayward, 1940 (type locality Ecuador: Morona Santiago, Sucúa) currently in Mucia Godman, 1900 (type species Mucia thyia Godman, 1900 , a junior subjective synonym of Hesperia zygia Plötz, 1886 ), and the original illustration of its genitalia ( Hayward 1940) reveal strong similarities with Psoralis concolor Nicolay, 1980 (type locality Ecuador: Napo, Cotundo) named 40 years later and currently in Ralis Grishin, 2019 (type species Lerema coyana Schaus, 1902 ). The similarities include general dark-brown coloration, wing shape, very prominent stigma, shape of harpe, uncus and aedeagus. Moreover, a specimen identified after genitalic dissection by Nicolay himself as Mucia immaculatus (NVG-19069D04) is conspecific with Ralis concolor according to genomic analysis ( Fig. 13 ). Both taxa are from the eastern slopes of Andes in Ecuador. Therefore, we propose that Psoralis concolor Nicolay, 1980 is a junior subjective synonym of Ralis immaculatus ( Hayward, 1940) , new combination.

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Figure 13. Genomic tree of Moncina, part 1, and relatives. See Fig. 1 legend for notations.