Tigasis perloides (Plötz, 1882) 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 : 62

Tigasis perloides (Plötz, 1882) , new combination

Currently in Cymaenes Scudder, 1872 (type species Cobalus tripunctus Herrich-Schäffer, 1865 ), Hesperia perloides Plötz, 1882 (type locality Brazil) is not monophyletic with it and instead is sister to Tigasis Godman, 1900 (type species Tigasis zalates Godman, 1900 ) ( Fig. 13 ). COI barcode difference between H. perloides and T. zalates is 7.6% (50 bp), and we propose that they are congeneric, implying Tigasis perloides (Plötz, 1882) , new combination.

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