Rigga spangla ( Evans, 1955 ) 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 : 88

Rigga spangla ( Evans, 1955) , new combination

Named by Evans (1955) in Mnasitheus Godman, 1900 (type species Mnasitheus cephis Godman, 1900 , a junior subjective synonym of Cobalus chrysophrys Mabille, 1891 ), M. spangla is not monophyletic with it and is placed within Rigga Grishin, 2019 (type species Vorates auristriga Draudt, 1923 ) in our genomic tree ( Fig. 15 ), implying a new combination Rigga spangla ( Evans, 1955) that we adopt. Placement of R. spangla , new combination, in Sodalia Evans, 1955 (type species Pamphila sodalis Butler, 1877 ) suggested recently ( Gaviria-Ortiz et al. 2020), is not supported by genomic analysis and is indeed at odds with the shape of stigma, uncus and valva, which are more similar to Rigga paramus (E. Bell, 1947) and Rigga sapala (Godman, 1900) than to Sodalia species.

Anthoptus macalpinei H. Freeman, 1969 is a junior subjective synonym of Anthoptus inculta (Dyar, 1918)

Sequencing of primary type specimens of Anthoptus macalpinei Freeman, 1969 (type locality Mexico: Veracruz) and Padraona inculta Dyar, 1918 (type locality Mexico, probably Veracruz) reveals the lack of genetic differentiation at the species level between them ( Fig. 16 ). Their COI barcodes are 100% identical. They are similar phenotypically and were probably collected at nearby localities. Therefore, we consider them conspecific and propose that Anthoptus macalpinei is a new synonym of A. inculta .

Figures

Figure 15. Genomic tree of Moncina, part 3. See Fig. 1 legend for notations.

Figure 16. Genomic tree of Anthoptina, Falgina and relatives. See Fig. 1 legend for notations.