A new species of butterfly (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from the highlands of Southeastern Brazil

Lasiommata deidamia Eversmann taxonomically belongs to lepidopteran family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815. The Complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the insect had been sequenced, with 15,244 bp of total length that has 81.12% AT content and contains a typical set of genes (13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes and 2 rRNA genes) and a 417 bp AT-rich region. Another, 11 intergenic spacers (139 bp in total) and 16 overlaps (175 bp in total) have been founded. The longest interval is located between trn Gln and nad2 while the maximum overlap is between trn His and nad4 . All PCG genes are started with the ATN codons and stop at TAA codons except cox1 which uses CGA as the initiation codon. No tandem repeat has been found in the AT-rich region. The phylogenetic tree inferred with Bayesian Inference based on all the 13 protein sequences of 45 mitogeomes reveals the phylogenetic relationships of the taxa in the subfamily Styrinae is (((Satyrini + Ypthimini) + (Amathusiini + Elymniini)) + Melanitini) and that within tribe Satyrini is ((((Lethina + Parargina) + Mycalesina) + Coenonymphina) +(Satyrina + (Melanargiina + Maniolina))).

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“… 2014 ; Barbosa et al. 2020 ). Thus, more mitogenome data will be helpful to make the subdivision of family Nymphalidae clearer.…”

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Complete mitochondrial genome of Lasiommata deidamia and its phylogenetic implication to subfamily Satyrinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

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Geng

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Mitochondrial DNA Part B

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“…It is estimated that the diversity of this clade will increase with the description of new species for Moneuptychia and Pharneuptychia (Barbosa et al, 2022; Freitas et al, in preparation) in forthcoming papers. Some recent papers provided generic taxonomic revisions and description of new taxa in this clade (Zacca et al, 2013 [ Stegosatyrus ], Zacca, Casagrande, et al, 2018 [ Cissia ], Zacca, Casagrande, Mielke, Huertas, Espeland, Freitas, et al, 2020 [ Vanima ]; Barbosa et al, 2015 [ Yphthimoides ], Barbosa et al, 2016 [ Yphthimoides ], Barbosa et al, 2020 [ Yphthimoides ]; Freitas et al, 2015 [ Moneuptychia ]; Nakahara, Barbosa, et al, 2016 [ Graphita ], Nakahara, Barbosa, Nakamura, et al, 2021 [ Yphthimoides ]; Henao‐Bañol & Meneses, 2018 [ Pharneuptychia ]; Zhang et al, 2020 [ Cissia ], Zhang et al, 2022 [ Cissia ]; Benmesbah et al, 2021 [ Koutalina ]). Barbosa et al (2022) provided a molecular phylogeny of Yphthimoides and relatives, and investigated the biogeography of the group.…”

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Combining target enrichment and Sanger sequencing data to clarify the systematics of the diverse Neotropical butterfly subtribe Euptychiina (Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)

Espeland

Nakahara

Zacca

et al. 2023

Systematic Entomology

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The diverse, largely Neotropical subtribe Euptychiina is widely regarded as one of the most taxonomically challenging groups among all butterflies. Over the last two decades, morphological and molecular studies have revealed widespread paraphyly and polyphyly among genera, and a comprehensive, robust phylogenetic hypothesis is needed to build a firm generic classification to support ongoing taxonomic revisions at the species level. Here, we generated a dataset that includes sequences for up to nine nuclear genes and the mitochondrial COI ‘barcode’ for a total of 1280 specimens representing 449 described and undescribed species of Euptychiina and 39 out‐groups, resulting in the most complete phylogeny for the subtribe to date. In combination with a recently developed genomic backbone tree, this dataset resulted in a topology with strong support for most branches. We recognize eight major clades that each contain two or more genera, together containing all but seven Euptychiina genera. We provide a summary of the taxonomy, diversity and natural history of each clade, and discuss taxonomic changes implied by the phylogenetic results. We describe nine new genera to accommodate 38 described species: Lazulina Willmott, Nakahara & Espeland, gen.n., Saurona Huertas & Willmott, gen.n., Argentaria Huertas & Willmott, gen.n., Taguaiba Freitas, Zacca & Siewert, gen.n., Xenovena Marín & Nakahara, gen.n., Deltaya Willmott, Nakahara & Espeland, gen.n., Modica Zacca, Casagrande & Willmott, gen.n., Occulta Nakahara & Willmott, gen.n., and Trico Nakahara & Espeland, gen.n. We also synonymize Nubila Viloria, Andrade & Henao, 2019 (syn.n.) with Splendeuptychia Forster, 1964, Macrocissia Viloria, Le Crom & Andrade, 2019 (syn.n.) with Satyrotaygetis Forster, 1964, and Rudyphthimoides Viloria, 2022 (syn.n.) with Malaveria Viloria & Benmesbah, 2020. Overall, we revised the generic placement of 79 species (74 new generic combinations and five revised combinations), and as a result all but six described species of Euptychiina are accommodated within 70 named, monophyletic genera. For all newly described genera, we provide illustrations of representative species, drawings of wing venation and male and (where possible) female genitalia, and distribution maps, and summarize the natural history of the genus. For three new monotypic genera, Occulta gen.n., Trico gen.n. and Xenovena gen.n. we provide a taxonomic revision with a review of the taxonomy of each species and data from examined specimens. We provide a revised synonymic list for Euptychiina containing 460 valid described species, 53 subspecies and 255 synonyms, including several new synonyms and reinstated species.

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“…A total of 680 new Brazilian species of Hexapoda were described in 2020, which are distributed among 245 genera, 112 families and 18 orders. These new species were published in a total of 219 papers (alencar & aZevedo 2020;almeida et al 2020aalvarado 2020;alveS et al 2020;ament et al 2020;amorim et al 2020;antuneS & takiya 2020;araujo & bravo 2020;Ávila Júnior et al 2020;baker & Haraty 2020;barboSa et al 2020;barbut 2020;barroS et al 2020abravo et al 2020;bellini et al 2020abenetti et al 2020abevilaqua & fonSeca 2020;biffi 2020biffi , biffi & GeiSer 2020braGa & ferreira-jr 2020;brown et al 2020;buSanello et al 2020;camacHo et al 2020;camarGo et al 2020;camarGoS et al 2020;camPaner & will 2020;camPoS et al 2020;caron et al 2020;carvalHo et al 2020;caSadei-ferreira et al 2020;caStro-HuertaS et al 2020;caStro-SouZa et al 2020acaterino & tiSHecHkin 2020;ceGolin et al 2020;cHaul 2020;ciPola et al 2020;clarkSon et al 2020;conStantini et al 2020;coSta et al 2020;curletti 2020;…”

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Hexapoda Yearbook (Arthropoda: Mandibulata: Pancrustacea) Brazil 2020: the first annual production survey of new Brazilian species

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This paper provided a list of all new Brazilian Hexapoda species described in 2020. Furthermore, based on the information extracted by this list, we tackled additional questions regarding the taxa, the specialists involved in the species descriptions as well as the journals in which those papers have been published. We recorded a total of 680 new Brazilian species of Hexapoda described in 2020, classified in 245 genera, 112 families and 18 orders. These 680 species were published in a total of 2019 articles comprising 423 different authors residing in 27 countries. Only 30% of these authors are women, which demonstrates an inequality regarding sexes. In relation to the number of authors by species, the majority of the new species had two authors and the maximum of authors by species was five. We also found inequalities in the production of described species regarding the regions of Brazil, with Southeast and South leading. The top 10 institutions regarding productions of new species have four in the Southeast, two at South and with one at North Region being the outlier of this pattern. Out of the total 219 published articles, Zootaxa dominated with 322 described species in 95 articles. The average impact factor was of 1.4 with only seven articles being published in Impact Factors above 3, indicating a hardship on publishing taxonomic articles in high-impact journals. The highlight of this paper is that it is unprecedent, as no annual record of Hexapoda species described was ever made in previous years to Brazil.

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A new species of butterfly (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from the highlands of Southeastern Brazil

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Complete mitochondrial genome of Lasiommata deidamia and its phylogenetic implication to subfamily Satyrinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Complete mitochondrial genome of Lasiommata deidamia and its phylogenetic implication to subfamily Satyrinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Combining target enrichment and Sanger sequencing data to clarify the systematics of the diverse Neotropical butterfly subtribe Euptychiina (Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)

Hexapoda Yearbook (Arthropoda: Mandibulata: Pancrustacea) Brazil 2020: the first annual production survey of new Brazilian species

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