Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)

J Zhang, Q Cong, J Shen, NV Grishin - Insecta mundi, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Our expanded efforts in genomic sequencing to cover additional skipper butterfly
(Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) species and populations, including primary type specimens, call …

Predictors of sequence capture in a large-scale anchored phylogenomics project

R Nunes, C Storer, T Doleck, AY Kawahara… - Frontiers in ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have revolutionized phylogenomics by
decreasing the cost and time required to generate sequence data from multiple markers or …

Mitogenomic phylogenetic analyses provide novel insights into the taxonomic problems of several hesperiid taxa (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)

L Zhu, Y Han, Y Hou, Z Huang, M Wang, H Chiba… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Here, we present new molecular and morphological evidence that contributes towards
clarifying the phylogenetic relations within the family Hesperiidae, and overcomes …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular phylogeny of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) with an emphasis on Asian and African genera

Z Huang, H Chiba, Y Hu, X Deng, W Fei… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite considerable research efforts in recent years, the deeper phylogenetic relationships
among skipper butterflies (Hesperiidae) remain unresolved. This is primarily because of …

[HTML][HTML] Genomics-based taxonomic rearrangement of Achlyodini and Carcharodini (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Pyrginae)

J Zhang, Q Cong, J Shen, L Song, NV Grishin - Insecta mundi, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Genomic analysis of Pyrginae Burmeister, 1878 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809)
with an emphasis on the tribes Achlyodini Burmeister, 1878 and Carcharodini Verity, 1940 …

Biogeographic–tectonic calibration of 14 nodes in a butterfly timetree

M Heads, JR Grehan, J Nielsen, B Patrick - Cladistics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The butterfly subtribe Coenonymphina (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) comprises four
main clades found, respectively, in (1) the Solomon Islands,(2) Australasia,(3) NW South …

Molecular phylogeny, systematics and generic classification of the butterfly subfamily Trapezitinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea: Hesperiidae)

EFA Toussaint Fls, MF Braby, CJ Müller… - Zoological Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Trapezitinae skippers are restricted to Australia and New Guinea. Despite decades of
taxonomic work, their systematics and phylogeny remain little understood. To resolve the …

Molecular and morphological evidence reveals a new genus of the subfamily Heteropterinae (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae) from China

Y Hou, H Chiba, L Zhu, Z Chang, L Ma, S Huang… - ZooKeys, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Molecular phylogenetic analysis indicates that the genus Carterocephalus is not
monophyletic. Based on combined molecular and morphological evidence, we propose a …

Assessing the existence of pantropical butterflies: A review of accurate taxonomy, biogeography and life history traits

TR Taberer - Ecological Entomology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Various biological groups include genera that occur in tropical regions of continents that are
separated by thousands of kilometres of ocean. However, in such pantropical groups, the …