Mnasinous Godman, 1900

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 : 92

Mnasinous Godman, 1900 is a subgenus of Methionopsis Godman, 1901

A monotypic genus Mnasinous Godman, 1900 (type and the only species Mnasinous patage Godman, 1900 ) is sister to Methionopsis Godman, 1901 (type species Methionopsis modestus Godman, 1901 ) and it show neither genetic ( Fig. 16 ) nor phenotypic distinction to justify a monotypic genus. Indeed, the characteristic structure of the junction between harpe and ampulla is similar in M. patage and M. cinnamomea . Therefore we suggest that Mnasinous is a subgenus, new status. All other species currently included in Methionopsis belong to the nominotypical subgenus.

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