Carystus odilia Burmeister, 1878

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 : 72

Carystus odilia Burmeister, 1878 , Pamphila trebius Mabille, 1891 and Megistias corescene Schaus, 1902 are junior subjective synonyms of Cymaenes lumina ( Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)

Sequencing of syntypes of Pamphila trebius Mabille, 1891 (type locality Colombia: Bogota, NVG-15034E04), Cobalus lumina Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 (type locality not specified, NVG-18043C06), both in the ZMHB, and Megistias corescene Schaus, 1902 (type locality Brazil: Parana, NVG-18113D03) in the USNM reveals that they are closely grouped with specimens identified as Cymaenes odilia odilia (Burmeister, 1878) (type locality Argentina) from South Brazil and Paraguay ( Fig. 14 ). These specimens do not cluster in the tree by their names but are intermixed with low statistical support for any of their grouping within their overall clade that is strongly supported. COI barcodes of the abovementioned syntypes of the three taxa are identical and the specimens are phenotypically similar. Therefore, we suggest that these four taxa are conspecific, and by the priority of names place Carystus odilia Burmeister, 1878 , Pamphila trebius Mabille, 1891 and Megistias corescene Schaus, 1902 as junior subjective synonym of Cymaenes lumina ( Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) . The remaining puzzle is the locality of the P.trebius syntype, stated as “ Bogota ” [ Colombia] on it label. By DNA, the syntype groups with specimens from southern South America ( Fig. 14 ), and its wing pattern, i.e., prominent and wide brown discal hindwing patch below and the lack of submarginal darkening are characteristic of them rather than of specimens that belong to this species group that we have seen from Colombia.

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Figure 14. Genomic tree of Moncina, part 2. See Fig. 1 legend for notations.