Lyropteryx melaniae (Stichel, 1930), 2023

Zhang, Jing, Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina & Grishin, Nick V., 2023, Genomic analysis reveals new species and subspecies of butterflies, The Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey 11 (6), pp. 1-63 : 23

Lymnas melaniae Stichel, 1930 belongs to the genus Lyropteryx Westwood, 1851 and not Melanis Hübner, [1819]

Genomic phylogeny reveals that Lymnas melaniae Stichel, 1930 ( type locality in Brazil: Santa Catarina), currently in the genus Melanis Hübner, [1819] ( type species Papilio melander Stoll, 1780 ), is not monophyletic with it and instead is a close sister to Lyropteryx Westwood, 1851 ( type species Lyropteryx apollonia Westwood, 1851 ) ( Fig. 21): COI barcode difference of 2.3% (15 bp), which is typical for closely related congeners. To restore the monophyly of Melanis , we transfer L. melaniae to the genus Lyropteryx , forming a new combination Lyropteryx melaniae (Stichel, 1930) , comb. nov.