Nothodanis Hirowatari, 1992

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Nothodanis Hirowatari, 1992 is a subgenus of Danis [Fabricius], 1807

Genomic phylogeny of Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 reveals that Nothodanis Hirowatari, 1992 ( type species Lycaena schaeffera Eschscholtz, 1821 ) ( Fig. 23 cyan) is closely related to its sister genus Danis [Fabricius], 1807 ( type species Papilio danis Cramer, 1775 ) ( Fig. 23 violet), e.g., their COI barcodes differ by 10.2% (67 bp) and the two diverged from each more recently than most other genera ( Fig. 23, on the right of the green line). Therefore, we propose to treat Nothodanis Hirowatari, 1992 , stat. nov. as a subgenus of Danis [Fabricius], 1807.