Phylogeny of Neotropical Castniinae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea: Castniidae): testing the hypothesis of the mimics as a monophyletic group and implications for the arrangement of the genera. (7th January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Moraes, Simeão de Souza; Duarte, Marcelo
• Is Part Of: Zoological journal of the Linnean Society. Volume 170:Number 2(2014:Feb.)
• Page Start: 362
• Page End: 399
• Publication Date: 2014-01-07
• Subjects: Zoology -- Periodicals; 590
• DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12102
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0024-4082

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>A cladistic analysis of the Neotropical Castniidae is presented using 120 morphological characters, and a taxonomic treatment based on that analysis is also presented. The tribe Gazerini as previously delimited was found to be paraphyletic with respect to the genera <italic>Ceretes</italic>, <italic>Divana</italic>, <italic>Riechia</italic>, <italic>Frostetola</italic>, and <italic>Oiticicastnia</italic>. The genera <italic>Castnia</italic>, <italic>Geyeria</italic>, and <italic>Athis</italic> were also found to be non‐monophyletic taxa. The mimicry pattern had multiple independent origins in the Neotropical castniids, and at least two lineages, <italic>Riechia</italic> and <italic>Prometheus</italic>, are involved in Batesian mimicry rings with unpalatable butterfly models in the tribes Acraeini and Heliconiini (Nymphalidae). We propose for Castniini 13 new synonymies and 27 new combinations. <italic>Geyeria strigata</italic> (Walker, 1854) is revalidated. The generic placements of <italic>Athis superba</italic> (Strand, 1912) and <italic>Castnia eudesmia</italic> Gray, 1838 are questionable, but presently upheld. © 2014 The Linnean Society of London</p> </abstract>