Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of the genus Sophista Plötz, 1879 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) with description of a new species from north‐east Brazil

A new species of Sophista Plötz, 1879 from north‐east Brazil (Bahia) is described: Sophista spectrum Siewert, Zacca, Mielke & Casagrande sp. nov. Thracides aristoteles Westwood, 1852 is designated as lectotype. The following taxonomic arrangements are proposed: Sophista plinius Plötz, 1882 stat....

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Published in:Zoological journal of the Linnean Society 2016-07, Vol.177 (3), p.526-540
Main Authors: Siewert, Ricardo Russo, Zacca, Thamara, Mielke, Olaf Hermann Hendrik, Casagrande, Mirna Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carcharodini
Cladistic
Hesperiidae
Lepidoptera
Pyrginae
Taxonomy
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Summary:A new species of Sophista Plötz, 1879 from north‐east Brazil (Bahia) is described: Sophista spectrum Siewert, Zacca, Mielke & Casagrande sp. nov. Thracides aristoteles Westwood, 1852 is designated as lectotype. The following taxonomic arrangements are proposed: Sophista plinius Plötz, 1882 stat. rest. [previously treated as a subspecies of Sophista aristoteles (Westwood, 1852)] and Sophista matto Evans, 1953 stat. nov. (originally described as a subspecies of Sophista latifasciata Spitz, 1930). Photos and illustrations of all taxa are provided, including the first description of the females of four species of Sophista. A catalogue, diagnosis, geographical distribution map, and a dichotomous key to the species of Sophista are also provided. The monophyly of Sophista was evaluated using a cladistics analysis based on morphological characters of the adults, and was recovered and supported by eight non‐ambiguous synapomorphies.
ISSN:0024-4082
1096-3642
DOI:10.1111/zoj.12378