Molecular and morphological evidence reveals a new genus of the subfamily Heteropterinae (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae) from China

Molecular phylogenetic analysis indicates that the genus Carterocephalus is not monophyletic. Based on combined molecular and morphological evidence, we propose a new genus, Pulchroptera Hou, Fan & Chiba, gen. nov., for Pamphila pulchra Leech, 1891. The adult, wing venation, and male gen...

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Main Authors: Yongxiang Hou, Hideyuki Chiba, Lijuan Zhu, Zhou Chang, Lijun Ma, Siyao Huang, Min Wang, Xiaoling Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-08-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/68640/download/pdf/