Taxonomic review of Gallio Evans, 1955 (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae): one less monotypic genus of Moncini

• Main Authors: Eduardo Carneiro, Diego Rodrigo Dolibaina, Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielke, Mirna Martins Casagrande
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2015-12-01
• Series: Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Butterfly; New species; Skipper systematics; Taxonomy
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262015000400294&lng=en&tlng=en

ABSTRACT Moncini is the tribe of Hesperiidae that comprises the greatest diversity of small, brown, hard to identify skippers. The group is peculiarly classified as having many monotypic genera, thus offering low informative value to its systematics. This study presents a review of the genus Gallio Evans, 1955, a genus formerly recognized as monotypic, and describes three new species, Gallio imperatriz sp. nov. from Maranhão, Brazil, Gallio furtadoi sp. nov. from Mato Grosso, Brazil and Gallio eti sp. nov. from Madre de Díos, Peru and Acre, Brazil (type locality). A lectotype for Vehilius carasta Schaus, 1902 is designated. Gallio is therefore redescribed and illustrations and diagnosis to its species are provided.