DNA barcodes and morphological evidence reveal a new genus of Nygmiini (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lymantriinae) from China.

A new genus Aurivalva Li & Wang gen. nov. is proposed for Nygmiini to accommodate three species previously placed in Euproctis Hübner: A.

Rapid Evolution of Host Repertoire and Geographic Range in a Young and Diverse Genus of Montane Butterflies.

Evolutionary changes in geographic distribution and larval host plants may promote the rapid diversification of montane insects, but this scenario has been rarely investigated. We studied rapid radiation of the butterfly genus Colias, which has diversified in mountain ecosystems in Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas. Based on a dataset of 150 nuclear protein-coding genetic loci and mitochondrial genomes, we constructed a time-calibrated phylogenetic tree of Colias species with broad taxon sampling.

Comprehensive phylogeny of Pieridae butterflies reveals strong correlation between diversification and temperature.

Temperature is thought to be a key factor influencing global species richness patterns. We investigate the link between temperature and diversification in the butterfly family Pieridae by combining next generation DNA sequences and published molecular data with fine-grained distribution data. We sampled nearly 600 pierid butterfly species to infer the most comprehensive molecular phylogeny of the family and curated a distribution dataset of more than 800,000 occurrences.

Erratum: QUANHONG ZHANG, ALEXEY V. SOLOVYEV, JIAMIN LIANG, MIN WANG & HOUSHUAI WANG (2023) A new species of Griseothosea (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae) from Wuyishan National Park, China. Zootaxa, 5323 (3), 429434.

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A new species of Griseothosea (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae) from Wuyishan National Park, China.

A new species of Griseothosea nigrifasciata sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Wuyishan National Park, Fujian province, China.

Pluma, a new genus of slug moths (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from South China, with descriptions of two new species.

The genus Pluma, gen. nov. is established to accommodate two new species of limacodid moths, P.

A global phylogeny of butterflies reveals their evolutionary history, ancestral hosts and biogeographic origins.

Butterflies are a diverse and charismatic insect group that are thought to have evolved with plants and dispersed throughout the world in response to key geological events. However, these hypotheses have not been extensively tested because a comprehensive phylogenetic framework and datasets for butterfly larval hosts and global distributions are lacking. We sequenced 391 genes from nearly 2,300 butterfly species, sampled from 90 countries and 28 specimen collections, to reconstruct a new phylogenomic tree of butterflies representing 92% of all genera.

Two new species of the genus Microleon (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from China.

Two new species of the genus Microleon Butler, 1885, Microleon dianensis sp. nov. from Yunnan Province, China and Microleon simingensis sp.

A new species of the genus Swinhoe (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae) from Guangdong, China.

, is described from Guangdong, China based on morphological characters and molecular data. Adults, including genitalia and wing venation, and pupa are illustrated and compared to those of similar species. A key to Chinese species is provided.

Review of the genus Leucoma Hbner, 1822 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lymantriinae) from China, with description of two new species.

The genus Leucoma Hbner from China is reviewed. Based on morphological characters and DNA barcode data, fourteen species belonging to this genus are recognized, with descriptions of two new species: L. nyingchiensis sp.

Complete mitochondrial genome of and its phylogenetic analyses with other swallowtail butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae).

The complete mitochondrial genome of was sequenced and annotated using high-throughput sequencing in the present study. The mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) is a circular molecule of 15,082 bp in length, containing 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and two ribosomal RNA genes) and a putative control region. We performed mitogenomic phylogenetic analyses of 34 swallowtail species employing methods of Bayesian inference and maximum-likelihood.

A new species of the genus Daplasa Moore from China based on morphological and molecular evidence (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lymantriinae).

A new species, Daplasa medoga sp. nov., is described from Tibet, China.

A multilocus analysis of Epicopeiidae (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea) provides new insights into their relationships and the evolutionary history of mimicry.

The family Epicopeiidae is a small group of day-flying moths, known for mimicking many different groups of butterflies and moths. So far, there still lacks a reliable phylogenetic framework of Epicopeiidae that is necessary to our understanding of the evolutionary process of their mimicry. In this study, we sequenced 94 nuclear protein-coding markers for 56 epicopeiid samples and 11 outgroups, covering all ten genera of Epicopeiidae.

Review of the genus Daplasa Moore (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae) from China, with description of new species.

The tussock moth genus Daplasa Moore, 1879 is reviewed from China. Hitherto four species are recognized, where one new species, D. nivisala sp.

A new species of the genus Polyphena Solovyev, 2014 (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from China.

Polyphena chongzuoensis sp. nov. is described from China, as the twelfth species of Polyphena Solovyev, 2014.

Morphological and molecular evidence for a new species of the genus Panolis Hübner, [1821] (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).

A new species of the genus Panolis Hübner, [1821], P. xundian sp. nov.

Polyphagy and diversification in tussock moths: Support for the oscillation hypothesis from extreme generalists.

Theory on plasticity driving speciation, as applied to insect-plant interactions (the oscillation hypothesis), predicts more species in clades with higher diversity of host use, all else being equal. Previous support comes mainly from specialized herbivores such as butterflies, and plasticity theory suggests that there may be an upper host range limit where host diversity no longer promotes diversification. The tussock moths (Erebidae: Lymantriinae) are known for extreme levels of polyphagy.

Molecular phylogeny of Lymantriinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Erebidae) inferred from eight gene regions.

To understand the evolutionary history of Lymantriinae and test the present higher-level classification, we performed the first broad-scale molecular phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily, based on 154 exemplars representing all recognized tribes and drawn from all major biogeographical regions. We used two mitochondrial genes (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I and 16S ribosomal RNA) and six nuclear genes (elongation factor-1α, carbamoylphosphate synthase domain protein, ribosomal protein S5, cytosolic malate dehydrogenase, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and wingless). Data matrices (in total 5424 bp) were analysed by parsimony and model-based evolutionary methods (maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference).

Phylogeny, systematics and biogeography of the genus panolis (lepidoptera: noctuidae) based on morphological and molecular evidence.

The genus Panolis is a small group of noctuid moths with six recognized species distributed from Europe to East Asia, and best known for containing the widespread Palearctic pest species P. flammea, the pine beauty moth. However, a reliable classification and robust phylogenetic framework for this group of potentially economic importance are currently lacking.