[Ctleps-l] changes to Skipper names
hpazures at aol.com
hpazures at aol.com
Wed Apr 3 21:37:34 EDT 2019
All: Some of you may already be aware of the following information. I posted the below email to several groups and am forwarding here a few days late. However, see the list down below.Just thought I'd post this FYI. Amajor genomic study of 250 species of Skippers in several subfamilies hasresulted in a considerable number of name changes in several groups ofSkippers. New tribes, subtribes, genera and subgenera have been describedand a considerable number of species (most in Central and South America) havebeen moved from their traditional placement to another. Some subspecieshave been elevated to species status and some "synonyms" have beenelevated to species. The citation is:
Li, W., Cong, Q., Shen, J., Zhang, J.,Hallwachs, W., Jansen, D. H., and Grishin, N. V. 2019. Genomes ofskipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 116(3): 6232-6237.
While only 6 pages in length, the paper is asummary of what is outlined in a 120 page S1 Appendix linked from the paperthat outlines the taxonomic changes very clearly. This is a majormolecular study and is only the tip of the iceberg. Expect more such studiesto overhaul our knowledge of the rest of the skippers and ultimately allbutterfly groups. Many will, no doubt, ignore or reject this work infavor of traditional or prescribed arrangements, but those of you must realizethat we’ve had it wrong all along!
The following changes are extracted from thepaper and pertain only to species in North America north of Mexico and affectthe Pelham Catalogue (ButterfliesofAmerica.com). This is the complete list, and everything changed for species south of the border has been omitted here. The old names (on left) arelisted in Pelham 2008 and show their placement number in the Catalogue [inbrackets]. The new names are on theright and underlined. Common names arefrom NABA but NABA scientific names are, unfortunately, outdated for manyspecies groups and of limited utility for this discussion. The reason thisis being posted here is because many changes have occurred in butterflytaxonomy over the past several years and the below changes are considerable,and will eventually find their way into upcoming books.
Broken Silverdrop - Epargyreus exadeus cruza [#7a] is now Epargyreus cruza
Mottled Longtail - Typhedanusundulatus [#12] is now Cogia undulatus
Mexican Longtail - Polythrix mexicanus [#13] is now Ectomismexicanus
Eight-spotted Longtail - Polythrix octomaculata [#14] is now Ectomisoctomaculata
Valeriana Skipper - Codatractus valeriana [#21] is now Lobotractusvaleriana
Dorantes Longtail - Urbanus dorantes [#26] is now Cecropterus dorantes
Urbanusdorantes synonym velinus [synonym under #26a] is now Urbanus velinus (common name pending)
Teleus Longtail - Urbanusteleus [#27] is now Spicauda teleus
Tanna Longtail - Urbanustanna [#28] is now Spicauda tanna
Plain Longtail - Urbanussimplicius [#29] is now Spicauda simplicius
Brown Longtail - Urbanusprocne [#30]is now Spicauda procne
White-tailed Longtail - Urbanus doryssus [#31]is now Cecropterus doryssus
Two-barred Flasher - Astraptes fulgerator [#32]is now Telegonus fulgerator
Astraptesfulgerator azul [#32a] is now Telegonusazul (common name pending)
Astraptesfulgerator azul synonym catemacoensis [synonym under #32a] is nowTelegonus catemacoensis (common name pending)
Small-spotted Flasher - Astraptes egregius [#33] is now Cecropterus egregius
Frosted Flasher - Astraptesalardus [#34] is now Telegonus alardus
Gilbert’s Flasher - Astraptes alector [#35] is nowTelegonus alector
Yellow-tipped Flasher - Astraptes anaphus [#36] is now Telegonus anaphus
Golden Banded Skipper - Autochton cellus [#37] is nowTelegonus cellus
Green Flasher - Astraptestalus [addedpost Pelham, 2008] is now Telegonus talus
Sonoran Banded Skipper - Autochton pseudocellus [#38] is now Cecropterus pseudocellus
Chisos Banded Skipper - Autochton cincta [#39]is now Cecropterus cincta
Hoary Edge - Achalarus lyciades [#40] is now Cecropterus lyciades
Desert Cloudywing - Achalarus casica [#41] is now Cecropterus casica
Skinner’s Cloudywing - Achalarus albociliatus [#42] is now Cecropterus albociliatus
Coyote Cloudywing - Achalarus toxeus [#43] isnow Cecropterus toxeus
Jalapus Cloudywing - Thessia jalapus [#44] is now Cecropterus jalapus
Tehuacan Cloudywing - Achalarus tehuacana [added post Pelham,2008] is now Cecropterus tehuacana
Drusius Cloudywing - Thorybes drusius [#45]is now Cecropterus drusius
Southern Cloudywing - Thorybes bathyllus [#46] is now Cecropterus bathyllus
Northern Cloudywing - Thorybes pylades [#47]is now Cecropterus pylades
Confused Cloudywing - Thorybes confusis [#48] isnow Cecropterusconfusis
Western Cloudywing - Thorybes diversus [#49] isnow Cecropterusdiversus
Mexican Cloudywing - Thorybes mexicana [#50] is now Cecropterus Mexicana
Portrillo Skipper -Cabares potrillo [#51] is now Autochtonpotrillo
Common Checkered Skipper - Pyrgus communis [#117] is nowBurnsius communis
White Checkered Skipper - Pyrgus albescens [#118] is nowBurnsius albescens
Desert Checkered Skipper - Pyrgus philetas [#119] is nowBurnsius philetas
Tropical Checkered Skipper - Pyrgus oileus [#120] is now Burnsius oileus
Erichson’s White Skipper - Heliopyrgus domicella [#121] is now Heliopetes domicella
East-Mexican White Skipper - Heliopyrgus sublinea [#122] isnow Heliopetessublinea
Harry Pavulaan
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