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

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

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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, 19...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Carneiro, Diego Rodrigo Dolibaina, Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielke, Mirna Martins Casagrande
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2015-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0085562615000874
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spelling doaj-82f7d500545e47f1a5ec7af6f6a01d842020-11-25T00:57:28ZengSociedade Brasileira de EntomologiaRevista Brasileira de Entomologia0085-56262015-10-01594294300Taxonomic review of Gallio Evans, 1955 (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae): one less monotypic genus of MonciniEduardo Carneiro0Diego Rodrigo Dolibaina1Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielke2Mirna Martins Casagrande3Corresponding author.; Laboratório de Estudos de Lepidoptera Neotropical, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, BrazilLaboratório de Estudos de Lepidoptera Neotropical, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, BrazilLaboratório de Estudos de Lepidoptera Neotropical, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, BrazilLaboratório de Estudos de Lepidoptera Neotropical, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, BrazilMoncini 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. Keywords: Biodiversity, Butterfly, New species, Skipper systematics, Taxonomyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0085562615000874
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author Eduardo Carneiro
Diego Rodrigo Dolibaina
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Mirna Martins Casagrande
spellingShingle Eduardo Carneiro
Diego Rodrigo Dolibaina
Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielke
Mirna Martins Casagrande
Taxonomic review of Gallio Evans, 1955 (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae): one less monotypic genus of Moncini
Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
author_facet Eduardo Carneiro
Diego Rodrigo Dolibaina
Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielke
Mirna Martins Casagrande
author_sort Eduardo Carneiro
title Taxonomic review of Gallio Evans, 1955 (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae): one less monotypic genus of Moncini
title_short Taxonomic review of Gallio Evans, 1955 (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae): one less monotypic genus of Moncini
title_full Taxonomic review of Gallio Evans, 1955 (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae): one less monotypic genus of Moncini
title_fullStr Taxonomic review of Gallio Evans, 1955 (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae): one less monotypic genus of Moncini
title_full_unstemmed Taxonomic review of Gallio Evans, 1955 (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae): one less monotypic genus of Moncini
title_sort taxonomic review of gallio evans, 1955 (lepidoptera, hesperiidae, hesperiinae): one less monotypic genus of moncini
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
series Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
issn 0085-5626
publishDate 2015-10-01
description 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. Keywords: Biodiversity, Butterfly, New species, Skipper systematics, Taxonomy
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0085562615000874
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