DNA Barcoding and Taxonomic Challenges in Describing New Putative Species: Examples from Sootywing and Cloudywing Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)

DNA barcoding has resulted in the ‘discovery’ of a vast number of new species and subspecies. Assigning formal scientific names to these taxa remains a major challenge. Names sometimes are newly designated. Alternatively, available valid names can be resurrected from synonymy, ba...

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Main Author: Edward Pfeiler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/10/4/111

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