taxonID	type	description	language	source
F84A87F49B35FFC0FF3CA769B9B1FA3F.taxon	description	A series of misidentifications that started from Mabille (1903), has led to long-standing confusions in Bungalotis E. Watson, 1893 (type species Papilio midas Cramer, 1775). Some of them were resolved by designating the holotype of Telegonus diophorus M ̂ schler, 1883 (type locality in Suriname) as the neotype of Telegonus corentinus Pl ̂ tz, 1882 described from Surinamese specimen (s), rendering the former a junior objective synonym of the latter (Zhang et al. 2022). Genomic sequencing of the holotype of Bungalotis gagarini O. Mielke, 1967 (type locality in Brazil: Goiás) (Fig. 1 a green, NVG- 17879 D 07) places it in the clade of genetically similar specimens with the neotype / holotype of Bungalotis corentinus / T. diophorus (Fig. 1 a purple, NVG- 15031 G 10). Other specimens in the same clade were identified as B. corentinus / T. diophorus from French Guiana and as B. gagarini from Brazil: Rondônia (Fig. 1 a red). COI barcodes between the two primary type specimens differ by 0.5 % (3 bp), a difference of the same magnitude as that between the neotype of B. corentinus and a specimen NVG- 17104 D 08 from French Guiana (0.76 %, 5 bp), or between this French Guiana specimen and the holotype of B. gagarini (0.3 %, 2 bp). These differences are likely to represent individual variation: the barcodes of the two specimens from Rondônia also differ by 2 base pairs. Genetic and phenotypic similarities between all these specimens suggest that they are conspecific. Even original descriptions of the two taxa are similar: both were compared to Bungalotis midas (Cramer, 1775) (type locality in Suriname) with the following differences: for B. corentinus (translated from German), “ upper side [of all wings] almost without markings ”, and for B. gagarini (translated from Portuguese), “ an almost complete absence of spots on the upper surface of the wings ”. Therefore, we propose that Bungalotis gagarini O. Mielke, 1967, syn. nov. is a new junior subjective synonym of Bungalotis corentinus (Pl ̂ tz, 1882).	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B35FFC0FF3CA014BE01F88B.taxon	description	Genomic sequencing of three specimens (1 ♁ and 2 ♀♀) from Brazil: Rio de Janeiro identified by phenotypic comparison as Salantoia dinka (Evans, 1952) (type locality not specified) (Fig. 1 a cyan, d – f), known only from a single male holotype without a locality label (Fig. 1 c), reveals that the holotype of Adina adrastor (Mabille and Boullet, 1912) (type locality in South America) (Fig. 1 a magenta, b), a female, falls within their genetic variation. COI barcodes of the A. adrastor holotype and the specimens from Brazil differ by 0.46 - 0.6 % (3 - 4 bp), and the specimens from Brazil show difference of 0.46 % (3 bp) among them. Females from Brazil (Fig. 1 e, f) are phenotypically similar to the holotype of A. adrastor, and a male (Fig. 1 d), which is conspecific with the females as evidenced by DNA, is phenotypically close to the holotype of S. dinka. It is most likely that S. dinka is a male of female A. adrastor, the name kept in synonymy with Bungalotis midas (Cramer, 1775) (type locality in Suriname) since Evans (1952), who regarded this unique female as “ an aberration without the spot in space 3 upf ”, until it was sequenced, resurrected from synonymy, and designated as the type species of a new genus Adina Grishin, 2022 (Zhang et al. 2022). Therefore, we propose that Salantoia dinka (Evans, 1952), syn. nov. is a new junior subjective synonym of Adina adrastor (Mabille and Boullet, 1912). Then, we hypothesize that the type localities of both S. dinka and A. adrastor are in Southeast Brazil, possibly around Rio de Janeiro.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B32FFC7FF3CA162B97FF952.taxon	description	Treated as subspecies since their description, Cabirus procas junta Evans, 1952 (type locality in Peru, Junín, Chanchamayo) and Cabirus procas purda Evans, 1952 (type locality in Peru, Loreto, Pebas), both described based on female holotypes, form distinct prominent clusters in the genomic tree (Fig. 2). The three distinct clades of Cabirus Hübner, [1819] exhibit genetic diversification suggesting three species-level taxa: Fst / Gmin for pairs of these taxa are 0.48 – 0.64 / 0.006 – 0.012, suggesting nearly complete genetic isolation as evidenced by almost undetectable gene exchange between them. COI barcodes of C. p. junta (OM 88.069) and C. p. purda (OM 81.092) differ by 2 % (13 bp) and they differ from the barcode of Cabirus procas procas (Cramer, 1777) (OM 39.553) by 1.5 % (10 bp) and 1.4 % (9 bp), respectively. Males of these taxa are very similar and difficult to be distinguished, although those of C. p. procas have a reduced forewing subapical yellow patch, with crenulated distal margin, and a very reduced extension of yellow below forewing discal cell (Fig. 2 a), whereas the yellow patches are wider, with smooth margins in both C. p. junta (Fig. 2 b) and C. p. purda (Fig. 2 c). On the other hand, females of these taxa are different in their facies and are distinguished by the amount of dark overscaling along hindwing veins from missing (C. p. purda, Fig. 2 d left) to heavily expressed (C. p. procas). For all these reasons, we propose species-level for these taxa: Cabirus junta Evans, 1952, stat. nov. and Cabirus purda Evans, 1952, stat. nov.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B32FFC4FF3CA20ABE0EFDC3.taxon	description	Hesperia elvira Pl ̂ tz, 1882 (type locality in South America), currently a valid species of Carystus Hübner, [1819] (type species Papilio jolus Stoll, 1782) was described from an unstated number of specimens, one of which was referenced by its number 5277 in MFNB (Pl ̂ tz, 1882 a). Godman (1907) did not find a sufficiently similar specimen among those accessible to him, and commissioned the reproduction of the original drawing t [afel]. 436 by Pl ̂ tz. The original of this plate is presumed lost, but these Godman’s copies are in BMNH and t. 436 is show in Fig. 3 a. It is likely that another copy of the original drawing of H. elvira (rather than a drawing made from the actual specimen) was made and eventually published by Draudt (1921 – 1924) (Fig. 3 b). The two renderings are sufficiently similar and only differ in the amount of detail shown, suggesting that Godman’s watercolor may be more accurate than Draudt’s printed version. We were not able to find a specimen that looks similar to these illustrations in MFNB, also failing to find a specimen with the number 5277 referenced in the original description of H. elvira. However, we found a record in the collection catalog for this number, reproduced in Fig. 3 c. The catalog lists a single specimen of an undetermined (at that time) species from Suriname collected by Hugo. Judging by the handwriting, this catalog entry was made by the Entomology curator in MFNB Carl Heinrich Hopffer who died in 1876, therefore this specimen existed before the description of H. elvira in 1882. It is not clear whether other specimens were known to Pl ̂ tz at the time of description. The lack of their explicit mention in the description does not necessarily imply the absence of other specimens. Moreover, Pl ̂ tz listed South America instead of Suriname as the locality for H. elvira, which suggests that there might have been specimens from other localities in South America in addition to 5277 from Suriname. The only known specimen identified as C. elvira is a female from Suriname in RMNH collection reported by de Jong (1983) (Fig. 3 d). It differs in wingshape and by the presence of subapical hyaline spots from the H. elvira drawings (Fig. 3 a, b) and therefore is not the specimen illustrated, which was likely a male. Judging from the round handwritten locality label (Fig. 3 d) and the pin, the female specimen in RMNH is from the ancient collections and therefore might have been collected as part of the same series with the Surinamese specimen 5277 listed in MFNB catalog. Because both specimens are from Suriname, phenotypically similar to each other, and uniquely different from any other species, we agree with de Jong’s identification of the female as C. elvira. Carystus rufoventris Austin & O. Mielke, 2007 (type locality in Brazil: Rondônia) was described on the basis of a single specimen, a male (Fig. 3 e). Austin & Mielke (2007) compared their new species with C. elvira and concluded that they are distinct without inspecting any C. elvira specimens. We sequenced genomes of the holotype male of C. rufoventris and the female of C. elvira reported by de Jong (1983) and suggest that they are conspecific. First, their COI barcodes are 100 % identical and they are grouped closely together in the genomic tree (Fig. 4). Second, the two specimens look sufficiently similar in appearance to be a pair (Fig. 3 d, e). Third, they are from localities that frequently harbor the same species in a complex of allopatric similar-looking taxa (Suriname and Brazil: Rondônia). However, both specimens differ from the drawings of C. elvira by having subapical hyaline spots, although the spots are reduced in the male. We also see that the male has only one hyaline spot in the forewing discal cell, not two as the female and the drawings, and a male collected in Peru: Madre de Dios has no spots at all (Fig. 3 g). Moreover, a photographed live male (Fig. 3 f) lacks subapical spots at least ventrally. Therefore, the hyaline spots and their number may be variable in this species. Austin & Mielke (2007) suggested that the smaller size of C. rufoventris as one of its characters. However, the specimen shown in Fig. 3 g that is more similar to C. rufoventris than to C. elvira, is even larger than the original description of C. elvira indicates: nearly 20 mm (the ruler photographed together) vs. 19 mm forewing length in C. elvira. For these reasons, we propose that C. rufoventris is a subspecies of Carystus elvira (Pl ̂ tz, 1882): Carystus elvira rufoventris Austin & O. Mielke, 2007, stat. nov. Being conservative, we refrain from synonymizing the two, because of possible consistent wing pattern differences between populations from the Guianas and Rondônia / Madre de Dios, as described by Austin & Mielke, (2007). We hope to test this taxonomic hypothesis further when additional specimens become available, in particular, a male from Suriname without apical spots and with two spots in forewing discal cell that would be suitable for C. elvira neotype designation.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B31FFC4FF3CA67EB873FBCB.taxon	description	Genomic sequencing and comparison of Eutychide hyalinus Bell, 1930 (type locality in Brazil: Santa Catarina, holotype NVG- 18026 A 06 sequenced) and Orthos orthos minka Evans, 1955 (type locality Brazil: Amazonas, Manaus), currently subspecies of Eutychide orthos Godman, 1900 (type locality Panama: Chiriqui), which is the type species of Orthos Evans, 1955, reveal prominent genetic differentiation among them (Fig. 4 magenta, olive and green). E. g., COI barcodes of E. hyalinus and O. o. minka respectively differ from O. orthos by 5.9 % (39 bp) and 8.3 % (55 bp). The genetic differentiation of O. o. minka is especially large, near the levels characteristic of subgenera (Fig. 4). Taken together with phenotypic differences described by Evans (1955), who particularly distinguished O. o. minka by the shape of brands and unmarked wings, the genetic differences support species status for these taxa: Orthos hyalinus (E. Bell, 1930), stat. rest. and Orthos minka Evans, 1955, stat. nov. Genitalia of the three species differ as well, in the shape of harpe and the extent of its separation from ampulla, although not described, but illustrated by Evans (1955).	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B31FFC4FF3CA26CBB67F8C4.taxon	description	Currently placed in Oeonus Godman, 1900 - XI (type species Oeonus pyste Godman, 1900), O. egma Evans, 1955 is most closely related to the type species of Oxynthes Godman, 1900 - X (Goniloba corusca Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) than that of Oeonus (Fig. 4 blue). Therefore, it does not belong to Oeonus and we propose Oxynthes egma (Evans, 1955), comb. nov.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B3EFFC9FF3CA270BEE3F9D3.taxon	description	The original description presented in a form of identification key, directly compares C. neroides, female (s), to Cobalus corope (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869), a species (currently in Tigasis Godman, 1900) with two extant syntypes (male and female). Because C. neroides types were female (s), we focus on the analysis of the female T. corope syntype (Fig. 5 a). The two species share the following characters, translating the relevant segments from the Herrich-Schäffer key: “ Hindwings unmarked, at most … [with] small … dots in cells 3 (- 5) … a spot in cell 2 is shifted much further towards outer margin [not just below the discal cell spot]. ” The differences between T. corope and C. neroides are, for T. corope: “ [Discal cell with] white longitudinal spot above the origin of the veins 3, 4, above [this spot] a fine dot; cell 2 with a narrow vertical slash, 3 with larger [spot], 6 and 7 with smaller decreasing dots. Beneath on the hindwing a middle dot and a series [of dots] in cells 2 - 6. Below ♀ with a pale smudge in the cell 1 b of the forewing ”, and for C. neroides female: “ [Discal cell with] small pale dot above its inner vein, cell 2 with a lunule, cell 3 with small square, 6 and 7 with small decreasing dots. Beneath FW as in corope. The dots on the forewing are barely recognizable. ” The female shown in Fig. 5 a is a true syntype of T. corope because it is from the Herrich-Schäffer collection according to its label, labeled as “ corope ♀ ” (possibly in Herrich-Schäffer’s handwriting), matches the original description (except that the forewing spot in cell 3 is not larger than the “ slash ” in cell 2, could be a mistake in the description) and is curated as a type specimen in MFNB. Therefore, the appearance of this female would reflect what Herrich-Schäffer considered to be similar to C. neroides. Comparative analysis of this specimen and the descriptions suggests that the Hayward’s hypothesis (1949) that C. neroides, now in Decinea, is conspecific with Hesperia lydora (Pl ̂ tz, 1882) (type locality in Venezuela) — a hypothesis that was adopted by Evans (1955) and forms the basis for the current taxonomic treatment of these two taxa — is unlikely to be correct. Indeed, the relevant parts of the original description of H. lydora (also given as a key) can be translated as: “ forewing with only one hyaline point by the apex … in cells 2 and 3 with square hyaline spots. Underside … hindwing with white dots in cells 2 and 3, the latter also visible above ” (Pl ̂ tz 1882 a). These characters are apparent in the published Draudt’s illustration (1921 – 1924) of C. neroides, which is possibly a copy of the original Pl ̂ tz drawing. On this illustration, the forewing has two small subapical spots, not one; the spot in cell 2 is moon-shaped, not square; the discal cell is with a spot (not mentioned and not shown in the illustration of H. lydora), albeit small; and the hindwing is without spots on dorsal side. To shed light on the identity of C. neroides, we turned to other sources. Pl ̂ tz included species described by Herrich-Schäffer and M ̂ schler in his keys and illustrated these specimens in his unpublished drawings (Godman 1907). Although there is no certainty that Pl ̂ tz did not misidentify these species or used type specimens in his work, many of these agreed well with the original descriptions and extant type specimens. We found this to be true for C. neroides. Godman (1907), who inspected unpublished drawings by Pl ̂ tz was not able to find specimens that look similar to C. neroides and even questioned whether this species was American. Hence, the drawing t [afel]. 534 was copied among others, now bound in BMNH (Fig. 5 b). The drawing generally resembles the female syntype of T. corope and mostly agrees with the original description of C. neroides, except that it does not show any subapical dots. Draudt’s (1921 – 1924) version of C. neroides (Fig. 5 c) is similar, especially the ventral side illustration, which looks like a copy of the original Pl ̂ tz’s drawing, but dorsal side differs in showing a single subapical dot and being a larger specimen (reduced in Fig. 5 c, ventral side to scale). Either the dorsal image was drawn from a specimen (and not Pl ̂ tz’s illustration), or Pl ̂ tz’s originals had several specimens illustrated, but not all were copied by Godman’s artist (s). Moreover, in his description of C. neroides, Pl ̂ tz (1882 b) refers to the forewing apex either with a single point or unmarked. It is likely that at least two specimens were involved, unless a single specimen differed in the number of spots on the left and the right sides. The most unusual feature in both Godman’s and Draudt’s illustrations of C. neroides is the wedge-shaped (per Pl ̂ tz’, but more like an arrowhead) spot near tornus of ventral forewing. This character is not common in Hesperiidae, and may be present in some Old World species (e. g., Caltoris Swinhoe, 1893 and Pelopidas Walker, 1870), possibly causing Godman (1907) to doubt American provenance of this specimen. A specimen that looks very much like this illustration (Fig. 5 d), especially due to the rarely occurring arrowhead tornal forewing spots, was found in MFNB drawer in the same column and just following a male and female syntypes of Decinea dama (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869). This specimen of unknown provenance is not a syntype of D. dama because it does not agree with its original description, but it is a nearly perfect match to illustrations and the original description of C. neroides. It has two subapical dots (albeit very small), and the spot in forewing cell 2 can be called a “ moon ” by shape, fully agreeing with the original description in both characters. This specimen is from the Sommer collection (bought by Staudinger in 1873), not from the Herrich-Schäffer collection, and therefore we were not able to directly link it with either C. neroides or its description published in 1869. Judging only from its age, this specimen could have been collected prior to 1869 and might have been seen by Herrich-Schäffer, and there is a remote possibility that it might have been a syntype of C. neroides. It is possible that this is one of the specimens illustrated as C. neroides by Pl ̂ tz. However, if it was the case, we would need to explain the difference in the number of subapical spots: two in this specimen, two in original description of C. neroides, but one or none according to Pl ̂ tz (who might have overlooked these small spots, nearly absent on ventral side). In any case, this specimen agrees with all the information available about C. neroides, and most likely is that species. This is not the species currently called Decinea neroides, and it does not even belong to Decinea (see below). We hereby designate the specimen shown in Fig. 5 d as the neotype of Cobalus neroides Herrich-Schäffer, 1869. We believe that there is an exceptional need to designate this neotype, because the name neroides has been misapplied and its current usage does not agree with the information known about this taxon. Our neotype of C. neroides satisfies all requirements set forth by the ICZN Article 75.3, namely: 75.3.1. It is designated to rectify the taxonomic identity of Cobalus neroides Herrich-Schäffer, 1869, which has been inconsistent with the information available about this species; 75.3.2. The characters for the taxon have been given in its original description in a form of a key by Herrich-Schäffer (1869) and are detailed above; 75.3.3. The neotype specimen bears the following five rectangular white labels: [Hew], [Coll. Sommer], [Coll. | Staudinger], [Dama | H-Sch.], and [DNA sample ID: | NVG- 21114 E 09 | c / o Nick V. Grishin]; 75.3.4. Our search for the syntypes is described above, it was not successful, and for that reason we consider that the specimens composing the type series of C. neroides are either lost or unrecognizable; 75.3.5. As detailed above, the neotype is fully consistent with the original description, and is an excellent match to Godman’s copy of Pl ̂ tz’s drawing and Draudt’s illustration; 75.3.6. The neotype is from unknown locality, and the type locality was not specified for C. neroides, however, a likely origin of the neotype is in Southeast Brazil, probably in Rio de Janeiro; 75.3.7. The neotype is in the collection of the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany (MFNB). The neotype of C. neroides, has been sequenced and compared by phylogenetic with other Hesperiidae, revealing that it is placed deep within Lindra Evans, 1955 (type species Carystus simulius H. Druce, 1876) (Fig. 4 magenta within red). Notably, due to genetic similarities, it is conspecific with Lindra brasus ackeryi O. Mielke, 1978 (type locality in Brazil: Rio de Janeiro) and Lindra brasus huxleyi O. Mielke, 1978 (type locality in Brazil: Paraná). For instance, the COI barcodes of C. neroides neotype and the holotype and allotype of L. brasus ackeryi are 100 % identical and differ from the holotype of L. brasus huxleyi by 0.15 % (1 bp). With neroides, ackeryi, and huxleyi clustering at the same species level, the genomic analysis (Fig. 4) leaves Lindra brasus (O. Mielke, 1968) (type locality in Brazil: Distrito Federal), as a distinct species, which becomes monotypic. The holotype of L. brasus shows 3.3 % (22 bp) COI barcode difference from the neotype of C. neroides. Therefore, we propose Lindra neroides (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869), comb. nov., place Lindra brasus ackeryi O. Mielke, 1978, syn. nov. as its junior subjective synonym, and recognize its subspecies Lindra neroides huxleyi O. Mielke, 1978, comb. nov. Finally, on the basis of these genetic similarities and known distributions of these taxa, we hypothesize that the type locality of Lindra neroides (neotype of unknown provenance) is in Southeast Brazil, likely in Rio de Janeiro.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B3AFFCFFF3CA5DCB9CDFEB8.taxon	description	As demonstrated in previous section, Cobalus neroides Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 (type locality likely in Southeast Brazil) does not belong to Decinea Evans, 1955 (type species Hesperia decinea Hewitson, 1876), but is a valid species of Lindra Evans, 1955 (type species Carystus simulius H. Druce, 1876). Therefore, the species that Hayward (1949) and Evans (1955) misidentified as C. neroides may be referred to by its next available name that we resurrect from synonymy and use as valid: Decinea lydora (Pl ̂ tz, 1882), stat. rev.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B3AFFCFFF3CA62CB880FA3C.taxon	description	Genomic sequencing of the holotype of Psoralis mirnae Siewert, Nakamura & O. Mielke, 2014 (type locality in Guatemala) (Fig. 6 purple), currently in Alychna Grishin, 2019 (type species Pamphila exclamationis Mabille, 1898), reveals that it is not monophyletic with either Psoralis Mabille, 1904 (type species Psoralis sabaeus Mabille, 1904, which is a junior subjective synonym of Pamphila idee Weeks, 1901) or Alychna, but instead groups closely with Rhomba gertschi (Bell, 1937), which is the type species of Rhomba Grishin, 2022 (Fig. 6 cyan). The COI barcode difference between A. mirnae and R. gertschi holotypes is 4.7 % (31 bp) which is well within the range of close congeners. Their genitalia are largely similar in having widely separated short and stout uncus arms, nearly rectangular tegumen in dorsal view, broad valva and upturned harpe with nearly straight and serrated or slightly concave dorsal margin armed with a proximal and a distal tooth. Therefore, we propose Rhomba mirnae (Siewert, Nakamura & O. Mielke, 2014), comb. nov.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B3AFFCEFF3CA21CBF87FFE7.taxon	description	Miltomiges obrepta Kivirikko, 1936 (type locality in Argentina) (Fig. 6 olive) is genetically differentiated from Eprius veleda (Godman, 1901) (type locality in Mexico (Ver / Tab), Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama) (Fig. 6 green), within which it has been placed as a subspecies. COI barcodes of the two taxa differ by 2.1 % (14 bp). Therefore, we reinstate it as a species Eprius obrepta (Kivirikko, 1936), stat. rest., leaving E. veleda monotypic.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B3BFFCEFF3CA46CB98CFD2B.taxon	description	Genomic sequencing of the holotype of Eutocus minor O. Mielke, 1967 (type locality in Brazil: Distrito Federal) (Fig. 6 dark green) reveals that it is sister to Lattus arabupuana (Bell, 1932) (type locality in Brazil: Roraima), which is the type species of Lattus Grishin, 2022 (Fig. 6 gray). The COI barcodes between the two species differ by 6.4 % (43 bp). Their genitalia are uniquely similar in long and thin gnathos arms and aedeagus with a long style. Therefore, we propose Lattus minor (O. Mielke, 1967), comb. nov.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B38FFCDFF3CA79CBE0FF888.taxon	description	Phylogenetic analysis of the relatives of Artines Godman, 1901 (type species Thracides aepitus Geyer, 1832) reveals that Ginungagapus brasilia Carneiro, O. Mielke & Casagrande, 2015 and Artines fosca Evans, 1955 (Fig. 6 magenta) are not monophyletic with the type species of their genera and instead are sisters to species of Eutocus Godman, 1901 (type species Eutocus phthia Godman, 1901, a junior subjective synonym of Apaustus facilis Pl ̂ tz, 1884) (Fig. 6 red). The genitalia morphology and wing pattern of A. fosca already suggested its placement out of Artines, probably in Eutocus (Medeiros et al. 2019; Medeiros & Dolibaina, per. comm.). Carneiro et al. (2015) recovered G. brasilia and G. rogan (Evans, 1955), so far known from a female and males, respectively, nested deeply within Ginungagapus, however, both species share genitalic characters with Eutocus, possibly being erroneously combined to Ginungagapus due to convergent wing pattern and unsampled key taxa (Eutocus was not included in that study). Therefore, we propose Eutocus brasilia (Carneiro, O. Mielke & Casagrande, 2015), comb. nov., Eutocus rogan (Evans, 1955), comb. nov. (which is phenotypically similar to G. brasilia and has COI barcode, GenBank HM 375842, closest to it: 6.8 %, 45 bp difference), and Eutocus fosca (Evans, 1955), comb. nov. for the time-being, because previous generic placement of these species was clearly incorrect, and it is better to improve it here, while looking for better solutions. However, the nuclear genome tree illustrates that these species (Fig. 6 magenta) are more differentiated genetically from the core of Eutocus species (Fig. 6 red), which is also reflected in their morphological differences. In Eutocus sensu stricto palpi are long and thin, but in E. brasilia and E. rogan palpi are short and conical. The two alternatives to the proposed treatment would be to erect new and (nearly) monotypic genera for them (a splitting solution) or unify the entire clade that is sister to Tarmia Lindsey, 1925 (type species Tarmia monastica Lindsey, 1925) (Fig. 6) into a single genus Eutocus and regard its current constituents as subgenera (a lumping solution). Even more, Tarmia and Lattus Grishin, 2022 (type species Eutocus arabupuana Bell, 1932) could be included as subgenera in Eutocus (a super-lumping solution) as discussed by Zhang et al. (2022), and the Artines group would consist of two genera: Artines and Eutocus. Each of these alternatives has certain pros and cons. The splitting solution will result in morphologically compact genera, which may be aesthetically pleasing, but the number of genera may increase unnecessarily, adding not particularly distinct monotypic genera to the classification and putting the burden on the name users beyond Hesperiidae specialists. The lumping and super-lumping solutions would group into a single genus all relatives that were a challenge to divide into genera by morphology (as revealed by previous classification mistakes) and may be easier for the users of the names but will create a large and morphologically diverse genus that may be difficult for Hesperiidae specialists to accept. Therefore, a compromise was chosen here: we corrected obvious mistakes and restored monophyly of Artines and Ginungagapus with minimal adjustment of the current classification. However, the best solution will reveal itself after a comprehensive genomic and morphological analysis of the entire group.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B38FFCDFF3CA5DCB95FFDB4.taxon	description	Genomic sequencing of the holotype of Ginungagapus fiedleri Carneiro, O. Mielke & Casagrande, 2015 (type locality in Brazil: Paraná) (Fig. 6 maroon) reveals that it is not monophyletic with Ginungagapus Carneiro, O. Mielke & Casagrande, 2015 (type species Euroto schmithi E. Bell, 1930) and instead is sister to Panca steinhauseri (Dolibaina & A. Warren, 2015) (type locality in Ecuador) within Panca Evans, 1955 (type species Lerodea subpunctuli Hayward, 1934) (Fig. 6 violet). In a morphological phylogeny, Ginungagapus and Artines Godman, 1901 (type species Thracides aepitus Geyer, 1832) were recovered as sisters (Carneiro et al. 2015). At that time, however, Artines trogon Evans, 1955 and Artines fosca Evans, 1955 were selected as representatives of Artines, two species currently in Panca (Medeiros et al. 2020) and Eutocus (combination proposed below), respectively. In this analysis G. fiedleri was the first linage to diverge within Ginungagapus, being sister of a clade with all remaining species in the genus. In fact, G. fiedleri shares several morphological similarities in male and female genitalia with species in Panca, suggesting close affinity, which is here corroborated by the genome. Therefore, we propose Panca fiedleri (Carneiro, O. Mielke & Casagrande, 2015), comb. nov.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B39FFCCFF3CA184B8E4F944.taxon	description	Genomic analysis of Hesperia catargyra C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867 (type locality Venezuela and Colombia) and Vettius coryna conka Evans, 1955 (type locality in Guatemala) (Fig. 7 dark cyan) reveals their prominent genetic differentiation from Hesperia coryna Hewitson, 1866 (type locality in Brazil: Amazonas), the type species of Corra Grishin, 2019 (Fig. 7 cyan). E. g., COI barcodes of V. c. conka and C. coryna differ by 5.5 % (36 bp). Therefore, instead of keeping these taxa as subspecies of C. coryna, we propose to treat them as species: Corra catargyra (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867), stat. rest. and Corra conka (Evans, 1955), stat. nov. Due to the limited genetic differentiation between Vettius argentus Freeman, 1969 (type locality in Mexico: Chiapas, holotype NVG- 18025 D 09 sequenced) and C. conka, as reflected in their 100 % identical COI barcodes, we propose Corra conka argentus (H. Freeman, 1969), stat. nov., comb. nov.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B39FFCCFF3CA38CB991F8EC.taxon	description	Sequencing of the holotype and allotype of Vidius catarinae O. Mielke, 1989 (type locality in Brazil: Santa Catarina) and a specimen of Nastra incomptus Hayward, 1934 (type locality Argentina: Punta Lara) (Fig. 7 olive), reveals that they are sisters placed deep within Cymaenes Scudder, 1872 (type species Cobalus tripunctus Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) (Fig. 7 blue). Their harpe has a characteristic for Cymaenes shape, protruding dorsocaudad from valva and terminally expanding towards serrated margin. Therefore, we propose Cymaenes catarinae (O. Mielke, 1989), comb. nov. and Cymaenes incomptus (Hayward, 1934), comb. nov.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B39FFCCFF3CA5DCBEB6FEB8.taxon	description	Proposed in the genus Papias Godman, 1900 (type species Pamphila integra Mabille, 1891), P. cascatona O. Mielke, 1992 (type locality in Brazil: Minas Gerais) is not monophyletic with it, and its holotype (Fig. 7 magenta) is placed within Rectava Grishin, 2022 (type species Megistias ignarus E. Bell, 1932) (Fig. 7 red) in the nuclear genome tree. The COI barcodes of P. cascatona and R. ignarus holotypes differ by 5.3 % (35 bp), a distance typical for close congeners. Therefore, we propose Rectava cascatona (O. Mielke, 1992), comb. nov.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B26FFD3FF3CA5DCBB4AFE9C.taxon	description	Placed by Evans (1955) as a subspecies of Cymaenes tripunctata (Latreille, [1824]) (type locality in Brazil), Lerodea macintyrei Hayward, 1939 (type locality Ecuador: Balzapamba) (Fig. 7 lilac) was kept at this status, until using genomic sequencing we found that it is sister to Cymaenes chapa O. Mielke, 1968 (type locality in Brazil: Distrito Federal) and is more distant from C. tripunctata (Fig. 7). Moreover, the COI barcodes of L. macintyrei and C. tripunctata differ by 6.1 % (40 bp). Therefore, we reinstate a species-level status for Cymaenes macintyrei Hayward, 1939, stat. rest.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B26FFD3FF3CA4B4BB76FDC3.taxon	description	Assigned to the genus Fidius Grishin, 2019 (type species Vidius fido Evans, 1955) on the basis of phenotypic similarities with the type species (Cong et al. 2019 b), Vidius ochraceus O. Mielke, 1980 (type locality in Brazil: Paraná) is presently confirmed as Fidius by genomic sequencing of its holotype and allotype (Fig. 7). The COI barcodes between F. fido and F. ochraceus differ by 6.5 % (43 bp), which is a large distance for species so similar in their phenotypes.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B26FFD3FF3CA608BACAFBD8.taxon	description	A number of species currently placed in the genus Cobalopsis Godman, 1900 (type species Pamphila edda Mabille, 1891, a junior subjective synonym of Hesperia autumna, 1882) (Fig. 7 dark blue) originate near or within Vidius Evans, 1955 (type species Narga vidius Mabille, 1891) (Fig. 7 blue). The COI barcode difference between Atrytonopsis obscurior Hayward, 1934 (type locality in Argentina: Entre Rios), taken as a representative of the clade that is sister to others, and therefore is most distant from Vidius, and a paralectotype of V. vidius (type locality in Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul) from Brazil: S „ o Paulo (NVG- 18043 G 12 in MFNB) is 7.3 % (48 bp). Therefore, we transfer them to this genus forming Vidius dagon (Evans, 1955), comb. nov., Vidius catocala (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869), comb. nov., Vidius cocalus (Hayward, 1939), comb. nov., and Vidius obscurior (Hayward, 1934), comb. nov.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B26FFD2FF3CA070B9F2FFE7.taxon	description	Genomic sequencing of the holotypes of Vidius felus O. Mielke, 1968 (type locality in Brazil: Minas Gerais) and Cobalopsis dorpa de Jong, 1983 (type locality in Suriname) and a syntype of Cobalus catocala Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 (type locality not specified) and three specimens from Brazil that we identified as Vidius dagon (Evans, 1955), comb. nov. (type locality Paraguay: Sapucay) (Fig. 7 blue), reveals two pairs of synonyms. COI barcodes of V. dagon, comb. nov. and V. felus and of V. catocala, comb. nov. and C. dorpa are 100 % identical among the four specimens we sequenced in each group, but those between groups, i. e., of V. dagon, comb. nov. and V. catocala, comb. nov. differ by 6.2 % (41 bp). Therefore, we propose that Vidius felus O. Mielke, 1968, syn. nov. is a junior subjective synonym of Vidius dagon (Evans, 1955) and Cobalopsis dorpa de Jong, 1983, syn. nov. is a junior subjective synonym of Vidius catocala (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869). To stabilize nomenclature and the synonymy proposed here, and to objectively define V. catocala with a single specimen, we designate its syntype that we sequenced, in the MFNB collection, bearing the following seven rectangular labels, 1 st purple, others white: [Origin.], [catocala], [Coll. H. — Sch], [Coll. | Staudinger], [Catocala | H-Sch.], [{QR code} http: // coll. mfn-berlin. de / u / | 44 a 010], and [DNA sample ID: | NVG- 15036 G 03 | c / o Nick V. Grishin] as the lectotype of Cobalus catocala Herrich-Schäffer, 1869. This specimen is in poor condition, lacking abdomen and antennae, wings and the head appear to be glued to the thorax, all wings have tear and, except the right forewing, are missing some pieces. However, whole genome shotgun dataset obtained from the lectotype is of a good quality for a specimen of this age and unambiguously defines this name, e. g., its COI barcode is 100 % identical to the holotype of C. dorpa suggesting no errors in either sequence.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B27FFD2FF3CA65FB901FCD1.taxon	description	Sequencing of the holotype and allotype of Lerema caraca O. Mielke, 1992 (type locality in Brazil: Minas Gerais) (Fig. 8 aquamarine) reveals its close relationship with Hesperia duroca Pl ̂ tz, 1882 (type locality in Brazil: Rio de Janeiro), the type species of Duroca Grishin, 2019 (Fig. 8 violet). The COI barcodes of the type specimens of these species reveal 5.4 % (36 bp) difference, which is small enough even for closely related congeners, and therefore we propose Duroca caraca (O. Mielke, 1992), comb. nov.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B27FFD2FF3CA17FBEB3FACC.taxon	description	Genomic sequencing of primary type specimen of Hesperia duroca Pl ̂ tz, 1882 (type locality in Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, NVG- 15034 C 12 in MFNB), the type species of Duroca Grishin, 2019 (Fig. 8 violet), and Lerema lenta Evans, 1955 (type locality in Brazil: S „ o Paulo, molecular code NHMUK 0247278362 in BMNH) (Fig. 8 brown), currently a subspecies of D. duroca, reveals 2.6 % (17 bp) difference in their COI barcodes. Coupled with phenotypic differences described by Evans (1955), such as unmarked wings, smaller size, and more produced and pointed harpe in L. lenta, this genetic differentiation suggests species status for Duroca lenta (Evans, 1955), stat. rest. Furthermore, sequence comparison confirms that Lerema elgina Schaus, 1902 (type locality in Brazil: Rio de Janeiro) is a junior subjective synonym of Duroca duroca. Finally, to ensure correct identification of this species, a syntype in the USNM collection bearing the following five rectangular labels, 4 th red, others white: [Nova Friburgo, | Brazil], [Collection | W. Schaus], [Lerema | eglina | type Sch.], [Type | No. 6054 | U. S. N. M.], [USNMENT | {QR code} | 00913064] is herein designated as the lectotype of Lerema elgina Schaus, 1902.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B27FFD2FF3CA450BE74FDF1.taxon	description	Vidius spitzi O. Mielke, 1967 and Vidius tinta Evans, 1955 (type locality for the two in Brazil: Goiás), Nastra tanta Evans, 1955 (type locality in Brazil: Mato Grosso), and Cymaenes campestris O. Mielke, 1980 (type locality in Brazil: Paraná) (Fig. 7 pink) originate within the species of Vehilius Godman, 1900 (type species Cobalus illudens Mabille, 1891, currently a subspecies of Pamphila stictomenes Butler, 1877) (Fig. 7 gray) as evidenced by the nuclear genome tree. Typical COI barcode differences among these species are around 3 % – 5 %: e. g., V. spitzi differs from N. tanta by 3 % (20 bp) and C. campestris differs from V. tinta by 4.7 % (31 bp), with the largest difference being between V. stictomenes illudens and C. campestris: 8.1 % (53 bp). Therefore, we place all these species in the same genus as Vehilius spitzi (O. Mielke, 1967), comb. nov., Vehilius tanta (Evans, 1955), comb. nov., Vehilius campestris (O. Mielke, 1980), comb. nov., and Vehilius tinta (Evans, 1955), comb. nov.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B25FFD7FF3CA2C5BEE8FE73.taxon	description	Genomic sequencing of Copaeodes jean jean Evans, 1955 (type locality in Guyana) (Fig. 9 green) and Copaeodes jean favor Evans, 1955 (type locality in Brazil: Paraná) (Fig. 9 magenta), both currently in the genus Oarisma Scudder, 1872 (type species Hesperia powesheik Parker, 1870), reveals prominent genetic differentiation between them, e. g., their COI barcodes differ by 4.7 % (31 bp). Combined with phenotypic differences mentioned by Evans (1955), like the presence of dark border on wings and the extent of whitening between veins on ventral hindwing, these differences suggest a species status for Oarisma (Copaeodes) favor (Evans, 1955), stat. nov.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B25FFD0FF3CA172BE1DF875.taxon	description	Phylogenetic analysis of the holotype and allotype of Copaeodes castanea O. Mielke, 1969 (type locality in Brazil: Paraná), presently placed in the subgenus Copaeodes Speyer, 1877 of Oarisma Scudder, 1872 (type species Hesperia powesheik [sic!] Parker, 1870), reveals that while its monophyly with Oarisma is strongly supported in all three trees (nuclear, Z chromosome and mitochondrial), its position with the genus is not well defined (Fig. 9 red). In the tree constructed from protein-coding regions in the Z chromosome (diverges readily in speciation and more resistant to gene exchange between species), O. castanea. is sister to other Oarisma with moderate support: 70 % of position partitions yield this topology (Fig. 9 b). However, in the trees constructed from protein coding regions in the rest of the nuclear genome (excluding the Z chromosome) (Fig. 9 a) and in mitochondrial genome (Fig. 9 c), it is sister to Oarisma sensu stricto, weakly supported (38 % of partitions) in nuclear genome and strongly supported (99 % of partitions) in mitogenome. Because the number of positions included in the analysis is very large, poor statistical support is not a consequence of insufficient data. As usual with genomic data, poor support indicates rapid radiation at some point in the past and suggests incomplete lineage sorting and / or gene exchange near the origins of these species. While evolutionary processes are being investigated, we propose to classify this species according to the tree that received strongest support, i. e., mitogenome-based (99 %, highlighted yellow in Fig 9 c), and tentatively place O. castanea in the subgenus Oarisma. Furthermore, the trees reveal that the last common ancestor of Oarisma rapidly diverged into 4 lineages: subgenus Oarisma, O. castanea, O. boeta (Hewitson, 1870), and the rest of the genus. Topologies of the three trees are inconsistent in placing the root among these four lineages (Fig. 9). This rapid radiation of Oarisma into four lineages with unresolved topology supports the treatment of these species as congeneric, because partitions into clades within this genus are not well defined.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
F84A87F49B23FFD6FF3CA768BE84FB93.taxon	description	Genomic trees reveal that Panoquina panoquinoides (Skinner, 1891) (type locality in USA: Florida / Texas) is not monophyletic, and Panoquina errans (Skinner, 1892) (type locality in USA: California / Texas) originates within it (Fig. 10). We find that Panoquina panoquinoides calna Evans, 1955 (type locality in Peru) (Fig. 10 orange) is sister to P. errans (Fig. 10 olive, syntype sequenced) in both nuclear and mitochondrial genome trees, differing from it by 2.6 % (17 bp) in COI barcodes and Panoquina panoquinoides albistriga O. Mielke, 1980 (type locality in Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul) (Fig. 10 green, holotype sequenced) is sister to Panoquina panoquinoides eugeon (Godman & Salvin, 1896) (type locality in Grenada) showing 0.9 % (6 bp) in COI barcode distance (lower than expected from the nuclear genome divergence illustrated in Fig. 10). Due to prominent genetic differentiation between these taxa, we propose to treat them as species: Panoquina eugeon (Godman & Salvin, 1896), stat. rest., Panoquina calna Evans, 1955, stat. nov. and Panoquina albistriga O. Mielke, 1980, stat. nov. Sequencing Panoquina panoquinoides minima de Jong, 1983 (type locality in Surinam) (Fig. 10 maroon) demonstrates that it is sister to P. eugeon, stat. rest. (Fig. 10 purple) and clusters with it rather closely, especially in the mitogenome tree (COI barcode difference 0.76 %, 5 bp). Due to genetic and phenotypic similarities and proximity in locality we conservatively place it as a subspecies: P. eugeon minima de Jong, 1983, comb. nov. pending more detailed research.	en	Zhang, Jing, Dolibaina, Diego R., Cong, Qian, Shen, Jinhui, Song, Leina, Mielke, Carlos G. C., Casagrande, Mirna M., Mielke, Olaf H. H., Grishin, Nick V. (2023): Taxonomic notes on Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5271 (1): 91-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.3
