Abstract
Early stage and adult characters (morphology and behavior) indicated that the riodinid Apodemia paucipuncta had been erroneously placed in the genus Apodemia (Incertae Sedis, previously in tribe Emesini). To infer the systematic position of paucipuncta, we performed a cladistic analysis using 72 male morphology characters for 36 species placed in six genera. Our results show that (1) Apodemia paucipuncta is the sister species of Adelotypa eudocia and together they constitute a new genus in the tribe Nymphidiini, Hallonympha, new genus; (2) species of Adelotypa closely related to Catocyclotis and Nymphidium also constitute a new genus, Harveyope, new genus; and (3) sampled species of the Nymphidiini genera Adelotypa and Calospila do not form monophyletic groups, indicating that these genera are in need of revision. This study furthers our understanding of character definition and homology of the male valva and transtilla within the Nymphidiini, and provides a baseline for future work on riodinid systematics.References
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