Morphological and genetic evidence reveals a new subgenus of Tarucus Moore, [1881] (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Based on morphological and genetic evidence, a distinct group within the genus Tarucus Moore, [1881] is recognized and described as a new subgenus, i.e., Kongmingius Li & Liu subgen. nov. with Castalius ananda de Nicville, [1884] designated as its type species. Furthermore, due to superficial resemblance, T. waterstradti Druce, 1895 is transferred to this new subgenus as well.
Authors
- Hua-Zhao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3656-193X)
- Weizhi Yin
- ZHE LIU (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7036-7164)
- Jialing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3560-4798)
Institutions
- Abcam (United States) (US)
- Universidade Potiguar (BR)
- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CN)
- Sanya University (CN)
- Hainan Tropical Ocean University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-06-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5646.3.4
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00