Molecular and morphological evidence reveals a new genus of the subfamily Heteropterinae (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae) from China

Abstract

Molecular phylogenetic analysis indicates that the genus Carterocephalus is not monophyletic. Based on combined molecular and morphological evidence, we propose a new genus, Pulchroptera Hou, Fan & Chiba, gen. nov., for Pamphila pulchra Leech, 1891. The adult, wing venation, and male genitalia of Pulchroptera pulchra comb. nov., Carterocephalus palaemon, and related genera are illustrated.