Pseudergolini
Niklas Wahlberg
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close boxPhylogenetic Position of Pseudergolini
The relationships of Pseudergolini have been enigmatic for a long time. Traditionally, they have been placed in the Limenitidinae, with one species (Amnosia decora) even being transfered to the tribe Nymphalini, and the genus Dichorragia being placed in Apaturinae. Molecular data have given a much clearer picture, supporting the hypothesis that Pseudergolini is a monophyletic group (Wahlberg et al. 2003, 2005). Pseudergolini clearly belongs to the nymphaline clade of Wahlberg et al. (2003), however the sister group is still not clear. Wahlberg et al. (2003) suggested that Cyrestini is the sister group, however, a larger sampling of taxa did not corroborate this (Wahlberg et al. 2005). The potential sister groups are Nymphalinae, Apaturinae, Biblidinae and Cyrestini.
Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
Wahlberg et al. (2005) sampled only one species per genus. However, species within genera are very similar to one another, and the genera differ significantly from each other morphologically. Thus the sister relationships of species within genera appears to be quite certain.
References
Wahlberg, N., A. V. Z. Brower, and S. Nylin. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships and historical biogeography of tribes and genera in the subfamily Nymphalinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 86:227-251.
Wahlberg, N., E. Weingartner, and S. Nylin. 2003. Towards a better understanding of the higher systematics of Nymphalidae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 28:473-484.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Amnosia decora |
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| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Identified By | Niklas Wahlberg |
| Life Cycle Stage | Adult |
| Body Part | Whole |
| View | upperside |
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Niklas Wahlberg
University of Turku, Finland
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- First online 25 September 2006
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Wahlberg, Niklas. 2006. Pseudergolini . Version 05 October 2006 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Pseudergolini/69948/2006.10.05 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
