Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70148, USA. Courtesy Curator of Lepidoptera, Florida Museum of Natural History, 1659 Museum Road, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA..
Zootaxa. 2021 Nov 10;5067(2):151-186. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5067.2.1.
Based on comparative morphology of adults, a phylogeny is proposed for the butterfly tribe Amathusiini (Nymphalidae, Satyrinae). The dataset includes 92 characters scored for 45 species in 12 genera, representing the most comprehensive phylogenetic analysis for this group. Parsimony analyses produced a well-resolved strict consensus tree where genera were divided in three main groups: (clade 1) Stichophthalma; (clade 2) Aemona, Faunis, Melanocyma and Taenaris; (clade 3) Enispe, Discophora, Thaumantis, Thauria, Amathusia, Amathuxidia, and Zeuxidia. While genera in clades 1 and 2 were found to be morphologically homogeneous, clade 3 showed remarkable morphological divergence between and within genera. The monophyly of most genera was recovered with variable levels of support, but Melanocyma and Taenaris nested within Faunis. Therefore, here Melanocyma NEW SYN. is subsumed within Faunis, and Taenaris STAT. REV. is regarded as a subgenus of Faunis. Mimicry likely evolved a single time within the Faunis-Taenaris assemblage, as species of Taenaris formed a monophyletic group. Results are compared to early classifications and recent DNA-based analyses, and points of agreement and conflicts are discussed.
基于成虫的比较形态学，提出了眼蝶族（鳞翅目，眼蝶科）的系统发育。该数据集包括 92 个特征，用于 12 个属的 45 个种，代表了该组最全面的系统发育分析。简约分析产生了一个良好解决的严格一致树，其中属分为三个主要组：（分支 1）Stichophthalma；（分支 2）Aemona、Faunis、Melanocyma 和 Taenaris；（分支 3）Enispe、Discophora、Thaumantis、Thauria、Amathusia、Amathuxidia 和 Zeuxidia。虽然分支 1 和 2 中的属在形态上是同质的，但分支 3 显示出属内和属间显著的形态分歧。大多数属的单系性得到了不同程度的支持，但 Melanocyma 和 Taenaris 嵌套在 Faunis 中。因此，这里将 Melanocyma NEW SYN.归入 Faunis，将 Taenaris STAT. REV.视为 Faunis 的一个亚属。拟态可能在 Faunis-Taenaris 组合中只进化了一次，因为 Taenaris 的物种形成了一个单系群。结果与早期分类和最近的基于 DNA 的分析进行了比较，并讨论了一致点和冲突点。
